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Men’s Santos Tour Down Under’23 Stage 1: Crash and Win for Bauhaus!

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Race Report: Ziptrak® Men’s Stage One: Germany’s Phil Bauhaus powered to an exciting Ziprtrak stage 1 WorldTour win in Tanunda on Wednesday. The 28-year-old clinched the stage over second-placed Australian sprint king Caleb Ewan from the Australian National Team and Jayco AlUla’s Michael Matthews finished third.

* Race report and quotes courtesy of the Santos Tour Down Under . *

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Bauhaus from Bahrain Victorious recovered from an early crash where he smacked his head on the tarmac, grazed his elbow, and was forced to change bikes before making a superb comeback to win the stage. “It’s always difficult to expect to win but I knew our team was pretty good and I was a bit unsure (after the crash),” Bauhaus said. “It took time for me to recover (from the crash) but my team did really well and also teammate Nikias Arndt in the last kilometre was super calm and looking where I am and making space for me. And this time at 250 to 300m out, I just go this time (for the sprint finish) and the last 50m I was just fully in pain and I just kept going. I’m super happy, I was still in front.”

Bauhaus is now the owner of the Ziptrak sprint jersey with 30 points Italy’s Alberto Bettiol will keep the ochre leader’s jersey for the Oakley Stage 2 Brighton to Victor Harbor on Thursday, holding a six-second gap over Jayco AlUla’s Michael Matthews who ended the race in second place in the Ziptrak points classification.

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Bettiol kept his prestigious reward after claiming the historic efex prologue on the Adelaide Riverbank on Tuesday night which saw the Italian earn enough bonus seconds from the time trial to keep him atop the first WorldTour standings in 2023. Magnus Sheffield from Ineos Grenadiers is eight seconds behind Bettiol after a nasty crash as the US gun was approaching the Tanunda finish line. Sheffield, 20, owns the Zwift young rider’s jersey after a hard day in the saddle where the peloton appeared ultra-nervous as several crashes marred a cloudy day in the Barossa Valley.

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“It was a really strange day there were a lot of nervous riders, it’s the first race of the season and some crashes can happen,” Bettiol said. “We managed pretty well, and all of my teammates are OK, they didn’t crash I didn’t crash fortunately, and I didn’t sprint because of the crash in the final but I’m still confident. Let’s see what’s going to happen.” AG2R Citroen’s Nans Peters set Stage 1 alight when he attacked 41 minutes into the race to open a lead close to five minutes over the main peloton.

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The Tour de France and Giro d’Italia stage winner claimed the first bonus of the day, the Ziptrak preme sprint in Murray Street, Tanunda at the 45.5km mark in the first lap of five into the Barossa Valley town. Matthews and Ineos Grenadiers Ethan Hayter finished second and third respectively in the sprint before the peloton started chasing Peters.

It was an uncharacteristic stage as 10 riders crashed just before the first preme sprint of the day after race director Stuart O’Grady signalled the start of the race. The crash forced New Zealand’s Patrick Bevin from Team DSM to retire from the race before Peters, 28, was being hauled back by the peloton as the first efex King of the Mountain approached at the 58.2km mark at Menglers Hill Road, Angaston.

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Peters was first over Menglers Hill followed by Australian national road champion Luke Plapp from Ineos Grenadiers and Germany’s Jannik Steimle from Soudal-Quickstep third over the line. Bettiol’s EF Education-Easypost went to the front of the race in a bid to protect its prized Italian alongside UniSA-Australia where sprint king Caleb Ewan’s chances of a stage win were banked on the young team’s tactics.

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The second Ziptrak preme sprint approached Murray Street, Tanunda at the 97.8km mark, multi-Grand Tour champion saw Chris Froome working hard for teammate Corbin Strong from Israel Premier Tech.

As the second efex King of the Mountain was in view at Angaston, Plapp came second atop Menglers Hill Road, Angaston at the 110.4km. Plapp, 22, will wear now the efex polka-dot jersey for the Oakley stage 2 Brighton to Victor Harbor on Thursday.

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[ZIPTRAK MEN’S STAGE ONE WINNER, ZIPTRAK SPRINT JERSEY] Phil BAUHAUS, Team Bahrain Victorious: Did you expect to win today? I mean, it’s always difficult to expect to win but I knew I worked really well in the winter and also in the Schwalbe Classic. We could see our team is pretty good and unfortunately [in the Schwalbe Classic] I waited too long. I was a bit unsure [today] because in the start I crashed with a big impact and [had to] change bike and it took some time for me to recover from that. In the end the team again did really well, and also Nikias ARNDT in the last kilometres. He was super calm, looking were to make space for me. This time, I was thinking at 250/300 meters, I just go. The last 50/80 meters I was just in full pain. I was thinking, don’t sit down, just keep going. I knew they were coming in the last metres but I’m still happy that we were in front of them.

Was it key that Caleb EWAN was nowhere to be seen? Just before I was around him, but I always try to just look to myself, to my teammates. It always makes my chances [higher] if I follow my teammates, because I know they’ll help me. I could see Michael MATTHEWS in front, and I knew [I was] in a good position. I was thinking actually he was close to me but then on the replay I saw he’s coming from quite far behind. At the end, that sprinting, it’s mostly about the legs, but also about positioning. For me it’s always a high chance if I follow my teammates, that I’m in good position, and this time it worked out pretty well. Everyone did fantastic from [Bahrain Victorious].

[SANTOS OCHRE LEADER’S JERSEY] Alberto BETTIOL, EF Education-Easypost: What’s the plan for tomorrow? Tomorrow we will do the same, we will stay together, we will show our jerseys at the front controlling the stage. Hopefully we have some help from other teams like Team Jayco AlUla because of course Michael MATTHEWS is one of the favourites for this race. We are confident and then we have nothing to lose, that’s our mentality, everything we get from this Santos Tour Down Under we will keep and take without any pressure.

It’ll come down to bonus seconds obviously, have you done any reconnaissance about any of the stages since you’ve been here? We know more or less everything, we saw the finish line for tomorrow, but like all the other teams that’s nothing new that everybody doesn’t know. It’s always about bonus seconds at the Santos Tour Down Under, especially without the Willunga Hill [finish]. Today everyone saw how strong my team is, we are under control. We are not the favourites but for the moment we still have Santos Ochre Leader’s Jersey.

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Santos leader’s jersey – Alberto Bettiol – (EF Education-EasyPost) Ziptrak sprint jersey – Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) Efex king of the mountain – Luke Plapp (Ineos Grenadiers) Zwift young rider’s jersey – Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers

Santos Tour Down Under Men – Stage 1 Result: 1. Phil BAUHAUS TBV GER in 3:37:35 2. Caleb EWAN AUS AUS 3. Michael MATTHEWS JAY AUS 4. Alessandro COVI UAD ITA 5. Paul PENHOET* GFC FRA 6. Emils LIEPINS TFS LAT 7. Hugo PAGE* ICW FRA 8. Hugo HOFSTETTER ARK FRA 9. Taj JONES IPT AUS 10. Gerben THIJSSEN ICW BEL.

Santos Tour Down Under Men – Overall After Stage 1: 1. Alberto BETTIOL EFE ITA in 3:43:54 2. Michael MATTHEWS JAY AUS at 0:06 3. Magnus SHEFFIELD* IGD USA at 0:08 4. Julius JOHANSEN ICW DEN at 0:10 5. Kaden GROVES ADC AUS at 0:11 6. Samuel GAZE ADC NZL 7. Hugo PAGE* ICW FRA at 0:12 8. Marius MAYRHOFER DSM GER at 0:13 9. Corbin STRONG IPT NZL 10. Jannik STEIMLE SOQ GER.

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Daria pikulik takes victory in first stage of women's tour down under – live coverage.

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- Stage 1 takes the riders on 110.4km race from Glenelg to Aldinga

- The opening stage is well-suited to the sprinters

- In-race situation: All together heading toward a sprint finish

Less than 5km to go until the second intermediate sprint

Gladys verhulst (fdj - suez) will wear the qom jersey heading into tomorrow, crosswind=echelons.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 2023 Santos Women's Tour Down Under !

Racing is just about to set off for stage 1 of the Women's Santos Tour Down Under from Glenelg to Aldinga for a total of 110km. The UCI Women's World Tour event has attracted 77 riders to take the start in Glenelg today. 

And racing is underway for stage 1 of the Women's Santos Tour Down Under! The elite women's field has 110km to go.

Here's a comprehensive look at the routes the women will face over the next three days - it's a historic first time for the TDU organisation, as it's the first time they've hosted a women's World Tour event.

"It will be a big moment to have the first ever UCI Women's WorldTour stage race here in South Australia and to see the very best female cyclists competing across our state once again," Assistant Race Director and three-time world champion Annette Edmondson said in a press release.

The riders are just about to to head out of the neutral zone and officially be on their way. It's a nice day in South Australia, with temps currently at 21 Celsius with zero chance of rain. The wind speeds will be relatively high however at 34 kph. 

Today's rolling course is predicted to favour the sprinters, but with the wind speeds as high as they are, we could see some early action - along with the potential for echelons. 

It's all together in the opening kilometres. No attacks just yet. 

It's been reported that Simone Boilard (St Michel - Mavic - Auber93) and Elizabeth Stannard (ZAAF) crashed in the neutral zone. Boilard is back in the race, but Stannard has had to unfortunately abandon. 

Wide highways and windy conditions are deterring any attacks in the first 10km of the race. 

The race is still all together 18km into the race. 

We're 95km from the finish, and our first attack of the day comes from the Norwegian team Coop - Hitec Products. Sylvie Swinkels is attempting to brave the block headwind. 

And the Dutch rider Sylvie Swinkels is quickly brought back into the peloton. The wind is too much for a solo attacker it seems.  

Just as the peloton turns into a crosswind, Tiril Jorgensen (Coop - Hitec Products) and Georgia Whitehouse (ARA Skip Capital Sunshine Coast) take the opportunity to attack with 88km to go.

Jorgensen and Whitehouse have been joined by a large group of around 15 riders. 

After a flurry of attacks, it's all back together at the front. 

Team Jayco-AIUla's Georgie Howe is sitting at the front of the peloton doing the lion's share of the work as they make their way toward the first climb. 

