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Publish date: October 13, 2006
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Chairman of organization Committee of the conference Randy Stratton has mentioned that nowadays 160 billion liters of biofuel is being produced in the world, but this amount is not enough for full energy supply for the world. 20 million dollars investment into world projects of renewable energy development is expected in 2006-2007. году. World production of ethanol is to grow by 18% annually, Rusenergy reported.
More than 300 representatives from scientific centers, governmental organizations and largest corporations from the USA, Great Britain, France, China, Brazil, Singapore, Japan, Sweden, India, Indonesia, Australia, Germany and other countries participate in this conference. CIS countries are presented by such companies as Soda-Chlorate Ltd (Russia) and Muruvaat-Agrosanoat (Uzbekistan).
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.