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A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Publish date: January 26, 2004
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The aim of Prodis program is to draft a blueprint that would smooth the transition from fossil fuel-based to hydrogen-based fuel economy.
The program builds on the work of the ECs The High-Level Group on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells during the first half of 2003. The 2003 EU-US Summit held in June put hydrogen high on the agenda. In a joint statement, President Bush and Prodi committed to collaborating on a global scale to accelerate the development of hydrogen energy.
Europes dependence on imported oil is today 50 percent, a figure thatif nothing is done to encourage alternative energies like hydrogenwill rise to 70 percent within the next 20 to 30 years. At present, fully 90 percent of energy needed for transport comes from oil.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
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.
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...