The riders are on Chaffeys Road and approaching the first classified climb of the day. It's a Cat. 4 climb that averages 6 percent and is .8 km long. There will be points for the first three over the line (3-2-1). 

Results of the QOM at Chaffeys Road (Cat. 4)

1. Gladys Verhulst (FDJ - Suez) 3 points 

2. Claire Steels (Israel Premier Tech - Roland) 2

3. Sophie Edwards (ARA Skip Capital Sunshine Coast) 1

It's all together in a tightly packed peloton.

We're getting word of the second crash of the day. It's Keely Bennett (Team Bridgelane) who goes down. It's looking as though she will abandon. We can't confirm that yet, however. 

The race is all together on the approach to the first intermediate sprint of the day, where there are also bonus seconds on tap for the first three across the line. It's coming up in about 5 km. 

The peloton are getting closer to the intermediate sprint. Immediately after, they'll turn back into a crosswind. 

Results of the first intermediate sprint at Willunga Show Hall (53km to go)

1. Grace Brown (FDJ - Suez) 3 points, 3 seconds

2. Alex Manly (Jayco - AlUla) 2 points, 2 seconds

3. Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Jayco - AlUla) 1 point, 1 second

FDJ - Suez, Jayco - AlUla and Trek - Segafredo were all interested in in the Ziptrak points, but Trek couldn't get in the points this time around. There's still one intermediate sprint left. 

There were some crosswinds, but they aren't strong enough, or at the right angle, to create any echelons in the peloton. 

There's 45km left in the race and we're still all together. 

The speeds are high with 42km to go. Trek-Segafredo is one of the teams leading the charge. 

Now the Israel Premier Tech team has taken hold of the front. It's looking nervous in the bunch as they get closer to the sprint finale. 

The peloton is heading across the finish line at Aldinga for the first time and the flags are being whipped around by the gusty coastal winds. 

But things have calmed after the feed zone as they make their way past Port Willunga. It's lunch time in the peloton with 37 km to go. 

Australian Georgia Whitehouse is sitting at the front for IBCT.

The Australian U23 TT champion, Isabelle Carnes sees an opportunity to attack and sets off. 

Isabelle Carnes is followed by Gina Ricardo (Team Bridgelane). The two leaders have 39 seconds on the peloton.

Tiril Jorgensen (Coop - Hitec Products) is attempting to bridge with Dilyxine Miermont (St Michel - Mavic - Auber93).

There are just 10 seconds in between the two groups up the road, so it looks like they'll make the connection to become a lead group of four. 

Things are hotting up as the two leaders are now more than 2:06 minutes ahead of the peloton. The chase group is still in pursuit. 

With less than 30km to go, Tiril Jorgensen has dropped back in the peloton. Dilyxine Miermont has continued to work her way up to Carnes and Ricardo.

Dilyxine Miermont (St Michel - Mavic - Auber93) has given up the ghost and gone back into the peloton. The two leaders are the only ones up the road and have 1'30" on the peloton with 17km to go.

Carnes gets the max points and the time bonus after Ricardo doesn't contest it. It looks like they want to keep the momentum going all the way to the finish. 

Actually, we spoke too soon. It looks like Miermont is still in the gap. 

The peloton is starting to up the tempo with the Jayco team leading the way. Miermont is back in the peloton after a brave chase and gets a pat on the back from her teammates. 

The peloton is getting closer to the two leaders as they hit the 10km to go point. 

Trek is in control now and blowing the race to pieces. 

It's all back together now and the peloton is resetting for a bunch sprint. 

The acceleration from Trek-Segafredo has caused havoc in the peloton, with several riders going down. 

Now Jayco is coming to the front and it's turning into a drag race as they head toward the finish line. 

Amanda Spratt is an a great position here with 5km to go. She's on the wheel of teammate, Brodie Chapman. 

We're heading into the sprint finale! There's a tailwind which is making things super fast. 

The sprint is opening up. 

It's Daria Pikulik (Human Powered Health) who takes the win! 

Unofficial top 3 of Stage 1 of the Women's Tour Down Under:

1. Daria Pikulik (HPW) at 3:03:01

2. Clara Copponi (FST)

3. Georgia Baker (JAY)

Daria Pikulik celebrates after winning the opening stage of the Women's Tour Down Under. 

Polish rider Daria Pikulik will wear the leaders jersey heading into stage 2 from Birdwood to Uraidla. 

Here is Daria Pikulik in the leader's ochre-coloured leader's jersey. It's a big day for her ands for her Human Powered Health team.

This is the sprint finish. in the cross wind.

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Will the Santa Fe City Council Stand Tall Against Pit Production

Santa Fe City Counselors Renee Villarreal and Jamie Cassutt introduced a resolution opposing pit production at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)  at the December 13 Santa Fe City Council meeting. On January 3, the resolution will be discussed at City Hall in the Quality of Life Committee. Citizens may attend but there is no public comment opportunity. Then, hopefully, the resolution will return to the Council for a final vote on January 10. Written comments must be submitted by 5 pm the previous day, January 9, to be entered into the record. To express support for the resolution you can contact the Mayor and current Council here . On January 1 Alma Castro will be replacing Renee Villarreal and Pilar Faulkner will be replacing Chris Rivera so check the City website for an update or contact the  City Clerk’s office.  

A RESOLUTION

OBJECTING TO LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY’S (“LANL”) PLUTONIUM WARHEAD CORE OR “PIT” PRODUCTION AND EXPANSION OF OPERATIONS AND SUPPORTING THE PRIORITIZING OF REMOVAL OF LEGACY NUCLEAR WASTE OVER GENERATING NEW NUCLEAR WASTE AT LANL.

WHEREAS,  the National Nuclear Security Administration (“NNSA”), which is the Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) semi-autonomous nuclear weapons agency, is expanding nuclear weapons activities at LANL, including the construction and operation of plutonium pit production facilities; and

WHEREAS , this expansion is for the production of plutonium pits, which are the fissile cores or triggers for nuclear warheads and bombs; and

WHEREAS , the City of Santa Fe (“City”) has previously declared its clear opposition to pit production at LANL in Resolutions No. 2003-64, 2005-39, 2006-104, and 2008-17; and

WHEREAS,  Resolution No. 2005-39, in particular, establishes the City as supporting and leading in advocacy for nuclear disarmament; and 

WHEREAS,  plutonium pit manufacturing is dangerous to workers when proper safety measures are not taken and, in the event of accidents, plutonium pit manufacturing may also be dangerous to the public and the environment; and

WHEREAS,  plutonium should have extensive security measures in place at all times, including during transportation, to guard against theft and potential terrorist attacks; and 

 creation of a plutonium pit factory at LANL has potential to raise LANL’s priority as a target in the event of a war; and 

WHEREAS,  the location of offices or laboratories associated with LANL’s plutonium pit production within or near the city of Santa Fe could also pose a threat to the safety of residents; and

WHEREAS,  the Governing Body of the City of Santa Fe (“Governing Body”) does not support the creation of further health, environmental, or security hazards related to nuclear weapons for the citizens of northern New Mexico; and 

WHEREAS,  increased production of new plutonium pits at LANL also increases its emphasis as a nuclear weapons production agency rather than having a focus on research and development; and

WHEREAS,  NNSA now predicts that, should the United States of America’s President and Congress decide to continue expanding production of pits, that expansion will require more than a decade’s further demolition, construction, equipment installation, and waste handling disposal at enormous taxpayer expense; and

WHEREAS,  the NNSA reported in its FY 2024 Congressional budget justification that LANL’s plutonium facility falls short of current DOE safety standards; and 

WHEREAS,  according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, transuranic (“TRU”) waste is “radioactive waste…produced during nuclear fuel assembly, nuclear weapons research and production, and during the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel”; and

WHEREAS,  the Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office identifies TRU waste as being the “most challenging legacy waste at LANL”; and 

WHEREAS, according to NNSA, the disposal of new TRU waste takes precedence over legacy TRU waste; and

WHEREAS,  according to the DOE, thousands of cubic meters of legacy TRU waste remain buried on site at LANL; and

             WHEREAS , in addition to the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, which was already in place in 2005, ninety-three countries have signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which requires good faith efforts to negotiate and complete the process of nuclear disarmament, sixty-nine of which have concluded their respective ratification processes; and 

WHEREAS,  nuclear weapons activities at LANL have caused permanent environmental contamination and desecration of ancestral tribal lands including sacred sites.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE  that the Governing Body, on behalf of its constituents, states its opposition to all plutonium warhead core production at LANL and to locating any laboratories or offices associated with LANL pit production operations on public property in the city of Santa Fe.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED  that the Governing Body calls on the government of the Unites States of America to take the following actions and for the New Mexico Congressional Delegation and Governor of New Mexico to support these steps:

1.       Halt all preparations for plutonium pit production at LANL, including but not limited to the Los Alamos Plutonium Pit Production Project (“LAP4”).

2.       Prioritize removal and disposal of legacy plutonium waste from LANL over production of additional nuclear waste from nuclear weapons activities, including manufacturing and preparations for manufacturing.

3.       Decrease federal spending currently allocated for nuclear weapons activities and increase funding to support human security, community resilience, and environmental protection.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED  that the Governing Body directs the City Clerk to send copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Secretary of the United States Department of Energy, the Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administration, the New Mexico Congressional Delegation, and the Governor of New Mexico.

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Newsom’s delta tunnel finishes state administrative process, many hurdles remain – opponents denounce ‘recycling failed ideas from past generations’.

For Immediate Release: 12/21/23 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, [email protected]

SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) published the Notice of Determination (NOD) for the Delta Conveyance Project. The NOD is the administrative record requirement for a finalized document for a proposed project by the lead agency, which in this case is the Department of Water Resources. The Department of Water Resources published the final Environmental Impact Report for the Delta Conveyance Project on December 8, 2023,

The publishing NOD begins the 30-day clock for the public to file litigation against the proposed Delta Conveyance Project Plan and Environmental Impact Report under the California Environmental Quality Act.

The Delta Conveyance Project still requires numerous other state and federal permits to advance, and also requires the completion of documents under NEPA, federal environmental policy.

