October 15, 2021 Carbon Dioxide Removal, Climate change, European Union The importance of tracking the origin and fate of carbon dioxide Last week, Bellona submitted a response to the European Commission’s public consultation process on its so-called ‘Restoring Sustainable […]
October 6, 2021 Climate change, ZECS Make construction sites silent: electrification as part of the solution 15 million workers in Europe are exposed to high levels of noise daily on construction sites. These result both in hearing loss and a high […]
September 28, 2021 European Union, TEN-E TEN-E Regulation moving to Trilogues: Important steps in right direction on governance, CO2 storage and transport, but door still left open to fossil gas projects The long-awaited vote on the Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) Regulation in the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee took place […]
September 15, 2021 ZECS Zero-Emissions Construction Sites Factsheet Electric construction machinery, powered by batteries or fuel cells, offers substantial benefits to climate and human health. This week we […]
September 9, 2021 European Union, Fossil fuels, TEN-E The European Parliament at risk of losing sight of climate crisis by getting ready to support new fossil gas projects A majority in the European Parliament, including the Socialist and Democrats (S&D), look set to vote to lock in upwards […]
September 1, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Future energy system Financing the Fit for 2030 package: Modernisation, Innovation and Social Funds spell the EU’s recipe for the future With the help of a new carbon pricing scheme, the Fit for 2030 package creates the new Emissions Trading System covering buildings and […]
July 15, 2021 Carbon Dioxide Removal, Climate change Fit for 2030 series: A Slow and Steady start for CDR in the EU Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) has recently emerged as an integral component of the EU’s climate neutrality goal. Within the European […]
July 15, 2021 Climate change, European Union Fit for 2030 series: The ETS takes a step forward towards proper GHG accounting of CO2 use CO2 use has been included in the ETS in a way that sets a fair basis for assessing the permanence of the storage in CO2 use. This is in […]
July 15, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Renewable energy, Transport Fit for 2030 series: Hydrogen enters center stage in RED Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological (RFNBO) have increased in importance in the updated REDII proposal, with specific targets for transport […]
July 12, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage, European Union, TEN-E To enable industrial decarbonisation across EU Member States, full value-chain recognition for CCS is needed in TEN-E Regulation revision What is needed to enable CCS to play its intended role in industrial decarbonisation? For the last #TenETuesday before the summer break, […]
June 2, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change The world’s first climate-neutral cement plant in Gotland, Sweden The HeidelbergCement Group, which includes Norwegian Norcem and Swedish Cementa, announced that they plan to develop the world’s first […]
June 1, 2021 Carbon Dioxide Removal, Climate change, European Union Making a case for a sustainable and effective carbon dioxide removal policy in the Netherlands Over the past few months, Bellona Europa has been working closely with Dutch NGO Natuur & Milieu, Amsterdam-based Waste-to-Energy […]
May 26, 2021 European Union, Industrial Pollution Hydrogen in steel production: what is happening in Europe – part two It is clear that we need more action to increase the share of renewables and call out “hydrogen-ready” plants that are using grey […]
May 6, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels EU Climate Law is a good start for a healthy debate on negative emissions – despite the lack of ambition Under the revised European Climate Law, the EU has set an unambitious 2030 climate target. In a recent article, Mark Preston Aragonès, […]
April 21, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Industrial Pollution The EU Climate Law delivers the world’s largest climate framework law but falls short of delivering climate ambition At Bellona Europa, we welcome the separation between removals and emissions reductions, which was a key ask we made. In reality each of […]
April 19, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Industrial Pollution Leading academics and climate experts urge European legislators to adopt separate targets for carbon removals, and ensure GHG reductions and carbon removals each progress in a manner commensurate with the climate crisis This is a watershed moment for the EU Climate Law. The current efforts to mitigate climate change are expected to fall short of the […]
April 13, 2021 Bio-CCS, Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, European Union, TEN-E A determining factor of any carbon dioxide network project, CO2 storage must be recognised in the revised TEN-E Regulation With the revision of the Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) Regulation firmly on the climate agenda, Mark Driessen from Porthos had […]
April 6, 2021 European Union, Future energy system, TEN-E The role of shipping in CCS – developing carbon capture and storage requires flexible solutions The role of shipping in CCS – developing carbon capture and storage requires flexible solutions Recognizing that we are running late […]
April 1, 2021 Climate change, Electric mobility, Transport EV sales skyrocketed in 2020; petrol, diesel car sales in steep decline European sales of fossil fuel vehicles took a massive hit last year, dropping by 5 million vehicles or more than a third compared to 2019. […]
March 26, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage, European Union, TEN-E Leading French scientist, Dr Isabelle Czernichowski-Lauriol, highlights the importance of CO2 storage in the TEN-E Regulation Leading French scientist, Dr Isabelle Czernichowski-Lauriol, highlights the importance of TEN-E recognition of CO2 storage to be in line […]
