October 27, 2014 Uncategorized CCS experiment shows minimal environmental impact of CO2 leakage An international team of scientists have published their results from the first ever experiment monitoring the environmental impact of a…
October 27, 2014 Climate change CCS will be a crucial component of Finland’s 2050 climate strategy Finland is currently in the process of adopting a new climate change act which will require the country to cut…
October 24, 2014 Climate change, International climate conferences A good day for European climate legislation Bellona is pleased to see the EU has set itself clear climate goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at…
October 22, 2014 Access to information, Nuclear Russia, Russian human rights issues Silence greets questions posed by Bellona at public hearing on Kalinin nuclear reactor experiment MOSCOW – Nearly 30 questions posed to a roundtable discussion held Friday on boosting the engineered power capacity of the…
October 20, 2014 Bioenergy, Climate change, Energy Efficiency, Renewable energy Russia’s Karelian Republic shift to biomass for heat not without complication PETROZAVODSK, Russia – A portion of the Northwest Russian Karelian Republic’s boiler systems will gradually be shifted to local forms…
October 17, 2014 Climate change, International climate conferences Repeated calls for the inclusion of CCS in EU 2030 Framework On 15 October 2014 Shell hosted an MEP briefing on the Role of CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) to 2030.…
October 15, 2014 Climate change, Fossil fuels EURACOAL confuses press release with suicide note On 10 October 2014, Euracoal – the European coal lobby – presented the world with a list of arguments as…
October 13, 2014 Climate change MEPs discuss CCS as an enabler of energy security On 24 September 2014, MEP Judith Kirton-Darling hosted a Breakfast Briefing on CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) in the European…
October 13, 2014 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Kola nuclear plant gets go-ahead to run its No 4 reactor for a record breaking 25 more years MURMANSK – In a decision vexing to environmentalists, the Kola Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) received an engineering lifespan extension to…
October 10, 2014 Climate change Future of the Climate and Energy portfolios in the new Commission On 10 September 2014 Jean-Claude Juncker, President-elect of the European Commission, revealed the distribution of portfolios among his new team…
October 10, 2014 Bio-CCS, Climate change Austin Blog: Bellona Europa’s Jonas Helseth talks CCS – and a little BBQ – in Texas Austin’s my 3rd GHGT. Organized by the International Energy Agency’s greenhouse gas program (IEA GHG), it’s a biennial conference on…
October 9, 2014 Arctic, Renewable energy, Solar, Wind Remote villages in Northwest Russia making enviable use of renewable energy MURMANSK – The next three years will see the installation of solar batteries, wind parks and new diesel electric installations…
October 5, 2014 Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel New beginning deadline in Lepse’ dismantlement set for December, shipyard tells Bellona MURMANSK – Under a new schedule, the notorious Lepse nuclear service vessel will in late October finally be put into…
September 29, 2014 Uncategorized EU officials speak in favour of CCS The last week of September saw a number of events with EU officials speaking up for the importance of CO2…
September 29, 2014 Uncategorized DECC launches consultation on rules for limiting emissions The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has launched a consultation to seek views on its proposed approach…
September 29, 2014 Climate change Why CCS is an essential part of the solution to climate change? A four-minute film launched on 22nd September 2014 by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) visualises the critical…
September 29, 2014 Uncategorized Qatar in the lead of CCS research The Qatar Carbonates and Storage Research Centre (QCCSRC) has been making a contribution to climate change mitigation through its research…
September 29, 2014 Uncategorized Additional funding granted to Otway Project for CO2 storage research Victoria’s Ministry for Energy and Resources has made an announcement of an additional EUR 4 million for research in CO2…
September 29, 2014 Uncategorized Reconciling zero carbon emissions with economic growth A new report entitled Pathways to Deep Decarbonisation in 2050: How Australia can prosper in a low carbon world, released…
September 25, 2014 Climate change, International climate conferences Frederic Hauge’s NYC climate blog: Norway needs to feel some oil and gas pain to reach climate goals at home NEW YORK –Costa Rica says it will let its oil lie. Germany will not invest in new coal power plants.…