Executive Director for Restore the Delta, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla issued a statement:

“We and our broad coalition of partners will engage in all necessary processes, and when necessary litigation, to stop the Delta Conveyance Project once and for all. Sadly, the Newsom Administration is continuing to waste public dollars and time advancing a project that Californians have rejected for decades and that will not solve our climate water challenge or protect the Bay-Delta estuary. We are disappointed in the Newsom Administration’s recycling of failed ideas from past generations.

“To this end our attorneys at the Mills Legal Clinic at Stanford Law School sent a letter to US EPA on behalf of the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (Buena Vista Rancheria, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila Rising, and Restore the Delta) reaffirming that our Title VI complaint, which has been accepted for investigation, and our petition or rulemaking for protective flow standards for the Delta must advance rapidly. One of our primary requests for relief to US EPA is that a completed Bay-Delta Plan must be set in place, with protective science-based standards for estuary health, before any tunnel or major infrastructure project advances.

“The Newsom Administration has the order of operations backwards. The Bay-Delta Plan, along with a state water inventory of supply and demand, must be completed before wasting money and more time on wasteful infrastructure planning.

“We are confident that ultimately this project will die from its own bloated costs. Until then, we will continue to advance real solutions for California water management, like broadscale floodplain restoration in the Central Valley, water quality protections, and robust funding for river and Sierra wetland restoration, along with urban water resiliency projects.”

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Lock the Gate Alliance warmly welcomes the QLD Miles Government’s announcement today that it will protect the Channel Country rivers and floodplains of the Lake Eyre Basin from new oil and gas.

Shell’s Pocket Change: A $2.85 Million ‘Cleanup Fee’ for Illinois Refinery Mess

Posted by John Donovan: 21 Dec 2023

In an awe-inspiring display of generosity, Shell USA Inc. and their BFF, Equilon Enterprises LLC, have heroically agreed to cough up a whopping $2.85 million. This princely sum is intended to clean up the trifling mess of hazardous substances they left behind at an oil refinery in Illinois. Talk about breaking the piggy bank!

Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel, no doubt dazzled by this act of corporate largesse, has given the thumbs-up to this deal. She described it as “in good faith” and “procedurally and substantively fair.” Fair, indeed! After all, what’s a few million in the grand scheme of Shell’s pocket change?

Premcor Refining Group Inc., the recipient of this windfall, must feel like they’ve won the lottery. Their 2021 second amended complaint gets them a seat at the table where the big boys play. They resolved their liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act with Illinois, because, as we all know, big oil always plays by the rules.

So let’s give a slow clap for Shell, the benevolent guardian of the environment, always ready to write a check (however modest) when their hand is caught in the cookie jar. It’s heartwarming to see such selfless dedication to fixing problems they’ve had a hand in creating.

And let’s not forget our disclaimer: We strive for accuracy in our portrayal of Shell’s global escapades. If we’ve gotten something wrong, do tell. 

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2023 review.

2023 comes to a close with much inspiration, sorrow, mourning, celebration, clarity and a keen anticipation of what lies ahead. At the Just Transition Alliance’s year-end strategy retreat in Madison, WI, we reflected on this year’s achievements and assessed challenges and opportunities headed our way. Here are some highlights we wanted to share with you:

JTA at the Social Justice Center in Madison, WI. Photo credit: Michael Green

We facilitated alignment between waste workers and EJ groups on the issues of plastics pollution and waste, including:

  • With Filipino waste workers affiliated with the Mother Earth Foundation .
  • Helping members of the International Alliance of Waste Picker unions (IAWP), Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and Break Free From Plastics (BFFP) to develop strategies to tackle plastics-petrochemical industries.
  • Working with IAWP leaders at the Global Plastics Treaty talks in Paris and Nairobi,  learning about labor’s role in cleaning up plastics pollution.

Just Transition Alliance and Alliance of International Waste Pickers join forces in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo credit: PSR-LA

In April, we launched our just transition organizer training program “Tools for Transformative Change” with a training of trainers for veteran organizers from allied unions and EJ groups. In 2024, we will train labor-community coalitions across the US to advance local campaigns for a people’s economy, fight corporate climate schemes, and engage opportunities like the Green New Deal and Justice40.

JTA training of trainers at the Washington State Labor Council in Seattle. Photo credit: José Bravo

We deepened relations with the Labor Network for Sustainability to collaboratively bridge the massive, racialized divide that continues to exist between the House of Labor and Black, Brown, Indigenous, Migrant and Poor communities across the US.

On invitation by Global Grassroots Justice Alliance and La Via Campesina, JTA joined the Nyeleni process in Italy this summer – a mobilization to transform the global system to serve economic, social, gender, race, climate and environmental justice.

As co-founders of the Climate Justice Alliance , we joined the CJA Member Assembly at Kheprw Institute in Indianapolis in August, helping lead strategic discussion on ways to fight the $billions of federal false solutions subsidies in 2024.

Climate Justice Alliance Member Assembly at the Kheprw Institute in Indianapolis. Photo credit: CJA

This Fall, Edgar Franks of Familias Unidas por La Justicia (FUJ), represented JTA at a gathering of Movimiento de Afectados por Represas in Colombia, where he observed “Latin American  movements have begun to examine the larger, globalized systems driving mega-dams, biofuels and rare-earth mining across the land. It was fascinating to discuss how capitalism relies on such dirty energy systems as its life-source, and how organizing energy democracy provides a movement-wide strategy for dismantling these systems of greed, theft and hoarding.”

In September we reconnected with Building Equity and Alignment for Environmental Justice (BEA) – another initiative we co-founded. It was heartwarming to learn that, over the past decade, the BEA initiative has been able to move $millions to support some of the poorest, yet most powerful community-led forces across the landscape.

This year Jose attended the Bonn “Intersessional” and, along with numerous allies , demanded the UNFCCC stop allowing the world’s worst polluters to hijack the process .  While we avoided COP 28, we supported comrades of our It Takes Roots coalition – Indigenous Environmental Network , Indigenous Climate Action and Climate Justice Alliance with communications and logistics. Many allied movements decided to boycott COP 28 , in protest of the UN’s inability to respond to Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

José and the Kick Big Polluters Out Coalition called for an end to fossil fuels at SB58. Photo credit: KBPO

José spoke at Peoples’ Climate Week in NYC, to disrupt the promotion of climate false solutions. At the March to End Fossil Fuels , our Hoodwinked Collaborative team distributed over 1000+ Hoodwinked books to educate the broader climate movement on these corporate climate scams.

We engaged in the UN Global Plastics Treaty talks to help shape a binding agreement to reduce plastic pollution worldwide. At INC 3, we took a delegation of grassroots leaders from the EJ Communities Against Plastics (EJCAP) coalition , to collaborate with numerous allies like GAIA , IAWP and BFFP   to advance an EJ and just transition agenda at these talks .

Indigenous Community Leaders from Break Free From Plastics.  Photo credit: BFFP

At all these policy arenas we continued to lead the fight against false solutions with other members of the Hoodwinked Collaborative. We hosted livestream webinars such as “ Celebrating Youth Climate Organizers ” and “ Mothering Through Climate Crisis, ” shared popular education tools on “ Nature-based Solutions ,” and worked with allies to issue a statement denouncing carbon trading and offsets. 

We rallied with community members and farmworkers in Commerce, CA to support the Campaign for Healthier Solutions ’ action against the 99 Cents Only chain, and forced the company to enter ongoing dialogue with the campaign regarding the development of a corporate chemical policy.

JTA at the Campaign for Healthier Solutions’ action against 99 Cents Only Stores in Commerce, CA. Photo credit: CHS

We supported partners like Familias Unidas por la Justicia , Comunidades Aliadas Tomando Acción and the Indigenous Caucus of the Western Mining Action Network , to access funding opportunities for their community-based work.

We ended our year with an excellent strategy session with Environmental Justice Communities Against Plastic (EJCAP) in South LA. EJCAP is one of the first community-led coalitions on Turtle Island (so-called North America) to work on advancing environmental justice policies and strategies to tackle the growing plastics-petrochemical crisis.

As we witness genocide and ethnic cleansing intensify, and start to see how this horror is driven by the escalation of racialized colonial greed and plunder around the world, here are some reflections to help guide collective strategy and stance in 2024:

As veteran organizers, we see the urgent need to train up new generations of leaders with embodied knowledge and organizing skills. We need to curate new tools to help our organizers practice collective self-care at the intersection of historic trauma and systemic oppression, learning how to collectively heal and care for each other while learning how to fight.

Where colonial extractivism has won support from the neoliberal policy arenas of the UN, we need to recalibrate our strategies to engage these spaces, while concentrating efforts to build our own places of power and self-governance.

Looking ahead to the US federal elections of 2024, it is clear we need to organize alignment and power around some contentious and complex issues, like policy subsidies that sustain dirty energy and military industry …this is where JTA’s leadership in building between Labor and Environmental Justice is needed more urgently than ever before.

O conteúdo 2023 Review aparece primeiro em Just Transition Alliance .

With USDA Progress on Packers and Stockyards Rulemakings, 2023 a Productive Year for Competition in Agriculture

WASHINGTON – This week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) made key procedural moves on several Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA) rulemakings by submitting them to the Office of Management and Budget for review. Additionally, this week, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department jointly issued the 2023 Merger Guidelines, signaling more scrutiny […]

The post With USDA Progress on Packers and Stockyards Rulemakings, 2023 a Productive Year for Competition in Agriculture first appeared on National Farmers Union .

Bellona nuclear digest, November 2023

After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Bellona ceased its activity in the aggressor country. On 18 April 2023 the Russian general prosecutor’s office declared Bellona to be an undesirable .

However, we continue to monitor events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine, which we believe are of interest to foreign readers. We analyze the situation in order to assess the degree of Russia’s international influence on other countries and the risks connected with this. We present you with a survey of these events for November 2023.

Follow the links to read the last three digests for October , September and August . Subscribe to our mailing list to make sure you don’t miss the next digest. Download a PDF of November’s digest here . 

