November 16, 2021 European Union, Gas EU Climate Action and Net-Zero by 2050 Goal in Jeopardy if European Commission gives into mounting political pressure on Fossil Gas’ role in EU Taxonomy The EU is currently at a watershed moment, deciding on the role of fossil gas in the green and just transition and notably the EU […]
October 14, 2021 Arctic, Fossil fuels, Gas, Oil Bellona cheers EU proposal to leave Arctic oil, coal and gas in the ground The European Union will seek a ban on tapping new oil, coal and gas deposits in the Arctic to protect a region severely affected by climate […]
February 18, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels, Future energy system, Gas EU RRF ‘Do No Harm’ criteria fail to safeguard the resilience of the recovery Last week the EU Commission published a note on the “Technical guidance on the application of ‘do no significant harm’ (DNSH)” under […]
December 15, 2020 Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels, Gas, TEN-E TEN-E Draft Regulation misses the ‘smart’ mark on climate and is not ‘EU Green Deal’ ready The much-anticipated draft TEN-E Regulation was released this afternoon. While important steps have been taken to align the TEN-E […]
November 17, 2020 Fossil fuels, Gas Hammerfest LNG fire caused by negligent maintenance practices, major Bellona investigation finds A fire that broke out at the Melkoeya liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Norway in September was caused by an oil leak brought about by […]
