Bellona nuclear digest. May 2024
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Green house gas emissions will decrease
Publish date: June 15, 2007
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Green house gas emissions will decrease
At the G8 conference in the Northern German city of Heiligendamm, leaders of the world’s 8 largest industrialized nations, in an announcement on June 7th, agreed to decreases green house gas emissions in the atmosphere by 2050.
During an interview with journalists after a meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Nikolas Sarkozy announced that unexpected progress on climate change issues had been made. He emphasized that G8 leaders have approved a document that for the first time includes concrete figures of what is to be done.
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UN ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic come into effect
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
Monthly Highlights from the Russian Arctic, May 2024
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
Russia might restart the Ukrainian nuclear plant it seized, our new report shows
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...