NUCLEAR RISKS AND THE WAR IN UKRAINE 1. Zaporizhzhia NPP. Event timeline for November 2023

INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR NEWS AND ITS CONNECTION WITH RUSSIA 2. French President Emmanuel Macron visits Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to strengthen cooperation in the nuclear sphere 3. French nuclear fuel plant in Germany continues cooperation with Rosatom and intends to send enriched uranium to Russia

EVENTS IN THE RUSSIAN NUCLEAR INDUSTRY AND IN ROSATOM PROJECTS ABROAD 4. Problems with Russian turbines for VVER-1200 reactors, and Russian tensioners instead of German ones 5. Rosatom consolidates assets for expanding transport capabilities on the Northern Sea Route and beyond 6. Rosatom reports completion of scrapping Lepse nuclear service ship 7. Last fuel unloaded from RBMK-1000 reactor of unit 1 of Kursk NPP 8. Development of the Paks-2 NPP project in Hungary: visit by the head of Rosatom, new suppliers of fuel and delivery routes

After the reactor vessel of unit 3 was closed in October, which had been left open for almost one and a half years after technical maintenance was carried out in 2022, in November pressure tests continued of the unit’s steam generators. After tests were completed, sealing was carried out. Repair works were then carried out on the primary cooling circuit , and pressure testing. On 17 November, it was planned to complete pressure testing of the secondary circuit in the coming days (but unit 3 was not mentioned again in November updates). At the ZNPP, IAEA experts were informed that after pressure testing, unit 3 remains in cold shutdown . 

On 17 November, IAEA reported that in unit 5, which was in “hot shutdown”, boron had been detected in the second cooling circuit (boron is only supposed to be contained in the primary cooling circuit and in the emergency system). The site therefore increased the frequency of boron measurements in the secondary cooling circuit of unit 5, and measurements remained relatively stable and within the limits permitted by the reactor’s technical specifications. Radioactivity in the second circuit was not detected. The ZNPP stated that the unit will remain in hot shutdown until all the mobile boilers which provide heating in Enerhodar have started operating, after which repeat assessments of the state of the unit will be made. 

On 21 November, the IAEA published a report that, after all, on 20 November unit 5 had begun to be switched to cold shutdown mode , and that the ZNPP intended to determine the cause of boron detected in the secondary cooling circuit. The decision was taken after one of the three 17.4 MW diesel boilers located on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia TPP was put into operation on 17 November. (Previously it was reported that it was planned to convert these boilers to gas in December). But several days later the IAEA group was informed that there would not be an immediate investigation of the causes for boron appearing in the second cooling circuit. 

Thus, at the end of November all units apart from unit 4 were in cold shutdown mode. Unit 4 remains in hot shutdown mode to provide steam for the needs of the ZNPP, and is also used to heat the plant and Enerhodar. Additional heat is provided by 9 mobile diesel boilers , installed at the ZNPP, and also boilers located in the nearby industrial zone (the IAEA reported that in the industrial zone 21 gas boilers with a total capacity of 57 MW of heat were installed). Also, 50 mobile boilers are installed in Enerhodar itself. 

IAEA director general Rafael Grossi expressed concerns that because of the reduction in experience service personnel after the capture of the plant, the NPP would be unable to support of comprehensive program of systematic technical maintenance, and that some works on servicing the safety system of reactors might not be complete. The detection of boron in the second circuit was not the first incident. In August there was a leak in the primary cooling circuit of the reactor of unit 4 , and in October small leaks were detected in the primary circuit of the reactor of unit 6 . Additionally, in September at unit 5 there was a water leak in the recirculating seal of the main technical water system, and the safety channels of unit 5 and 6 were shut down for repairs. 

In November, the ZNPP once more encountered glitches in the electricity supply of the power units. On 14 November , power was cut off for one and a half hours at unit 6, and it was switched to the emergency diesel generator. The next day the IAEA group was informed that part of the security system of unit 6 was scheduled for repairs. A search for the cause of the power cut continues. (We should note that in November technical maintenance of the main transformers of all six units was carried out).  

On 26 November , as a result of a short circuit that took place approximately 100 km to the north of the plant, the plant lost power from the main 750 kV power line and was switched to the single 330 kV reserve line. However, one emergency diesel generator which powers unit 4 was also switched on, which may show problems with the electrical configuration of the unit. The generator was switched off manually, and power to the plant from the main line was restored on the same day. 

On 2 December at the ZNPP a total blackout took place that lasted several hours, the eighth since the war in Ukraine began. The plant lost its connection with both external power lines and temporarily switched to the emergency diesel generators. Initially, because of damage to the external grid on the evening of 1 December the 330 kV reserve line was cut, and five hours later during an air raid, the main 750 kV power line was cut. During the power outage, operation of the four main coolant pumps of the reactor of unit 4 was interrupted, and during this time the reactor was switched to semi-hot shutdown. By the morning of 2 December, power from the 750 kV line was restored. 

The IAEA reports that the IAEA group at the ZNPP can hear explosions almost every day. On 26 November, experts heard the sound of several rockets , which evidently were launched not far from the plant. The IAEA group did not see the rockets because of cloud cover, but the distinctive sound showed that they had been launched from a multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) located nearby. On 28 November, distinctive sounds of rockets were heard for a second time .  

The IAEA group also heard multiple artillery rounds, which also seemed to have been fired from near the ZNPP. The information circular of the permanent representative of Ukraine at the IAEA reported that according to an analysis of satellite images commissioned by Greenpeace, firing positions of the Russian military were discovered within a range of 1-18 km from the occupied ZNPP. From these locations, since March 2022, shelling has been conducted from MLRS, particularly BM-21 Grad and BM-30 Smerch. 

Not only military activity around the ZNPP has been observed. On 29 November it was reported that there were explosions near the Khmelnitsky NPP , though the plant was not damaged. 

Locations around the Zaporizhzhia NPP site from which artillery rounds were allegedly fired from the Russian side from July 2022 to May 2023. Source: Greenpeace Report “A Nuclear Power Plant as Launch Pad. Analysis of the occupation of Zaporizhzhia NPP by Russian armed forces and Rosatom and the role of the IAEA”

In November, experts continued to carry out walkdowns of the buildings and territory of the plant. During a walkdown of the perimeter of the plant on 3 and 5 November, the group did not detect any mines or explosives, including in regions where they were observed earlier.

The team of experts continues to request access to the rooftops of the reactor buildings of units 1, 5 and 6 (in October the team was able to visit roofs of three other units of the ZNPP). The team also requests acc I ess to all six turbine halls for continuous inspection in the course of one day. But so far the team was only able to inspect all six main reactor control rooms on 15 November, which allowed experts to gather more information about the personnel and confirm the status of each reactor.

On 23 November, two-hour emergency training exercises were held at the ZNPP, which members of the IAEA mission had the opportunity to observe. They involved actions which should be taken in response to a hypothetical break of a pipe containing radioactive wastewater, and the disconnection of power from one reactor unit.

Emergency training exercises were also carried out at the Rivne NPP and at the radioactive liquid waste treatment plant at the Chernobyl site.

Commentary by Bellona : The situation at nuclear sites of Ukraine will remain complex and unpredictable until the end of the war. The danger may be that Russia, after waiting for low temperatures to arrive, will intentionally or accidentally attack the NPP or system maintenance sites, with the aim of intimidating or destroying the energy system of Ukraine, which for a number of reasons is already on the brink of extinction.

The occupied ZNPP is in a special mode. Real danger may arise here from the actions of both warring sides. Most of the information on events at the ZNPP from Russia has no alternative independent confirmations, which cast doubt on its veracity, while most of these reports are filled with propaganda clichés and only have the purpose of blaming Ukraine. The Ukrainian side tries to comment on each event at the ZNPP and in Enerhodar to emphasize that the situation of the nuclear plant is unacceptable, which is quite understandable and correct.

In the information coverage of events at the ZNPP, for the first time the IAEA mission at the ZNPP detected and stated in information report 197 on 26 November that rockets had been launched from the territory near the plant, which practically shows that the Russian side launched the rockets. Previously, the IAEA avoided directly accusing the sides of involvement in specific military actions of both a defensive and attacking nature.

Equipped firing positions of concrete blocks on the roofs of reactor sections 2, 4 and 5 of the Zaporizhzhya NPP filmed by journalists on 15 June during a visit to the plant by IAEA director Rafael Grossi. Credit: Collage by Bellona comprised of frames from the video.

In May this year, IAEA director general Rafael Grossi announced a change of functions in the mission’s task, with increased attention by IAEA inspectors, to aspects of military actions around the ZNPP. However, previously this policy was only reflected in increased inspections of plant buildings and detecting military equipment and mines. The launch of rockets near the plant were recorded for the first time.

From the standpoint of the expert community, at present and in the foreseeable future the ZNPP will continue to face a number of serious problems which may have a negative impact on the plant’s safety. They are:

– the uncertain technical state of systems, mechanisms, aggregates and various structures which during operation of the NPP require constant technical maintenance and strict implementation of all regulations stipulated by technical and operation documents. The long shutdown mode for NPP units requires special measures for their safe operation, as these modes are not used in practice;

– the moral and physical state of the operating and servicing personnel at the NPP, which may be heavily influenced by the situation in which they and their families find themselves;

– regular blackouts at the ZNPP, which have been taking place with increasingly frequency of late;

– the uncertain future of the ZNPP, which already shows that even if conditions arise for switching NPP units into power mode, this will be impossible without a complete overhaul of all equipment, which will require a great deal of time and resources;

– and finally, the military and political situation, which may at any moment turn the nuclear power into a dirty nuclear radiation bomb.

Thus, despite the optimistic reports and assurances from Energoatom that everything is under control at nuclear facilities (except for the ZNPP), Bellona believes that the situation in the energy sector of Ukraine, including in the nuclear sector, may change practically overnight. It all depends on the military and political situation and events on the frontline.

In early November, Emmanuel Macron made official visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. According to sources at Bloomberg , the goal of Macron’s visit to these countries was to strengthen the energy security of France.

On 1 November, Macron visited Astana . Kazatomprom reports that during his visit the Kazatomprom’s Chief Executive Officer Meirzhan Yussupov and the Framatome’s Fuel Business Unit, Sales & Marketing Vice President Vincent Mercier signed an agreement on developing cooperation in the nuclear fuel cycle. French companies already have experience of cooperation with the Kazakhstan nuclear sector, with the Ulba Fuel Assembly plant launched in 2021 for the manufacture of fuel assemblies for China, and the countries intend to develop cooperation in the nuclear sector further.

