July 7, 2015 Future energy system, International climate conferences The Luxembourgish EU Presidency to play decisive role at COP 21 This month Luxembourg took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will retain until 31 December 2015. […]
July 2, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, International climate conferences China unveils climate pledge toward COP 21 China, the world’s largest emitter of CO2, announced its climate pledge towards COP 21, at a bi-lateral meeting with the EU on 29 June […]
June 30, 2015 International climate conferences Report reveals insufficiency of submitted country pledges towards COP21 With the decisive UN Climate Summit only a few months away, it is important to take stock of the adequacy and ambition of countries’ […]
June 24, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage Alabama and Mississippi blog: The South as climate technology frontrunners “Almost two weeks in the Southern US states confirmed that the North American CCS train has left the station, while Europe is still […]
June 23, 2015 Electric mobility, Energy storage Bellona’s vision for attaining an electromobile Europe Currently, passenger cars alone are responsible for over 15% of total CO2 emissions in the EU. The global car fleet is predicted to double […]
June 10, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Energy Council concludes on Energy Union and sets agenda for next EU Presidency On 8 June 2015 the EU Energy Council met in Brussels to discuss the Energy Security Strategy and adopt conclusions on the implementation of […]
June 9, 2015 International climate conferences Bonn talks: clock to Paris COP21 counts down as pressure rises Representatives from over 190 nations are gathered in Bonn, Germany from 1 to 11 June 2015 to progress negotiations on the text of the UN […]
June 4, 2015 Bio-CCS, Carbon Capture and Storage Green light for carbon capture in Oslo Late yesterday evening, Oslo City Council concluded that they want to establish carbon capture facility at Oslo’s Energy Recovery […]
May 28, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Future energy system «If it didn’t have a title, I wouldn’t know it was the Energy Union report» These were the words of a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) speaking on the morning of 28 May 2015 in the Industry, Research and […]
May 27, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Businesses talk climate action More than 6.5 million companies were represented at the Business and Climate Summit in Paris last week where they called on policy makers to […]
May 26, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change UK government to develop crucial CO2 storage capacity for CCS The UK consultancy Pale Blue Dot has been awarded €3.5 million for a year-long project to deliver a portfolio of offshore geological CO2 […]
May 22, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change World Bank report highlights necessity of CCS The World Bank this month released a decarbonisation guide laying out three steps for countries to follow in order for the planet to produce […]
May 21, 2015 Climate change, Electric mobility, Energy storage Renewable energy storage will end capacity payments Capacity payments and fossil energy can be made redundant by electric cars, writes Teodora Serafimova.
May 18, 2015 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Survival of the fittest? World’s major nuclear builders are in for a long stretch in the red MOSCOW – Judging by the numerous reports on negotiations under way over new reactor construction projects, 2015 should be a pivotal year […]
May 13, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change The EPA’s Emissions Performance Standard – a catalyst for CCS The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to finalise a set of rules this summer aimed at cutting CO2 emissions from new and […]
May 11, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change European Parliament Committee supports energy security report 7 May 2015 saw Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the Committee on industry, research and energy (ITRE) vote in favour of a […]
May 7, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Deal concluded on ETS reform On 5 May 2015 the European Parliament and European Council reached an agreement on the reform package of the European Union’s Emission […]
May 5, 2015 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia In a perpetual search for perpetuum mobile ST. PETERSBURG – One of the major projects pursued today by the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, and which it refers to as […]
April 29, 2015 Bio-CCS, Bioenergy, Carbon Capture and Storage European Parliament seals biofuels deal In a vote of the European Parliament plenary on 28 April, European politicians voted to phase out unsustainable first generation biofuels. […]
April 29, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage European politicians gather in Strasbourg to discuss industry CCS Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from various political groups yesterday gathered for a breakfast meeting in Strasbourg to hear […]
