
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: February 18, 2005
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He underlined, that “After the Kyoto protocol acceptance Russia should rather expect environmental and climatic positive effects than economic profit. Reduction of hydrocarbon burning will cause reduction of emissions and environmental pollution”, Interfax informed.
The scientist said The aim of the protocol is to ease changing over from raw-material economy to high-tech economy. But the problem is if Russia will use such a possibility. He underlined that the protocol could assist in many positive changes, caused by economical changes due to mineral resources depletion.
Talking about quota trade, he said “Russia can hardly sell a single quota in 2005 due to insufficient organization of implementation of Kyoto protocol in Russia. The scientist underlined that under the protocol conditions, all the unused quotas are automatically transferred to after-Kyoto period. Russia should make a decision of what is more economically profitable to save or sell the quotas”.
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.