Additionally, the French company Orano is developing a uranium field in Kazakhstan through a joint enterprise with Kazatomprom (TOO SP KATKO). During Macron’s visit, the Kazakhstan energy minister Almasadam Satkaliyev reported that Kazakhstan was examining the possibility of working with Orano, including prospects for obtaining technologies for uranium conversion and enrichment.

On 2 November, Macron visited Uzbekistan . The Uzbekistan presidential office reported that President Shavkat Mirziyoyev had met with a number of French managers visiting together with Macron. At a meeting with the CEO of Orano Claude Imauven, the parties “supported initiatives for expanding cooperation in surveying and producing uranium”.

Commentary by Bellona : The French authorities are trying to strengthen and increase the volume of uranium deliveries from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, after complications in the situation with the largest supplier, Niger. In 2022 these two Central Asian nations accounted for 27% and 4.4% of uranium deliveries to Europe respectively, where the main consumer is France. Taking into account the recent agreement on development of uranium fields in Mongolia, France is trying to ensure future deliveries of uranium that bypass Russia.

However, Rosatom’s presence in these countries and the close cooperation in many production areas carries the risks that French projects will be realized in cooperation with Russia to one degree or another.

Additionally, besides uranium production, France is developing cooperation in Kazakhstan for increased participation in the nuclear fuel cycle, has already opened a plant for manufacturing nuclear fuel in the country, and is discussing the possibility of cooperation in uranium enrichment as well. As the Kazakhstan government not only plans the future construction of an NPP, but also to provide it with its own fuel, all of this increases France’s chances to win the future tender for construction of this NPP, or to play a significant role in this project in cooperation with other participants.

However, Russia also has a large chance of winning this tender. There is a risk of increased dependence of the French nuclear industry on Russia if the project for the future NPP in Kazakhstan is awarded to a joint project of companies from Russia and France. For example, if the project for the nuclear section is awarded to Rosatom, and the turbine delivery project is awarded to France, as is already the case in NPP projects in Turkey, Egypt and Hungary (see the section below on turbines for VVER-1200 reactors).

In early November, European and Russian-language independent media outlets reported that according to German environmental groups a plant for the manufacture of fuel rod elements in Lingen, owned by the French group Framatome, was planning to export enriched uranium to Russia. The German environmental ministry confirmed that the plant was examining an application to “export nuclear fuel waste” to Russia. Enriched uranium is planned to be transported from Germany to the Machinery Manufacturing Plant (JSC MSZ) owned by Rosatom. Transportation will be carried out by trucks from Lingen to a port in the Netherlands and by ship to Russia, and from there to the final destination, the town of Elektrostal in the Moscow Oblast.

Judging from licenses for transportation issued by the Netherlands, this may involve the return of scrap metal of fuel rods back to the Russian supplier.

The environmental groups which reported this transportation state that the export of enriched uranium from Lingen violates EU sanctions, which prohibit the export of dual-purpose goods to Russia if the production “may have ultimate military use”. Nuclear material and enriched materials (even of fuel enrichment under 5% in the form of scrap metal of fuel rods) is classified as such production. In a report by Radio Liberty , a representative of the German economic ministry Nina Marie Güttler notes the prohibition on transporting enriched uranium according to the EU decree on dual-purpose goods. However, she cites article 2, point 4a, which allows for exceptions to this ban. These exceptions are possible for “production, guaranteed maintenance, and enrichment of uranium for fuel rods and the safety of nuclear facilities, and also for peaceful nuclear cooperation, especially in the field of science and development”. Each individual case should however be examined separately.

Commentary by Bellona : The deliveries in question probably reflect the existing practice of many years of cooperation between Rosatom and European companies: the Russian MSZ plant, one of the two major nuclear fuel plants in Russia, delivers fuel rod elements for the plant in Lingen, where fuel cartridges for NPPs of foreign design are assembled from them. This scheme is one way for delivering fuel materials to the EU from Russia, which accounts for around a quarter of such deliveries in various proportions – both natural and enriched uranium, and fuel elements and final fuel. The return of nuclear fuel waste described by the media from Germany to Russia clearly constitutes a very insignificant percentage compared with deliveries of these materials from Russia to the EU.

Therefore, it is difficult technically to classify these operations as deliveries of critically important goods of dual purpose for Russia, which may assist Russia in continuing the war in Ukraine, especially that existing juridical procedures evidently do indeed make an exception for them.

Nevertheless, such operations are an example of the extensive network of close cooperation ties between Rosatom and the European nuclear industry. The very existence of this mutual dependence is undoubtedly a factor that restrains the EU from applying sanctions against the Russian nuclear sector and supporting Ukraine.

Bellona believes that this dependence should be stopped, as it presents a clear threat for the EU against the backdrop of the Kremlin’s aggressive policies.

On 12 November, unit 5 of the Leningrad NPP was disconnected from the grid automatically as part of the turbogenerator protection system. This is the second time the unit has shut down this year, and the cause was damage to the low pressure cylinder blades of the high-speed steam turbine manufactured by “Silovye Mashiny”. After the first shutdown in summer, the blades in the turbine were replaced, but the situation repeated itself. At other NPPs there have not been any problems with these turbines.

In Russia, a total of four high-speed K-1200 turbines are in operation, manufactured in 2010-2013. These turbines were installed on two new units of the Leningrad NPP-2 and put into operation in 2018 and 2020, and at two units of the Novovoronezh NPP-2 (VVER-1200): unit six has worked since 2016, and unit seven since 2019. Additionally, two K-1200 turbines manufactured in 2015 and 2017 are installed on two units of the Belarussian NPP. A total of eight such steam turbines have been manufactured (two are intended for the Rooppur NPP).

Rotor and blades of the low-pressure cylinder of the turbine of unit 2 of the Leningrad NPP-2 during assembly, 2018 Credit: Rosatom

In 2024, the KMZ holding (Kingisepp Machine Building Plant) plans to make the first Russian model of a stud tensioner – a mechanism for sealing nuclear reactor vessels – for NPPs built according to Russian projects. These items were previously purchased from the German company Siempelkamp , and in Soviet times were manufactured at the Izhorsky plant (from 2012, the Izhorsky plant produced tensioners for VVERs of joint development with the German firm Siempelkamp Tensioning Systems (STS)).

“At present modernization of the German tensioner is underway. This involves full re-engineering, replacement of software and switching to our own components,” the managing director of the KMZ holding Mikhail Danilenko stated in an interview. He says that for nuclear reactors the holding is presently manufacturing tensioners of several types: from a main tensioner with a diameter of five meters to an auxiliary one-meter. For the development and manufacture of tensioners, which could replace the production of the German company Siempelkamp, KMZ has signed contracts with the Russian Export Center and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

At present around half of Russian NPPs have equipment from the German firm installed. The cost of tensioners that are planned for export to nuclear power plants in Turkey, Kudankulam (India) and Busher (Iran) are valued at 2.4 billion rubles. Contracts should be implemented in the next four years. The KMZ has also signed an agreement with the Elektrokhimpribor combine, part of Rosatom, for delivering tensioners for NPPs build by Atomstroiexport abroad. According to a preliminary assessment, the sum of contracts for the affiliated company of Rosatom will be 10 billion rubles over the next 10 years.

Commentary by Bellona : The Russian nuclear industry is capable of manufacturing practically all components for NPPs independently, but is not so strong in manufacturing steam turbines for NPPs. In the Soviet period and even until recently (such as the Rostov NPP, with its four units put into operation in 2001-2018), a significant percentage of turbine equipment was manufactured at the Turboatom plant in Ukraine.

Export projects of Russian NPPs, primarily the VVER-1200 project, allow the customer to choose turbine equipment of both Russian and foreign models. The first option is used within Russia and in a number of NPPs abroad in countries with difficult relations with the West – such as NPPs in Iran and Belarus. Additionally, Russian turbines were delivered to NPPs in India and to early projects of Russian NPPs in China.

However, for most foreign NPPs built by Rosatom, foreign turbines are delivered, mainly Arabelle turbines of French productions – for NPPs in Turkey, Egypt, Hungary. China, where Rosatom is building 4 VVER-1200 reactors, has preferred to use its own turbines.

Thus, the involvement of the western company Alstom Power Systems (owned by the French Alstom, previously owned by General Electric from 2016-2022) allowed Rosatom to increase the competitive advantages of its foreign projects and win tenders for new NPPs in third-party countries, including those with good relations with the West.

Attempts by Rosatom to create its own high-quality world-class equipment without the use of western technologies will take time, if it is even possible at all. The same goes for tensioners, which it plans to manufacture in Russia completely independently, without the involvement of German companies.

On 8 November, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to transfer to Rosatom 92.4% of assets in the Far East Shipping Company (DVMP), the head company of the FESCO group, one of the largest logistic transport companies in Russia with assets in port, railway and integrated logistic business.

In early 2023, this share package was confiscated by the state after the co-owner of FECO Ziyavudin Magomedov was sentenced to 19 years in a maximum-security prison on 1 December 2022 on charges of creating a criminal group and embezzling billions in budget funds. In his turn, Magomedov accused his partners and management of a “hostile takeover of the group”. In September 2023, Magomedov filed a lawsuit in a British court against the former managers of FESCO, its present and former shareholders, and also Transneft and Rosatom, accusing the plaintiffs of a “global conspiracy” with the aim of appropriating their property for the state and for themselves.

Rumors on FESCO joining Rosatom were first heard three years ago, but at that time this only concerned agreements on joint management of the Vladivostok sea trade port (part of the DVMP) through a managing company. At that time Rosatom was already the operator of the Northern Sea Route (NSR), and FESCO provided over 30% of cargo transportation (or over 10,000 tons) for NPPs under construction abroad.

The first transit shipment with cargo from the FESCO group of 65 containers dispatched on the nuclear light carrier ship “Sevmorput” on the route St. Petersburg – Vostochny port – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky by the Northern Sea Route. June 2023 Credit: Fesco Group

This is not the first asset of Rosatom connected with container transportation. Since 2022, Rosatom has also owned 49% of assets in the Delo Group, which manages sea container terminals in the Azov-Black Sea, Baltic and Far East basins, a network of railway container terminals, and a depot of containers and fitting platforms.

