Four Demands for a Successful Long-Term Negative Emissions Strategy in Germany
To ensure that Germany achieves its goal of climate neutrality by 2045, negative emissions are necessary, as depicted in the global IPCC scenarios.
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Publish date: July 30, 2009
Written by: Tone Foss Aspevoll
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Bellona has dispatched observers to the scene, and the situation is serious, said Bellona advisor Marius Dalen.
The cargo ship is leaking oil and there are reports of strong odor of diesel fuel in the area. Large amounts of oil are being driven landward, and more birds are caught in the oil sludge.
Vulnerable nature area
According to the Norwegian Coast Guard, the Full City is carrying some 1120 cubic metres of oil.
“We’re talking about large amounts of oil that is now leaking out in a very vulnerable natural areas,” said Bellona oil area expert, Elisbeth Sæther.
Part of Sårstein, also nearby the accident scene, is a nature preserve.
Weather conditions in the area could make cleaning efforts very difficult.
Press contacts:
Marius Dalen, Bellona Advisor: + 47 92 26 47 03
Elisabeth Sæther, Bellona Advisor: +47 97 52 79 54
To ensure that Germany achieves its goal of climate neutrality by 2045, negative emissions are necessary, as depicted in the global IPCC scenarios.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
Transport on the Northern Sea Route is not sustainable, and Kirkenes must not become a potential hub for transport along the Siberian coast. Bellona believes this is an important message Norway should deliver in connection with the Prime Minister's visit to China. In an open letter to Jonas Gahr Støre, Bellona asks the Prime Minister to make it clear that the Chinese must stop shipping traffic through the Northeast Passage.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has published a new report on its efforts to ensure nuclear safety and security during the conflict in Ukraine, with the agency’s director-general warning that the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station remains “precarious and very fragile.”