Russia’s Chernobyl-style reactors to keep operating until the end of the decade
Recent announcements by Russian nuclear officials that they will extend the runtimes of several Chernobyl-style RBMK nuclear reactors shed light on t...
News
EU to spur innovation in green markets
Publish date: January 9, 2008
Written by: Eivind Hoff
Shortcuts on this page
News
EU to spur innovation in green markets
The European Commission launched on 7 January a “Lead Markets Initiative” (LMI) in order to accelerate the growth of green sectors in the EU. As a start, action plans are being drawn up for six areas - eHealth, protective textiles, sustainable construction, recycling, bio-based products and renewable energy.
In each of these areas, the Commission has identified different measures the EU can take to boost growth. They turn around improved legislation to reduce burdens on innovative businesses, the use of public procurement to encourage green products, standardisation/labelling/certification, as well as softer support measures, such as awareness campaigns etc.
More information is available on http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/leadmarket/leadmarket.htm (the action plans are not yet published).
More News
All news
A great leap towards a scaled European market for CCS: Northern Lights expands storage capacity, will store CO₂ from Stockholm
Europe’s only multi-source, injection-ready CO₂ storage site will more than triple its capacity by 2028. The decision follows an agreement with Stockholm Exergi to transport and store up to 800 – 900 kilotonnes of CO₂ per year. “This decision is years in the making, and the culmination of decades of hard work from many, Bellona included” says Bellona Europa Director Jonas Helseth.
Russia rebuffs US notion of taking over embattled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Days after the Trump administration floated the idea of assuming control of Ukraine’s embattled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as part of the nascent pea...
Could the US assume control of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant? Bellona considers the possibilities
During a call between President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and US President Donald Trump, the US leader reportedly floated an unusual idea—that Ky...