The transport and logistic side of the group’s business includes the intermodal container operator Transcontainer and the multimodal transport operator Ruskon. On 8 November it was reported that the head company of the group, Delo Management Company, would be headed by Rosatom business development director Ekaterina Lyakhova, and that Transcontainer, one of the group’s key assets, would be run by a manager with a long history of working in Rosatom structures.

Additionally, on 20 October Rosatom and DP World (Dubai, UAE), one of the main international operators of sea terminals and a supplier of logistic and other services, created the joint enterprise International Container Logistics. 51% of the enterprise will be owned by the Rosatom subdivision and 49% by the Russian division of DP World. In June 2023 Rosatom and the DP World company signed an agreement on joint development of Euro-Asian transport logistics and container transportation on the Northern Sea Route.

Commenting on the transfer of DVMP shares on Russian television, Rosatom general director Aleksey Likhachev stated that Rosatom was carrying out the functions of the single infrastructural operator of the NSR, responsible for icebreaker support of the fleet, and that it also had the task to manage all sea movement on the NSR and take responsibility for a section of northern transportation. He noted that Rosatom had been entrusted with the task of creating a new global logistics corridor on the NSR, which would compete with other world logistic chains.

“Our task is to reassign a considerable amount of global sea transportation between the growing economies of Asia, South East Asia, and the conservative but sufficiently large market of Europe,” he added. “This is difficult to achieve without our own logistic asset. We have this experience, and the company Delo has a very serious alliance with us, but this mainly involves land transportation. But for sea transportation, FESCO occupies a very large percentage of the global market, it is an absolutely dominant [company] in the interests of Russian transportation”.

For 2023 Rosatom expects to set a record for transit cargo on the NSR. The previous record was set in 2021, when transit cargo reached 2 million tons, but in 2022 it dropped by 90%. Rosatom therefore held “systematic work with companies”, for example with Gazprom Neft, proposing that it move part of its cargo flow to the NSR, especially as it is moving into Chinese markets. At the same time, transportation on the Northern Sea Route is on average more expensive than by other routes.

Commentary by Bellona: Ongoing events and Rosatom’s active work on the Northern Sea Route show that the Arctic region and everything that takes place amounts to a geopolitical task and goal which Russia intends to realize in the near future. For Rosatom, which has been entrusted with practically all management and the majority of the Arctic resources, these decisions are a sign of maximum trust on Putin’s part.

It is noteworthy that, there are practically no major “nuclear tasks” that need to be solved in the Arctic. Plans to build a floating NPP on the Arctic coastline so far only remain on paper. The increase in construction of nuclear icebreakers against the background of climate change and the reduction in ice cover raises many questions. The coastal nuclear legacy over the past 20 years has significantly decreased.

For a long time, discussions were held about who should be entrusted with raising and eliminating the sunken and submerged nuclear legacy. Rosatom initially refused to take a leading role in this project, but international interest and financing became decisive factors for its participation in the project.

However, now that international partners have left all Arctic projects, it is likely that the emergency ministry in cooperation with the navy may be entrusted with raising and eliminating these objects. Rosatom at present is mainly dealing with logistical tasks of global and regional sea transportation.

It is notable that Rosatom is increasingly interested in the prospect of its involvement in mineral production in the Arctic zone. This is shown by activation of the project for mining lead-zinc ores at the Pavlovskoe field on Novaya Zemlya, Rosatom’s interest in acquiring a gold-mining product in the Irkutsk Oblast, the agreement signed by the Rosatom structure with the government of Chukotka on cooperation in developing the Savino field, and others.

Rosatom has announced the end of the ten-year procedure of scrapping the Lepse nuclear service ship, which provided support for the first nuclear icebreakers, and which contained spent nuclear fuel which had presented a considerable environmental risk to the region for many years. The last block containing deactivated fragments of the vessel was placed in the storage facility for reactor sections in Saida Bay.

The Lepse cargo ship, built in 1934, was reequipped as a floating maintenance base in 1961. Until 1981, the base carried out recharging of nuclear fuel for reactors of nuclear icebreakers. Since 1981, Lepse was used only for storage of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste. In 1988, the base was decommissioned. A study of the vessel and development of a project for scrapping it began in 2005. Realization of this project was financed both by the federal budget and with international technical assistance. In 2012, radiation and engineering inspection of the vessel and its storage facility was carried out, and the vessel was also towed from the Atomflot enterprise to the Nerpa coastal ship repair yard for subsequent scrapping.

The main source of radioactive hazard of the Lepse floating base is its storage facility of spent nuclear fuel (SNF). Work on unloading and removing SNF from the base – 639 fuel assemblies, some of which were damaged (which means they could not be extracted from the vessel by ordinary means) – required special technical solutions from specialists of the nuclear sector. From 2012 to 2017, the Lepse floating base was gradually dismantled, and SNF was removed for processing.

The head of projects of international technical assistance at Rosatom, Anatoly Grigoriev, commented that scrapping Lepse had cost around 60 million Euros; “55 million came from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, and we provided the rest”.

The Bellona Foundation (Oslo, Norway) and the Russian offices of Bellona (St. Petersburg, Murmansk) paid great attention for over 25 years to the “Lepse Project”, which was initiated in 1994.

Lepse floating maintenance base on the staple slab of the ship repair yard, 2014 Credit: Bellona Archive

Commentary by Bellona : Indeed, for almost 20 years Rosatom has been cleaning up the Arctic coastline, and the project for scrapping Lepse continued for almost 30 years. It may be considered that the project began in 1994, when Bellona wrote its “black report”, and at the Murmansk maritime shipping department (which was at that time in charge of the Lepse floating base) a conference was organized on board the Sibir nuclear icebreaker. The conference was attended by the commissar for the European society for environmental protection issues Ioannis Paleokrassas, the Norwegian environmental minister, and experts of the European Community, including representatives of the European Foundation for Technical Assistance to CIS countries (TACIS) and the European Commission Directorate General XI (DG XI).

Rosatom believes that practical implementation of the project for scrapping Lepse began only in 2010, i.e. from 1994 to 2010 negotiations and agreements were conducted. It should be noted that during this time (1994-2010) around one hundred submarines were scrapped that had been decommissioned from the Northern and Far Eastern fleet, including nuclear-powered submarines with damaged reactors with melted cores. Lepse continued to be moored in the waters of densely-populated Murmansk and waited its turn to be scrapped. It is not clear how scrapping Lepse differs technically from scrapping many nuclear submarines with problematic cores, icebreakers and other such objects, The completion of scrapping Lepse was accompanied by ceremonial speeches and events. Bellona was not present at these events, but many people, including in Rosatom, know and remember Bellona’s role and involvement in this project.

On 21 November 2023, the first stage of preparation was completed for decommissioning unit 1 of the Kursk NPP with a RBMK-1000 reactor: the last spent fuel assembly was removed from the reactor core. Unit 1 of the Kursk NPP was shut down on 19 December 2021, and spent fuel began to be removed in July 2022. Part of the unloaded fuel was sent for “afterburning” to reactors of the operating units 3 and 4 of the Kursk NPP, and the rest will be sent to a stationary storage facility for spent nuclear fuel.

Previously, in 2021 and 2023 at the Leningrad NPP specialists extracted the last fuel assemblies from reactors of units 1 and 2 with RMBK-1000 reactors (the units themselves were shut down after 45 years of operation in 2018 and 2020).

Final shutdown of unit 1 of Kursk NPP with a RMBK-1000 reactor after 45 years of operation on 19 December 2021. Credit: Rosenergoatom

Commentary by Bellona : RMBK reactors of the first generation from the first units of the Leningrad and Kursk NPPs are being gradually shut down after they have completed their resource of 45 years. At present, there is no plan or technologies for decommissioning such uranium-graphite high-capacity reactors. This nuclear legacy of the USSR still remains to be eliminated safely. Reactors of the same type were shut down some time ago at the Chernobyl NPP in Ukraine and at the Ignalina NPP in Lithuania. Bellona experts are observing the process of decommissioning the latter reactor and visited it in 2023. Experience of this work may be useful for all the countries concerned, but during the war in Ukraine cooperation of these countries with Russia is not possible.

We may add that the Russian NPPs with RMBK reactors are the closest ones to Europe, 60-70 km from the borders of Ukraine (Kursk NPP) and Estonia (Leningrad NPP). At these NPPs, operation of the newer units continues, with two RMBK-1000 reactors of the second generation. In early 2023, Rosatom decided to extend their service period by another 5 years to 50 years, as it will not manage to put replacement facilities into operation in time.

On 14 November, Rosatom general director Aleksey Likhachev and the Hungarian minister of foreign affairs and trade Peter Szijjártó visited the construction site of the Paks-2 NPP. At their meeting, the construction schedule was determined for the power units at Paks-2 in the coming years. Szijjártó noted that Paks-2 is an international project, “besides the Russian general contractor, 94 Hungarian companies, and many US, German, French, Swedish and Austrian contractors are involved.”

On 20 November, Vitaly Polyanin was appointed director of the Paks-2 NPP project – the vice-president of the Atomstroiexport company, who was in charge of construction of the Belarussian NPP.

Meanwhile, deputies of the Hungarian national parliament supported an according amendment to the strategy for nuclear energy proposed by the Hungarian government, where it was decided if the need arises to examine possible options for substituting fuel from Russia, which is now the sole supplier for the Paks NPP. For this purpose, a provision was added to national legislation stating that “the nuclear power plant may use new, alternative fuel from another manufacturer, including in the time of the extension of its operation period.”

Speaking at a parliament session, state secretary of the energy ministry Attila Steiner noted that only Rosatom enterprises could currently manufacture fuel assemblies for NPPs, so Hungary was interested in their not being subject to sanctions. At the same time, Stainer confirmed that in accordance with the general policy of the EU, Hungary would strive to diversify deliveries of energy sources, and that this principle also applied to nuclear power. Guided by this approach, the Hungarian Energy Ministry signed a Memorandum on Cooperation with the French corporation Framatome in September for the operation and fuel supply of nuclear power plants.

Historically, all fuel for the Paks NPP has been supplied by Russia. However, the war in Ukraine made changes to the routes of these deliveries. Before the war nuclear fuel was delivered to Ukraine by railway through Ukraine. But after the outbreak of the war, fuel was delivered by air, even after a ban on air transportation for Russian airlines, and then a Black Sea route was agreed on with transit through Romania.

