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December 16, 2015 Electric mobility, Future energy system

European Parliament says ‘NO’ to flawed car emission tests

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee passed a resolution on 14 December 2015 blocking a controversial proposal that waters down new…

December 15, 2015 Bio-CCS, International climate conferences

Press release: Bellona calls on European Commission for a negative emissions advisory body

The COP21 finished last week with a 1.5°C target - this places renewed pressure on the EU to deliver quicker…

Jonas Helseth_Climate Generations Area CCS event

December 15, 2015 International climate conferences

COP 21: Without twists or reservations, Bellona tells the truth behind CCS’s suboptimal pace of deployment

By securing the agreement of nearly 200 countries to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the two-week…

Race for Water Solar Vessel

December 10, 2015 Arctic Transport and Shipping, Energy storage, Future energy system, International climate conferences, Solar

The ‘Race for Water’ solar vessel hosts Bellona-led discussions on taking the Tesla revolution to the seas

PARIS - On 8 December 2015, the Race for Water solar vessel provided the perfect venue for fruitful discussions on…

Race for Water Solar Vessel

December 8, 2015 Electric mobility, Future energy system, International climate conferences

Bellona talks energy storage on board the ‘Race for Water’ solar vessel

PARIS – What better timing than the UN Climate Change Summit, COP 21, to talk about the disruptive effect of…

Norway PM Solberg at Bellona's COP21 pavilion

December 4, 2015 International climate conferences

COP21 Week 2: Coming up at the Bellona-CICERO pavilion

PARIS - After the first week of the climate conference saw the Norwegian Prime Minster Erna Solberg, Climate and Environment…

COP21 entrance

December 3, 2015 Electric mobility, Energy storage, International climate conferences

Bellona puts electro-mobility in the spotlight at COP 21

PARIS - All eyes are turned on Paris as leaders from across the world are gathered to negotiate a future…

Failed emissions test

December 1, 2015 Electric mobility, International climate conferences

Mounting evidence of EU emissions testing sham

The need for an urgent replacement of the currently in use NEDC system is becoming ever more apparent. Renault’s flagship…

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November 25, 2015 Climate change

PRESS RELEASE: UK Tosses CCS Leadership Aside and risks Europe’s deep decarbonisation

The UK government has quietly announced the cancellation of funding for the development of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology just five weeks from the deadline for bids. The cancellation of the CCS competition was not part of the Spending Review presented by Chancellor George Osborne today, but announced in a release to the London […]

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November 23, 2015 Uncategorized

New report urges industry CCS action within the next decade

The Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP), of which Bellona is a leading member, recently released a new report entitled “CCS for…

Vice-President Šefčovič © European Union, 2015

November 20, 2015 Electric mobility, Future energy system

Commission’s 2015 State of the Energy Union: a positive surprise for CCS, but e-mobility omitted

The European Commission released its Communication on the State of the Energy Union 2015 along with a number of reports,…

Energy Union

November 19, 2015 Electric mobility

Bellona calls on Commission to progress electromobility in Energy Union

Electro-mobility is key to reach the Energy Union’s goals to decarbonise transport, to contribute to energy security and to create…

carbon negative

November 16, 2015 Bio-CCS

Bellona Europa’s first Carbon-Negative Conference held in Brussels

On November 9, 2015, Bellona Europa hosted a first Carbon-Negative Conference in Brussels, in what is hoped to become an…

ZEP General Assembly 2015

November 13, 2015 Uncategorized

CCS Plan for Europe presented in European Parliament

On November 12, 2015, the European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP) hosted a hearing on…

Europe by night

November 5, 2015 Climate change, Electric mobility, Energy Efficiency, Future energy system

Draft report offers first glance at progress towards an Energy Union

A fortnight before the European Commission is to release its Communication on the State of the Energy Union 2015, the…

Laboratory testing cars

November 3, 2015 Electric mobility, Energy Efficiency

Audi and Porsche added to the list of ‘named and shamed’ cheating automakers

In response to the recent revelations of Volkswagen having equipped around 11 million of its vehicles with defeat devices to…

dirty car

October 29, 2015 Electric mobility, Energy Efficiency

With human lives in the balance, EU car lobby wins the fight to continue emitting on average four times the legal limit of deadly pollutants

The conventional car maker industry has once again proven its influence on the EU policy making arena. Under shameless pressure…

Tesla Roadster Sport (Bodytext image)

October 28, 2015 Climate change, Electric mobility

Bellona welcomes Oslo’s new climate action plan

While the Norwegian government lags behind in terms of climate action, the recently elected Oslo city council is taking its…

Eiffel Tower Paris

October 27, 2015 Climate change, International climate conferences

UN climate talks: what should we expect from COP 21?

From 19 to 23 October 2015 delegates from across the world assembled in Bonn, Germany, for the final round of…

October 26, 2015 Electric mobility, Energy storage, International climate conferences

Report highlights Australia’s enormous energy storage potential

A new report by the Climate Council, entitled "Powerful Potential: Battery Storage for Renewable Energy and Electric Cars", finds that…