
The fragile environmental coalitions cleaning up the Black Sea oil spill
This article by Angelina Davydova, editor of Bellona’s Ecology & Rights magazine, first appeared in The Moscow Times. The oil spill in ...
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Publish date: October 30, 2008
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Several speakers concurred that it was important to create an efficient transmission grid which would help transmit renewable energy among the different European countries. The wind does not blow all the time, but it generally blows somewhere. Mr Magnette, taking as an example his own country Belgium, underlined the need for countries with too small potential for renewable energy to invest in other European countries’ green energy potential.
“Norway is probably the European country with the largest potential to export renewable electricity given the large potential for offshore wind in its exclusive economic zone. Building a grid in the North Sea is necessary to realise that potential. The minister’s remarks reflect an increasing call for the EU to take the lead in financing the infrastructure needed for a renewable society,” said Eivind Hoff of Bellona Europa.
The Belgian minister insisted that the European Union contribute large funds as soon as possible to finance this project. According to him, the market forces will not incentivise companies to build interconnectors fast enough, yet the need to add more renewable energy to the grid is now, not in twenty years.
Mr Magnette pointed out that massive EU funds were allocated to nuclear energy. If a share of those funds were reallocated to renewable energy, huge progress could be made.
This article by Angelina Davydova, editor of Bellona’s Ecology & Rights magazine, first appeared in The Moscow Times. The oil spill in ...
The following speech was given by Bellona nuclear expert Dmitry Gorchakov at the Arctic Frontiers conference, which was in session this week in Troms...
Social media are ablaze after Bellona founder Frederic Hauge met Motvind’s Eivind Salen on Norwegian national broadcaster NRK’s Debatten program last night.
"Maritime transport along the Northern Sea Route remains a bad idea. Even with a warmer climate, cold, wind and darkness will define the Arctic winter," said Bellona's Senior Adviser Sigurd Enge to a packed hall at the Arctic Frontiers conference.