On 8 November, Peter Szijjártó reported after a meeting in Bucharest with Romanian Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja that Hungary would continue to transport nuclear fuel for the Paks NPP through Romanian territory. Fuel is transported by special boat under the guard of military vessels to the Bulgarian port of Varna, where it is loaded on to a train and transported through Bulgaria and Romania to Hungary.

Paks-2 NPP construction site. Credit: Peter Szijjártó’s Facebook page

Commentary by Bellona : Paks-2 remains Rosatom’s sole ongoing project for building an NPP in the EU. The project, despite a delay of at least two years during the war in Ukraine and a number of changes arising from agreements within the EU and solved to a large degree with the assistance of France, is nevertheless moving to the active construction stage. Nevertheless, Hungary, perhaps under pressure from other EU members, is making a number of concessions. Previously, despite statements by Hungarian officials that no sanctions against the Russian nuclear sector were acceptable, Hungary has still agreed on a number of sanctions against Rosatom enterprises (including Atomflot).

The decision of the Hungarian parliament on the possible use of an alternative to Russian fuel at the Paks NPP may be one of these concessions. However, the parliament has only granted the plant the legislative right to select another supplier in future. Whether the NPP operator will make use of this right remains in question.

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Wind turbine market improves, but higher costs may linger in 2024: BNEF

The wind turbine industry is also looking to better manage risk in the future with contracts fixed to price indexes, said BloombergNEF analyst Leo Wang.

Northern Dynasty closes $17 million in financings to support Pebble project

Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) (NYSE American: NAK) has closed its recently announced convertible note and private placement financings for respective totals of $15 million and C$3.42 million, which the company plans to use for its Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska.

CEO Ron Thiessen specifically noted that these funds will be used “in a responsible manner for the benefit of all Alaskans, especially those in southwest Alaska closest to the Pebble project.”

In September, the Vancouver-based miner provided an updated preliminary economic assessment for the Pebble project, adding in an infrastructure plan for a “southern route” access to the proposed mine, which, if built, would represent the largest in North America. Over a 20-year mine life, Pebble is expected unearth 6.4 billion pounds of copper; 7.4 million ounces of gold, 300 million pounds of molybdenum; 37 million ounces of silver, and 200,000 kg of rhenium.

Still, that is a massive “if”, going by the fierce opposition to the project by local communities as well as the stance taken by the Biden administration.

For nearly two decades, Northern Dynasty has been trying to develop the massive copper resource at Pebble — said to be the world’s largest — but encountered multiple roadblocks in doing so.

Earlier this year, the Pebble mine project was effectively shot down after US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  blocked the company from storing mine waste in the Alaska’s watershed, home to the world’s largest sockeye salmon fisheries.

In July, the state, led by Governor Mike Dunleavy, filed a motion asking the US supreme Court to overturn the EPA’s decision, arguing that the move violated a decades-old land swap deal and Alaska’s sovereignty. Northern Dynasty has also not given up and considered legal options to challenge the EPA.

“The proposed mine for the Pebble project would provide good-paying, year-round employment for thousands of Alaskans, something desperately needed in southwest Alaska,” Thiessen said in  a statement earlier this year.

The executive noted that new infrastructure outlined in the new PEA study would offer the additional benefit of potentially lowering energy costs for the region.

Northern Dynasty’s stock was up by 2.2% as of 1:10 p.m. ET on the financing announcement. The company’s market capitalization stood at C$238.4 million ($179m).

Life-saving antibiotics in jeopardy from growing use in factory-farmed animals

The sale of medically important antibiotics in farm animals grew by 12 percent between 2017 and 2022, further jeopardizing the effectiveness of these life-saving drugs.

The overuse of antibiotics in farm animals makes bacteria more resistant and antibiotics less effective, leading to almost 3 million illnesses and 35,000 deaths a year in the U.S.

But sales of these crucial drugs for use in factory-farmed animals soared from 5.6 million kilograms, or kg, in 2017 to 6.2 million kg in 2022, an Environmental Working Group analysis found. And sales of medically important antibiotics for use on farms grew by 4 percent in 2022 alone, according to the Food and Drug Administration. 

The fastest growing rate of this antibiotic sold for use across animal types was for swine, rising from 2 million kg in 2017 to 2.7 million kg in 2022, up 31 percent.

The amount of these antibiotics – vital for protecting human health – sold for use for cattle also increased, from 2.3 million kg to 2.6 million kg, or by 10 percent. 

By contrast, the amount of medically important antibiotics sold for use in chicken has continued to fall .

Medically important antimicrobial drugs approved for use in food-producing animals actively marketed in 2017-2022

The vast majority of medically important antibiotics are given to animals and not humans. In the U.S., about 70 percent of all medically important antibiotics sold are for animals . 

Since 2017 , the FDA has prohibited the use of antibiotics to help promote animal growth. The agency has required farmers to get a prescription from veterinarians before adding antibiotics to animal feed.

But antibiotics are still widely used to prevent illnesses in animals, even when the animals are healthy. And the FDA is still failing to track how antibiotics are used on the farm. 

The use of antibiotics in farm animals has surged in recent decades as more animals are raised in crowded conditions on factory farms. Sales fell after the FDA prohibited their use to promote animal growth, but have begun to increase again. In particular, experts recently reported that these antibiotics are increasingly going to animals, not people. 

Changing how pigs are raised can significantly reduce the need for antibiotics. Denmark, Europe’s second largest pork producer, changed how barns were set up to give animals more room and better ventilation, and antibiotic use fell by more than 50 percent .

U.S. farmers can implement similar changes, by raising fewer animals in each barn, and providing them with better ventilation. This could greatly reduce the amount of antibiotics given to livestock.

When packaging on conventional meat products claims that animals have been raised without antibiotics, those claims may not actually be true . The only way consumers can know if meat is raised without antibiotics is if farmers start significantly reducing the use of antibiotics in meat production, if the Department of Agriculture cracks down on food packaging claims, or if consumers buy organic meat raised without antibiotics.

The USDA has pledged to update how antibiotic-free meat product claims are regulated. Until then, consumers worried about preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics should choose organic , which prohibits the use of antibiotics in animal production, or consider a plant-based alternative .

Featured Photo: Mapuche People Defeat Toxic Trash Incinerator!

Indigenous Mapuche Protest, Temuco, Chile (2019) Mapuche women lead a march in Temuco, Chile, to oppose a new trash incinerator on their traditional territory. Photo credit: Langelle Photography December 2023 Update – Incinerator Defeated!   In 2019, when the photo shown above was taken, the Mapuche community Lautaro was threatened by plans to construct a toxic […]

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New Biofuelwatch briefing exposes Tuzla power plant’s planned biomass unit as a dead end

21st December 2023 –

The briefing is available in English ( https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2023/src-west-balkan-briefing ) and in Western Balkan languages ( https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2023/src-izvjestaj-za-zapadni-balkan/ ).

Despite a September 2022 agreement by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and energy utility Elektroprivreda BiH to pursue the construction of a new biomass unit at the Tuzla power plant [1], the proposal to burn willow biomass is shrouded in uncertainty.

Notably, the EBRD feasibility study for the project has not been completed even a year after its initiation, and according to the draft National Energy and Climate Plan for BiH [2], the proposed biomass capacity has been halved from 100 MW to 50 MW.

As per EPBiH’s official statements [3], in an effort to overcome limitations on available biomass, the Tuzla power plant plans to rely heavily on fast-growing willow plantations primarily grown on former open-cast coal mines, supplemented by additional Short Rotation Coppicing (SRC) willow from farmers when necessary.

However, Biofuelwatch’s analysis highlights that SRC willow plantations have not been successful in Europe despite decades of effort. Economic challenges that farmers face and their inability to recoup investments, even with subsidies, raise concerns about the long-term sustainability of large-scale SRC plantations.

Alarmingly, the proposed 50 MWe biomass unit in Tuzla would require an estimated 29,000 hectares of land, more than double the size of Sarajevo, based on the average yield of SRC willow on farmland stated by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Additionally, SRC willow’s high water requirements make it far from drought-resistant. Failed SRC willow trials in Šićki Brod [4] further underline the challenges associated with implementing such projects.

Denis Zisko, Aarhus Centre BiH: ‘We lost 15 years listening to fairy tales about new coal power plants. Now the BiH authorities and Elektroprivreda BiH have created a new fairytale about biomass that could cost us another 15 years. It is time for our authorities to get their act together, admit that there is no future in burning stuff to produce energy, and finally start working on sustainable renewable solutions based on solar, wind, and geothermal energy combined with energy efficiency measures and energy storage solutions.’

Almuth Ernsting, Biofuelwatch: ‘Our research clearly shows that short-rotation coppicing, regardless of whether it is done on former coal mine surface or on farmland, cannot realistically meet more than a tiny fraction of the biomass demand of one or more, let alone the biomass plants proposed by EPBiH. Inevitably, most of the biomass will have to come from forests, which is deeply alarming in a region where illegal logging is widespread and forest degradation rampant.’

Natasa Kovacevic, CEE Bankwatch Network: ‘Even without considering the environmental impact of burning energy crops, the lack of credible success stories and the challenges of growing willow in short rotations on former coal mine sites raises serious doubts about the feasibility of this transition. We urge the EBRD and the EPBiH to halt the wasteful expenditure of time and money on this absurd project of replacing the Tuzla 3 unit with a biomass plant.’

The groups call for the funds to be redirected towards using geothermal energy for district heating needs and developing thermal energy storage in salt mines and advise authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to capitalize on the increasing opportunities for assistance in developing district heating modernization projects.

For instance, the EIB’s JASPERS programme has pledged to triple its technical assistance for investment preparation and project implementation in the next six years, while grants and loans available through the Western Balkans Growth Plan can be utilized to invest in clean heating systems [6].

