January 9, 2018 Electric mobility, Industrial Pollution, The Kola Mining and Metallurgy Combine Consumers demand transparency on the origin of heavy metals used in batteries Bellona believes Norway should be pushing to establish an international system for tracking materials used in batteries. Nickel, which is […]
December 18, 2017 Electric mobility, Future energy system, Transport Bellona gets green light for projects to electrify construction machinery OSLO – 15 December, a critical step was made towards emission free construction sites: Two pilot projects initiated by Bellona in […]
December 14, 2017 European Union, Future energy system, Transport What to expect from the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency on the climate and energy front BRUSSELS – From 1 January 2018 Bulgaria will be taking over the six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first […]
December 12, 2017 Carbon Capture and Storage, Future energy system, Ukraine New Bellona report presents opportunities for Ukraine in a low-carbon future Ukraine has in recent years dealt with many more challenges than opportunities. The economic situation in the country has fluctuated over […]
December 8, 2017 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Industrial Pollution Press release: Bellona seminar on Nordic CCS cooperation – CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is essential for reaching Europe’s climate targets – Cooperation between Sweden and Norway on […]
December 1, 2017 Arctic Transport and Shipping, Climate change, Fossil fuels MEPs call for dirty fuel ban in the Arctic and global action on shipping CO2 Tuesday 28 November, Members of the Environment Committee of the European Parliament called for a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in […]
November 30, 2017 European Union, Transport Bellona debate in European Parliament puts spotlight on cities’ role in tackling air pollution crisis through clean mobility BRUSSELS – Last Thursday, 23 November 2017, Bellona hosted a conference on air pollution and clean mobility ‘Going Electric Towards […]
November 29, 2017 Transport Low carbon transport takes the backseat in new Renewable Energy Directive BRUSSELS – Members of the European Parliament’s Industry, Transport and Energy Committee (ITRE) voted yesterday, 28 November 2017, […]
November 21, 2017 Electric mobility, International climate conferences COP 23: Bellona gathers industry and policy makers to discuss plug in solutions on land and sea Infrastructure needs, synergies between land and sea transport infrastructure, as well as the need for policy coherence were at the core of […]
November 20, 2017 Electric mobility, International climate conferences Bellona COP23 event puts electric shipping in the spotlight: the technology is here, what we need now is regulation “A quiet revolution is taking place” highlighted Bellona at one of its COP23 side events on electrification of maritime transport in […]
November 9, 2017 Electric mobility Bellona warns against premature EV incentive cuts in Norway Today, Bellona sent a recommendations letter to ESA (EFTA Surveillance Authority), highlighting the importance of keeping Norwegian electric […]
November 8, 2017 Electric mobility, European Union, Transport Commission’s transport package fudge fails to back its ‘electric ambitions’ with convincing enforcement design Today, 8 November, the European Commission published its long-awaited, though hollow transport package, containing a number of (un)decisive […]
October 27, 2017 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Electric mobility, International climate conferences Bellona event in Oslo: What is at stake at this year’s UN climate summit? This Wednesday Bellona arranged a “kickoff” prior to this year’s UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, COP23. The event was meant to […]
October 18, 2017 Climate change, Electric mobility, Transport How the proposed Norwegian budget drains the battery on the E-car revolution The Norwegian government’s proposed budget deals a heavy blow to the electric vehicle revolution and levies a new tax on the […]
October 12, 2017 Carbon Capture and Storage Is CCS seeing restored momentum in Europe (outside Norway)? Is CCS development and deployment in Europe (outside Norway) back on track? In both recent political developments, with the new Dutch […]
October 12, 2017 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, International climate conferences Norway jeopardizes CO2 capture and storage while the Netherlands embraces it The proposal for the Norwegian state budget for 2018 was presented today. In the proposal, the budget for developing a full-scale CO2 […]
October 11, 2017 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Press release: New Dutch government puts CO2 capture and storage at forefront in climate plan Yesterday, October 10, party leaders in the Netherlands announced an ambitious new coalition agreement, set to redefine climate leadership […]
October 11, 2017 Electric mobility, European Union MEPs back mandatory electrical vehicle charging points in non-residential buildings BRUSSELS – Today MEPs voted for electric vehicle charging points to be required in all new non-residential buildings. As they are more […]
October 3, 2017 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change What to do with (industrial) CO2? Policies tailored to potentials BRUSSELS – A new report co-authored by HeidelbergCement and Bellona Europa, on behalf of the Zero Emissions Platform, delves into the […]
October 3, 2017 Bioenergy, Climate change The great blue – Bellona solutions for sustainable aquaculture Fish, shellfish and algae live in the sea and do not have to depend on scarce resources such as land area and freshwater. The climate […]
