#CCS ladder - i.e. what it would and would not be useful for eg - cement, good; coal and gas powered electricity, bad @bellonaeu.bsky.social @e3g.bsky.social de.bellona.org/publication/...

💬“CCS, hydrogen, and other technologies are not goals in themselves - they are tools to reach net-zero industry.” Our Director @jonashelseth.bsky.social shared insights on how Europe can lead the clean industrial transformation at the 4th Europe CCUS & Hydrogen Decarbonisation Summit. ⬇️

Our team is gearing up for #COP30noBrasil in Belém! 🌍 For 30 years, we’ve been where change happens working with thinkers, doers & decision-makers to turn climate ambition into credible action. Explore our past engagement at #COP: eu.bellona.org/events/bello... Stay tuned for more updates!

🗣️Meet the speakers of our panel “From Policy to Implementation: Scaling up CO₂ Transport & Storage Infrastructure” at the Bellona Climate Action Conference #BCAC! Haven't registered yet? Registration & agenda here 👉 eu.bellona.org/event/bellon... #climateaction #BellonaClimateActionConference

🤩 Meanwhile in Brussels... 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ @elkevandenbrandt.bsky.social @anspersoons.bsky.social @philippeclose.bsky.social

🌍🔧 Will the @ec.europa.eu's Steel & Metals Action Plan #SMAP make the EU fit for a net-zero future? To stay competitive & decarbonise, we need CO2 & energy infrastructure investments, a stronger #CBAM, green lead markets & a clean #grid. Read our full reaction: eu.bellona.org/2025/03/26/r...

🤩 Meanwhile in Brussels... 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ @elkevandenbrandt.bsky.social @anspersoons.bsky.social @philippeclose.bsky.social

🚨Together with @cleanaircatf.bsky.social & Carbon Balance Initiative, we’re launching a project to hold accountable #EU oil & gas producers to develop CO₂ injection capacity under Article 23 of the Net Zero Industry Act! #NZIA Read more here & stay tuned for updates: eu.bellona.org/2025/03/20/p...

🆕 Bellona has joined the new City #CDR Initiative, a multi-year nonprofit effort to embed carbon removal in city planning (More on LinkedIn!) We will initially contribute by providing guidance to cities on how they should design their climate targets & what role CDR might play. Stay tuned for more!

🔎 100 days into @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu ’s second term, the EU is balancing #competitiveness & #decarbonisation. But ambition must lead the way to meet #climatetargets! The EU's next steps & implementation will be key. 🔗Read our full take here: eu.bellona.org/2025/03/10/t...

Serendipity.

The EU firm holding €183bn of frozen Russian assets has hired bodyguards for its top executives, according to a joint EUobserver investigation with Belgian daily De Morgen, Belgian weekly Humo, French daily Le Monde, and RFE/RL in Prague.

This is why 🇪🇺 Europe's politicians must act to urgently reduce & ultimately end our security reliance on the US 🇺🇲 If Mr Trump doesn't like you, he'll seek to work with your opponents & stab you in the back. #StandWithZelenskyy 🇺🇦

We are living in dangerous times. Europe‘s security is threatened in a very real way. Today I present ReArm Europe. A plan for a safer and more resilient Europe ↓ europa.eu/!MFPVMC

Europe must act decisively. Europe must unlock putin’s assets, predominantly held in Belgium, and use them to fund new Euro-led weapons and munitions production establishing new international strategic (logistics) partnerships (eg Jordan) solely for Ukraine’s War Effort. Reconstruction? Win👏🏻First.

🚨 We’re #hiring! Bellona Europa is looking for a Policy Manager on Sustainable Markets to join our Brussels team. Do you have 3-6 years experience in #climate policy and expertise in sustainable #markets, competition & #decarbonisation? ⬇️ Apply by March 28th: eu.bellona.org/join-our-tea...

Europe’s disarmed state is … (also) an advantage ✅… IF we use it right - by stepping up, NOW, to arm ourselves, for the ST, MT & LT future in a smart way ❌not slowly spending a fortune trying to replace US capabilities & arming ourselves to fight the last war, not the next one. 🧵

Why are pro-Kremlin voices so keen to vilify President Zelenskyy? Because he embodies Ukrainian dignity and real commitment to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. #DontBeDeceived, and #StandWithUkraine euvsdisinfo.eu/why-is-the-k...

Dersom noen er i tvil: MDG blir gjerne med å få fart på denne saken. Erna og Jonas må legge bort frykten for polarisering. De må innse at det faktisk er helt nødvendig å ta neste steg for å sikre nordmenns trygghet og sikkerhet. Det brenner under føttene våre. www.vg.no/nyheter/i/8q...

Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

Of course, we don't have a crystal ball🔮, but we do know Moscow's dirty tricks. As the dust settles in Ukraine, the Kremlin will likely: 📡 try to control the peace narrative 🧹smear Ukraine's leadership 🗳target post-war election #DontBeDeceived, read euvsdisinfo.eu/the-kremlins...

🇪🇺 #LeaveALightOn 🕯️🇬🇧

🔗Read our full reaction here: eu.bellona.org/2025/02/26/a...

🚨 BREAKING: Austria’s conservative Peoples’ Party (ÖVP), center-left Social Democrats (SPÖ) and liberal Neos have reached a coalition agreement. The deal would prevent the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) from taking power. Full story: ow.ly/hiFg50V7q89

The breakneck pace and devastating impact of the Trump administration’s policy changes has researchers shocked. https://go.nature.com/4iboVwb

🔹Safeguard & strengthen the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank 🔹 Ensure consistent use of #ICM terminologies & understanding of their #climate impacts 🔹 Make non-price environmental criteria mandatory, not optional Read our full reaction here: eu.bellona.org/2025/02/26/c...

