News
Publish date: July 14, 2023
News
Alongside several co-signatories, Bellona Europa signed a letter calling for the creation of an independent hydrogen network development entity. Developing a European network for renewable hydrogen is crucial for our energy transition and honouring the Paris Agreement.
The EU needs to establish global leadership in this essential technology to enhance energy security and rapidly decarbonise hard-to-electrify sectors. Due to its physical and economic characteristics, renewable hydrogen will not replace fossil gas one for one, and therefore cannot be governed in the same way.
Read the letter:
Open Letter: Importance of the European Network of Operators for Hydrogen
An accident aboard numerous Volgoneft oil tankers in the Kerch in mid December clearly show what can happen to aged ships when they are operated in bad weather—and when economic and military objectives are prioritized over the lives of crews and environmental safety.
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.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
A visit last week by Vladimir Putin and a Kremlin entourage to Astana, Kazakhstan sought in part to put Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, on good footing with local officials.