October 14, 2021 Arctic, Fossil fuels, Gas, Oil Bellona cheers EU proposal to leave Arctic oil, coal and gas in the ground The European Union will seek a ban on tapping new oil, coal and gas deposits in the Arctic to protect…
October 14, 2021 International climate conferences Bellona readies its ‘blue zone’ presence at Glasgow’s COP26 “The future depends on the results of the climate summit in Glasgow,” said Oslo City Councilor Raymond Johansen when he…
October 12, 2021 Climate change There’s more – much more – than politics at stake in Biden’s infrastructure bills As President Joe Biden’s conjoined infrastructure bills struggle against opposition from within his own party, much of their critical importance…
October 8, 2021 Energy Systems, International climate conferences Putin urges ‘smooth’ transition to green energy Russian President Vladimir Putin this week argued that the world needs a smoother transition to green energy technologies, saying European…
October 6, 2021 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Rosatom official puts deadline on raising old nuclear submarines An official with Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, has announced a deadline for raising two Soviet-era nuclear submarines that have…
October 4, 2021 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Norway and Russia mark 25 years of cooperative work on radiation security Two and a half decades ago, a green four-car train would make the rounds every few months of Russia’s icy…
September 29, 2021 Cities, Local Impact Russia ramps up plans for electric cars with toll-free roads, other perks Electric car drivers in Russia will get a new and rare perk in 2022 – free access to toll roads…
September 23, 2021 Climate change Where Russia’s new emissions strategy goes wrong – and right According to a draft of a government economic plan, Russia will let its carbon emissions continue to rise through midcentury…
September 22, 2021 Nuclear issues, Nuclear issues in ex-soviet republics, Nuclear Russia The most dangerous place in Europe is one you have never heard of It won’t come as a surprise that radioactive contamination is a major headache facing the government of Ukraine, the country…
September 17, 2021 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russia advances on plans for new floating nuclear plants A Russian plan to build more floating nuclear power plants advanced this month after two subsidiaries of Rosatom, Russia’s state…
September 14, 2021 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Researchers locate scuttled reactors from K-19 submarine A Russian expedition to search for radioactive waste intentionally scuttled by the Soviet Navy has pinpointed where the reactor compartment…
September 10, 2021 Climate change, Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Oil Abandoned oil pipelines leaking in the wake of Hurricane Ida More than a week after Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana so violently that it reversed the course of the Mississippi River,…
September 7, 2021 Cities, Local Impact Clean ship hulls have huge environmental benefits When ships sail through the ocean, barnacles, algae, mussels, and other organisms collect along hulls and stick to them, creating…
August 31, 2021 Climate change Note from New Orleans: During Hurricane Ida, the levees worked – for now As the sun rose over New Orleans on Monday, the winds and the rain had finally stopped, and all was…
August 25, 2021 International climate conferences Bellona and partners to offer climate solutions at Glasgow climate summit The Bellona Foundation and the Sahara Forest Project are teaming up with Aker Horizons, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
August 16, 2021 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Leningrad nuclear plant advances on decommissioning its eldest reactor Technicians at the original Leningrad nuclear power plant near St Petersburg have taken a major step in the decommissioning one…
August 11, 2021 Climate change Putin blames massive Siberian fires on climate change In a sign the Kremlin might be taking global warming more seriously, President Vladimir Putin has called the vast wildfires…
August 9, 2021 Climate change Is all lost for the climate? Not yet, says new UN report. But it will be close In what they call “a code red for humanity,” the world’s leading climate scientists on Monday delivered their starkest warning…
August 5, 2021 Cities, Local Impact Biden pushes for tightened fuel standards and faster shift to electric cars The Biden administration wants automakers to raise gas mileage and cut tailpipe pollution between now and model year 2026, and…
August 4, 2021 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Moscow aims to build four more floating nuclear plants by 2026 Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has signed on to build four new floating nuclear power stations over the next six…