🚨 Bellona’s take on the draft @ec.europa.eu communications! With Brussels gearing up for February 26, we’re sharing our initial reactions to the draft Clean Industrial Deal #CID, Clean Industry State Aid Framework, and Action Plan for Affordable Energy. ⬇️ eu.bellona.org/2025/02/24/b... #climate

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s next chancellor, has floated the idea of a new European defense alliance to replace NATO. He is also hawkish on Russia and has apparently resolved to take on Donald Trump with the same determination. All of this is good news for Ukraine.

Germany selling out to Russia over Nordstream was self-sabotage but it had a logic: Russia had cheap gas that Germany could use. The US turning towards Russia is mad. The US is the world’s biggest oil and gas producer. What does Russia have that America needs?

"Enough talk, time to act! 1. Let's finance our aid to Ukraine from frozen Russian assets. 2. Let's strengthen airspace protection, Baltic guards and EU borders with Russia. 3. Let's adopt new fiscal rules as soon as possible to finance EU security and defense. Now!" - @donald-tusk.bsky.social 🇵🇱

“A single unmuffled scooter crossing Paris at night can wake as many as 10,000 people.” We seriously underestimate the impact of vehicle noise on urban livability and health. Cities aren’t noisy, engines are. How #Paris Is Waging a War on Noise Pollution.

Call this Trump-Putin bromance out for what it is: 🇺🇲 Surrender for 🛢️profit 🤯 Unless Europe 🇪🇺 rises to this challenge, this (br)oligarchy will divide Ukraine, the Arctic & whatever else they can get their imperialist, neocolonial hands on It doesn't have to play out this way. 🇪🇺 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

Now let’s get serious on supporting our 🇺🇦heroes: ➡️ more weapons, max defense, max deterrence ➡️ more sanctions, max pressure on russia’s weak economy ➡️ no appeasement, no negotiations without Ukraine ➡️ fast track to peace: russia get out & go home #Ukraine #freedom #democracy #ruleoflaw

"Without accurate data, efforts to reduce pollution may be inefficient or even counterproductive, undermining public trust and health outcomes."

Trump and Putin meeting to “negotiate peace” on anything should be seen for what it is — two criminals discussing how to split the loot.

⚠️🏭New project! Bellona Europa with EPG, Center for the Study of Democracy, WiseEuropa & @fraunhoferisi.bsky.social have launched the #GreenHorizon project, which addresses the need for careful planning of incoming #carbonmanagement projects in the Central Eastern Europe region. Read more below⬇️

Today in Paris we reaffirmed that Ukraine deserves peace through strength. Peace respectful of its independence, territorial integrity, with strong security guarantees. Europe carries its full share of the military assistance to Ukraine. At the same time, we need a surge in Defence in Europe.

Mr Vervoort's normalisation of violence is an absolute disgrace. 🤯 Can we please get a new #BruGov

28/02 - #CriticalMass 🚲🚲🚲 ➡️ Starting point: Trône ➡️ Ride together ➡️ Bring your 🎶, flag, lights and all you need to enjoy the moment See you @ 18h00 #ridebikesnottanks #kритичнамасатут #letsridetogether (📷 Ben Baudart)

Europeans must urgently 1️⃣increase weapons supply to 🇺🇦& invest in 🇺🇦 def Ind to shore up position 2️⃣provide clear security guarantees for after any ceasefire ‘deal’ 3️⃣ Seize Russian assets, demonstrate resolve & demand seat at the table 4️⃣ Boost own defence www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity are unconditional. Our priority must now be strengthening Ukraine and providing robust security guarantees. In any negotiation, Europe must have a central role. Our Weimar+ statement ↓

Mr Vervoort's normalisation of violence is an absolute disgrace. 🤯 Can we please get a new #BruGov

To ensure competitiveness goes hand in hand with industrial decarbonisation, we need: ✅ Sectoral decarbonisation plans ✅ Lead markets for clean products ✅ Green public procurement & non-price criteria ✅ Ambitious carbon pricing & CBAM enforcement Check out our #CleanIndustrialDeal wish list⬇️

This 👇🏼🧐 ...is on the mind of every Brusseleir & every visitor to our great city 🏙️ And it's shameful. Good news is, it can be fixed if politicians understand they can't get away with further inaction. Our group of #BrusselPoubelle 🗑️🚮volunteers try to make sure of that. Please do your part. Sign! 📝

💰⚡Big funding news for #electrification & CO₂ infrastructure in the #EU! Of the €1.25B from the Connecting Europe Facility, around €750M will be directed to electricity grids, while €250M supports 3 major CO₂ infrastructure projects. 🔗ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_377

Our first #newsletter of 2025 is here! Inside, you’ll find: ✨ Bellona’s wish list for the #CleanIndustrialDeal 📊 Our reaction to the @ec.europa.eu 's #CompetitivenessCompass 🌍 What the Polish Presidency means for #climateaction & much more... Not subscribed yet? ➡️ mailchi.mp/bellona/bell...

🇪🇺 #LeaveALightOn 🕯️🇬🇧 #ReJoinEU

🔧 #DYK that steel production contributes to 5% of the EU’s total CO₂ emissions? Steel is essential in our society and in technologies needed for the #greentransition. Yet, its production is indeed a major source of emissions. Learn more in our new report: eu.bellona.org/publication/...

Remember when #BXL mayor @philippeclose.bsky.social used to want to be a Belgian 🇧🇪 @annehidalgo.bsky.social? Those were hopeful times.🤞🏼😊 He sadly ditched the Greens & stopped acting on #AirPollution Meanwhile with their new MR allies his PS🌹🥀postponed Brussels' #LEZ 🚙🚗💨😷 Listen to Anne, Philippe👇🏼