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The steel label presented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the German Steel Federation (Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl) at the Hannover Fair marks an important step towards decarbonizing the steel industry. The Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS), which is aiming to be adopted internationally, categorizes steel products based on their greenhouse […]

Bellona has called for the withdrawal of a permit issued by the Norwegian Environment Agency to Equinor allowing for the release of chemicals and sewage from its Johan Castberg oil production and storage vessel while it operates in Klosterfjorden area off Norway’s western coast.

Brussels, Belgium – Today, the Council formally adopted the Net Zero Industry Act aiming to increase the EU’s manufacturing capacity of technologies that support industrial decarbonisation in Europe.   The Regulation identifies and supports strategic net-zero technologies, including Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), to strengthen industrial competitiveness and energy systems resilience while facilitating the green transition. With the […]

"Deep-sea mining is the solution to the Chinese world monopoly," Norwegian Prime Jonas Gahr Støre remarked at the One Ocean Week sustainable ocean conference in Bergen last month. At best, he has been deceived by companies that have beaks to wet at the treasury’s trough. At worst, he consciously lying, writes Martin Melvær, team leader for materials and industry at Bellona, in a recent editorial for the Norwegian paper Altinget.

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | Brussels, Belgium – Today, the European Parliament approved the newly revised Construction Products regulation (CPR). The revised regulation’s goal is to make sustainable products the norm in the EU, boost circular business models and empower consumers for the green transition. In Bellona’s opinion, the regulation goes half-way – taking some positive […]

After years of inaction, Germany is working on its Carbon Management Strategy to resolve how CCS can play a role in climate action in industry. At the end of February, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action published first key points and a proposal to amend the law Kohlenstoffdioxid Speicherungsgesetz (KSpG). Bellona Deutschland, who was actively involved in the previous stakeholder dialogue submitted a statement in the association hearing.

We will be present at COP28! Here is our agenda.

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Bellona Europa has recently launched a new and revamped website, exclusively dedicated to EU content. Bellona Europa presents a platform that not only enhances navigation but also provides a clear depiction of who we are and our mission. 

Several large industries have been operating in the Russian Arctic for decades — many of them dating back to Soviet times — and are having an unprecedentedly destructive impact on the region’s environment. The environmental problems associated with their work in many cases have not been resolved, despite various initiatives to reduce emissions and eliminate accumulated damage.

Today the European Parliament voted in plenary on a variety of crucial climate files, including the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) and the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA). These votes send strong signals on the need for coherent climate policy which supports and manages the deployment of Carbon Dioxide Removal and Carbon Capture and Storage in an environmentally robust way.