January 17, 2020 Climate change Kremlin’s economic goals could make climate change worse, Russian government agency says In another stunning report from an agency in its own government, Russia’s audit chamber has warned the Kremlin that failure to address the […]
January 15, 2020 Arctic, Industrial Pollution, Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Renewable energy, Russian human rights issues, Transport What Bellona Russia accomplished in 2019 To Bellona’s Russian office, 2019 was a year of waste – household waste, hazardous waste and radioactive waste. Nearly all of the […]
January 15, 2020 Electric mobility, Transport In a world rolling on electric wheels, how long can oil survive? Over the past year, the Bellona Foundation celebrated two anniversaries. Thirty years ago Bellona and close supporters registered the first […]
January 10, 2020 Electric mobility, Transport Tesla pledges to bring more electric car chargers to the far North Norway, a country known for its warm embrace of electric cars, has had a bit of a dark secret: Despite record-breaking sales of the […]
January 9, 2020 Arctic, Arctic Transport and Shipping Russia releases massive official plans for the Northern Sea Route The Russian government has published a massive new plan outlining its intentions for the Northern Sea Route, the icy shipping artery joining […]
January 7, 2020 Climate change Russia releases plan to ‘use the advantages’ of climate change and urges agencies to adapt Russia has published a plan to adapt its economy and population to climate change, hoping to mitigate damages while also seeking to “use […]
January 6, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia In change of plan, remote Arctic nuclear plant gets lifespan extension Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, has prolonged the lifespan of a reactor it has long said it will shut down, pointing to a […]
January 2, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia One of Russia’s oldest nuclear reactors set to run until 2034 The second reactor unit at the Kola Nuclear Power plant near Murmansk has received the nod from Russian regulators to operate until 2034, […]
December 20, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russia’s floating nuclear plant plugs in and produces power at remote port Russia’s controversial floating nuclear power station has begun supplying electricity to a remote port in Siberia, despite widespread […]
December 17, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Bellona works to shed light on Rosatom’s depleted uranium imports In recent weeks there has been a spike of interest surrounding the import into Russia of depleted uranium, a radioactive substance regarded […]
December 16, 2019 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Russia updates ‘foreign agent’ law target to individual journalists and, possibly, social media posters For the past eight years, non-profit groups in Russia have contended with a law branding them as “foreign agents” if they accept even […]
December 13, 2019 Arctic, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet Russia’s largest icebreaker starts sea trials The Arktika nuclear icebreaker – currently billed as the largest in the world – has begun sea trials near the Baltic Shipyard in St […]
December 11, 2019 Climate change A melting Arctic is driving up carbon dioxide emissions, new US government report says The Arctic is undergoing a profound and rapid shift into a new condition, one that is greener, features less ice, warmer temperatures and […]
December 10, 2019 Arctic, Arctic Transport and Shipping, Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Rosatom to invest billions in polar shipping to compete with Suez Canal Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, has announced it will invest some $7 billion in commercial container shipping as part of an […]
December 9, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel Andreyeva Bay cleanup reaches landmark in dangerous nuclear fuel removal process Used nuclear fuel assemblies, which had been lying for decades at the bottom of Building 5, an aged and dilapidated fuel store at Russia’s […]
December 6, 2019 Renewable energy, Wind Murmansk region’s wind farm progressing with accolades Earlier this month, the Enel Group, whose subsidiary is building a wind park near Murmansk, was singled out for a particular honor by the […]
December 5, 2019 Climate change, Fossil fuels Russian energy giant looks to shed coal assets, reports say In a grudgingly climate-friendly gesture, IrkutskEnergo, a major Siberian energy company, is moving to shed its coal assets – a sign that […]
November 26, 2019 Arctic, Arctic Transport and Shipping, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet Rosatom says shipping is up on the Arctic – despite environmental concerns Shipping through Russia’s remote arctic artery, the Northern Sea Route, has increased by 63 percent over last year’s figures, signaling […]
November 22, 2019 Industrial Pollution, The Kola Mining and Metallurgy Combine Major Russia polluter begins shutting down harmful smelting works near Murmansk An industrial facility in Northwestern Russia long responsible for harmful pollution will shut down by the end of next year and its […]
November 19, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Meltdown in Japan, Renewable energy, Solar, Wind Fukushima joins Chernobyl in renewable revival Japan’s northeastern prefecture of Fukushima, devastated during the 2011 earthquake and nuclear power plant disaster, is looking to […]
