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Publish date: October 12, 2023
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European ports have an important role to play as decarbonisation hubs. As logistical, industrial and infrastructure clusters, they can enable the mitigation potential of a wide range of sectors and be major catalysts for climate action by picking the right solutions for the energy transition.
Bellona Europa is strengthening its collaboration with ports in this regard by launching a new project: Ports2Decarb! Our aim is to assist in defining and amplifying the role of ports in delivering industrial decarbonisation solutions, primarily CCS. The project is designed to accelerate the transition towards achieving net zero emissions by capitalising on the strategic geographical positioning of ports to serve as essential hubs for CCS throughout Europe.
Learn more in our press release: Bellona EU Press Release Ports2Decarb.
Throughout the past year, our mission at the Bellona Environmental Transparency Center has focused on two key, but intertwined issues—nuclear and radiation safety as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on, and the worldwide influence of Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, which itself is actively involved in the war and has participated in the occupation of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant.
At the beginning of the year, reports in the German and Russian press suggested an approximate 70% increase in uranium imports from Russia to Germany in 2024. But does this reflect broader European trends? It does not. Overall, imports of uranium and nuclear fuel from Russia to Western countries actually dropped sharply in 2024. Unlike the situation in Germany, this is already an established trend.
A Lingen, Germany plant could begin producing nuclear fuel in cooperation with a subsidiary of Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear corporation, which is directly involved in the war in Ukraine and occupying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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.