The upcoming EU CO₂ Markets & Infrastructure Legislative Initiative, now being shaped by the European Commission, offers a critical opportunity to enable the coordinated rollout of CO₂ transport and s...

The event will showcase the results of the Powering-Up a Renewable Society Project. The PURE Project was conducted over the past two years and involved Oslo’s Climate Agency, Hafslund Rådgivning, SINT...

On March 10th 2026,  the Commission presented the Clean Energy Investment Strategy, as part of an Energy package to boost investment in homegrown clean energy solutions, increase resilience and reduce...

The European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) can be an incredibly powerful instrument for investing in the EU’s future. It can strongly support industrial decarbonisation while reconciling climate objectiv...

The new EU Ports Strategy rightly recognises that ports are no longer just logistics hubs – they are becoming key nodes of Europe’s clean energy and industrial systems.  It is encouraging to see the E...

Three main asks:  Quotes   “The IAA’s low-carbon criteria depend entirely on delegated acts that haven’t been written yet — under either the Construction Products Regulation or the Ecodesign. The Comm...

Als E3G und Bellona 2023 erstmals die CCS Ladder veröffentlichten, war das Ziel, mehr Differenzierung in die polarisierte Debatte um CCS zu bringen. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) wurde häufig als m...

A ruling by the European Free Trade Association Court that Norway’s continental shelf falls under the European Economic Area Agreement could dramatically reshape the country’s climate obligations—and ...

In this week of industrial discussions, first at the Antwerp Industry Summit on February 12th and then at the informal EU leaders’ meeting at Alden Biesen, crucial conversations have taken place about...

As the EU wavers on its climate commitments, Sweden’s construction sector is proving that industrial decarbonisation is a matter of survival. But without a mandatory EU-wide Green Public Procurement f...

On 1 January 2026, Cyprus will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, concluding the current trio at a pivotal moment for EU climate and industrial policy. The first half of 2026 ...

Norway’s state-owned oil company denies wrongdoing and intends to contest verdict and penalty

Clean electricity is the backbone of Europe’s energy transition. In the coming decade, the European Union will require significant investment to expand and modernise interconnectors, transmission, and...

On December 1st, 2025, the European Commission adopted a new Union list of energy Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMIs), granting priority status under the revised ...

DEBATT: Det är oroande att en av Sveriges största klimatsatsningar nu pausas, när utvecklingen av CCS på cementfabriken i Slite stoppas efter avslag för…

How to build for the future The Omnibus I package is a proposal published by the European Commission on February 26, 2025, that aims to ‘simplify’ the EU Taxonomy (which sets out what business activit...

Why the EU must pair its high-speed rail ambitions with binding green public procurement to unlock demand for low-carbon materials — and why the Nordics should lead the charge

Saturday, November 22, 2025 – Belém, Brazil Three main asks: Quotes: Context: COP30 has concluded in Belém, the doorway to the Amazon, in a deeply complicated geopolitical context. It had aimed to be ...

Article 23 of the EU’s Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) introduces a landmark obligation for oil and gas producers to collectively develop enough CO₂ storage capacity to support Europe’s 2030 climate goal...

Feed production is a key component of a circular, regenerative and competitive bioeconomy. Nonetheless, the sector’s high-volume consumption places substantial pressure on resources and land, making i...

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Under ett år etter valget i EU fører en ny politisk virkelighet til stagnasjon i fremdrift for klimamål og -planer.