Notes for editors:

[1] EBRD to back Bosnia’s Tuzla TPP project with 50 mln euro loan:  https://seenews.com/news/ebrd-to-back-bosnias-tuzla-tpp-project-with-50-mln-euro-loan-797457

[2]  http://www.mvteo.gov.ba/data/Home/Dokumenti/Energetika/Nacrt_NECP_BiH_loc.pdf

[3] BiH to convert Tuzla coal unit to biomass (50 MW) by 2030  https://www.energetika.net/eu/novice/ecology/bih-to-convert-tuzla-coal-unit-to-biomass-50-mw-by-2030

[4] Video:  https://youtu.be/90lR2mDPayY

[5] EIB and European Commission to triple advisory support for the Western Balkans under the JASPERS programme  https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2023-412-eib-and-european-commission-to-triple-advisory-support-for-the-western-balkans-under-the-jaspers-programme

[6] 2023 Regulation proposal Reform and Growth Facility Western Balkans  https://neighbourhood-enlargement.ec.europa.eu/2023-regulation-proposal-reform-and-growth-facility-western-balkans_en

Anne Reynolds Joins ACP as Offshore Wind Vice President  

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) announced that Anne Reynolds will join the organization as its new vice president of offshore wind, bringing her experience and track record in advocacy and environmental policy. 

Reynolds was previously the executive director of the Alliance for Clean Energy New York and played a role in advancing the state’s offshore industry and energy policies. She was also a founder of the New York Offshore Wind Alliance.  

“We are pleased that Anne is joining ACP in this important leadership role,” says Frank Macchiarola, ACP’s chief policy officer. “Her combined background in government and environmental and energy advocacy makes her uniquely qualified to champion cohesive policies to expand the U.S. offshore wind industry.” 

In her role, Reynolds will lead ACP’s efforts to advocate for and implement offshore strategies, working with member companies and policymakers to further the domestic industry’s potential.

Reynolds is set to officially join ACP next month.

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Skeptical Science New Research for Week #51 2023

From this week's government and NGO  section,  Flaws in EPA’s Monitoring and Verification of Carbon Capture Projects ,  Preet Bains,  Environmental Integrity Project  (pdf):

The author examined one central component of carbon capture and sequestration regulation in the U.S.: monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) plans required by the Environmental Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. These plans describe the monitoring strategies in place at each site to validate that the carbon dioxide is securely stored underground and is not leaking or migrating unexpectedly. If approved by EPA, the plans can also be used to qualify for tax subsidies. However, the 21 plans that the EPA approved as of October 31, 2023, are ambiguous and lack key elements to ensure safe and long-term carbon sequestration.  

A meta-analysis of the total economic impact of climate change , Tol,  Energy Policy:

Earlier meta-analyses of the economic impact of climate change are updated with more data, with three new results: (1) The central estimate of the economic impact of global warming is always negative. (2) The confidence interval about the estimates is much wider. (3) Elicitation methods are most pessimistic, econometric studies most optimistic. Two previous results remain: (4) The uncertainty about the impact is skewed towards negative surprises. (5) Poorer countries are much more vulnerable than richer ones. A meta-analysis of the impact of weather shocks reveals that studies, which relate economic growth to temperature levels, cannot agree on the sign of the impact whereas studies, which make economic growth a function of temperature change do agree on the sign but differ an order of magnitude in effect size.

Life cycle assessment of a two-seater all-electric aircraft , Arvidsson et al.,  The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment:

The main contributors to almost all impact categories are the airframe, the lithium-ion battery and emissions (in the use phase). The airframe has a major impact as it contains energy-intensive, carbon fibre–reinforced composites, the impact of which can be reduced by recycling. The battery dominates mineral resource depletion categories and contributes notably to emission-based categories. Producing batteries using non-fossil energy or shifting to less resource-intensive, next-generation batteries would reduce their impact. Use-phase impacts can be reduced by sourcing non-fossil electricity. Despite the need for multiple battery pack replacements, the comparison with the fossil fuel option (based on equal lifetimes) still showed the electric aircraft contributing less to global warming, even in a high-carbon electricity scenario.

Global land and water limits to electrolytic hydrogen production using wind and solar resources , Tonelli et al.,  Nature Communications:

Proposals for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 include scaling-up electrolytic hydrogen production, however, this poses technical, economic, and environmental challenges. One such challenge is for policymakers to ensure a sustainable future for the environment including freshwater and land resources while facilitating low-carbon hydrogen production using renewable wind and solar energy. We establish a country-by-country reference scenario for hydrogen demand in 2050 and compare it with land and water availability. Our analysis highlights countries that will be constrained by domestic natural resources to achieve electrolytic hydrogen self-sufficiency in a net-zero target. Depending on land allocation for the installation of solar panels or wind turbines, less than 50% of hydrogen demand in 2050 could be met through a local production without land or water scarcity. Our findings identify potential importers and exporters of hydrogen or, conversely, exporters or importers of industries that would rely on electrolytic hydrogen. 

Carbon storage in the built environment: a review , Bjånesøy et al.,  Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability:

With a rapidly decreasing carbon budget, the urgency of deep greenhouse gas reductions becomes increasingly necessary. This accentuates the need for the emerging paradigm shift, transforming the built environment from a major source of CO2 emissions to a carbon sink. Biogenic carbon sequestration and storage (CSS) has the potential to play a pivotal role as it offers multiple pathways for cities to improve their carbon sink capacity. There are various methods used to quantify the carbon storage potential of the built environment, and there is a lack of consensus on how biogenic carbon should be treated. This review aims to elucidate the ways in which scientific literature has considered carbon storage in the built environment by drawing a picture of the existing mechanism for CSS in the urban built environment with the focus on the existing mechanism of biogenic CSS materials.

Equivalent impacts of logging and beaver activities on aboveground carbon stock loss in the southernmost forest on Earth , Miranda et al.,  Scientific Reports:

While beavers have received significant attention for their substantial contribution to forest cover loss (56.1% forest cover, ≈ 1.4 MtC), our findings suggest that logging has nearly equally contributed to carbon stock depletion (43.8% forest cover, ≈ 1.2 MtC). Consequently, the prevailing focus on beavers has obscured the ongoing logging-induced carbon stock loss. The implications of our study highlight the urgency for comprehensive consideration of both drivers in Chile’s climate strategy to fulfill the country’s mitigation commitments.

Melting climates shrink North American small mammals , Searing et al.,  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences:

Here, we investigate body size shifts of North American small mammals during the past century, and we find that these species are indeed shrinking. We estimate that by 2100, the total anthropogenic reduction in body size may range from 10 to 21%, morphological shifts that are likely to have cascading impacts on the structure and functioning of terrestrial communities across the globe.

Rate-induced tipping in complex high-dimensional ecological networks , Panahi et al.,  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences:

This work studies the phenomenon of rate-induced tipping (R-tipping) in high-dimensional ecological networks, where the rate of parameter change can cause the system to undergo a tipping point from healthy survival to extinction. A quantitative scaling law between the probability of R-tipping and the rate was uncovered, with a striking and devastating consequence: In order to reduce the probability, parameter changes must be slowed down to such an extent that the rate practically reaches zero. This may pose an extremely significant challenge in our efforts to protect and preserve the natural environment.

Physical science of climate change, effects

Exploring the relationship between SPI and SPEI in a warming world , Nwayor & Robeson, Theoretical and Applied Climatology 10.1007/s00704-023-04764-y

Inferring Northern Hemisphere Continental Warming Patterns from the Amplitude and Phase of the Seasonal Cycle in Surface Temperature , McKinnon & Huybers, Journal of Climate 10.1175/jcli-d-22-0773.1

Opinion: Tropical cirrus – from micro-scale processes to climate-scale impacts , Gasparini et al., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Open Access pdf 10.5194/acp-23-15413-2023

Recent decline in tropical temperature sensitivity of atmospheric CO2 growth rate variability , Wang et al., Global Change Biology 10.1111/gcb.17073

Roles of thermal advection in setting the Southern Ocean warming pattern , Wei, International Journal of Climatology 10.1002/joc.8243

Observations of climate change, effects

Arctic tundra shrubification can obscure increasing levels of soil erosion in NDVI assessments of land cover derived from satellite imagery , Kodl et al., Remote Sensing of Environment Open Access 10.1016/j.rse.2023.113935

Attribution of differences in observed warming among subregions of China and observationally constrained projection , Dong et al., International Journal of Climatology 10.1002/joc.8322

Distinguishing the effects of climate change and vegetation greening on soil moisture variability along aridity gradient in the drylands of northern China , Xu et al., Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109786

Heavier Precipitation in Response to Longer-Lasting Tropical Cyclones and Rapid Urbanization over the Yangtze River Delta of Eastern China , Wei et al., Journal of Climate Open Access pdf 10.1175/jcli-d-22-0854.1

Higher Exposure of Poorer People to Emerging Weather Whiplash in a Warmer World , Zhang et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023gl105640

Spatiotemporal changes in Universal Thermal Climate Index in the Middle East and North Africa , Hamed et al., Atmospheric Research 10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.107008

Unprecedented Human-Perceived Heat Stress in 2021 Summer Over Western North America: Increasing Intensity and Frequency in a Warming Climate , Jeong et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023gl105964

Instrumentation & observational methods of climate change, effects

Uncertainties in critical slowing down indicators of observation-based fingerprints of the Atlantic Overturning Circulation , Ben-Yami et al., Nature Communications Open Access 10.1038/s41467-023-44046-9

Modeling, simulation & projection of climate change, effects

Anomalous Meltwater From Ice Sheets and Ice Shelves Is a Historical Forcing , Schmidt et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023gl106530

Climate change projected to impact structural hillslope connectivity at the global scale , Michalek et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-023-42384-2

Future changes in Antarctic coastal polynyas and bottom water formation simulated by a high-resolution coupled model , Jeong et al., 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-4760

Internal Variability Increased Arctic Amplification During 1980–2022 , Sweeney et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access 10.1029/2023gl106060

The Effect of Arctic Sea-Ice Loss on Extratropical Cyclones , Hay et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023gl102840

Using Large Ensembles to Examine Historical and Projected Changes in Record-Breaking Summertime Temperatures Over the Contiguous United States , McHugh et al., Earth's Future Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023ef003954

Advancement of climate & climate effects modeling, simulation & projection

A New Framework for Estimating and Decomposing the Uncertainty of Climate Projections , Zhang et al., Journal of Climate Open Access pdf 10.1175/jcli-d-23-0064.1

Assessment of NA-CORDEX regional climate models, reanalysis and in situ gridded-observational data sets against the U.S. Climate Reference Network , SY et al., International Journal of Climatology Open Access pdf 10.1002/joc.8331

Evaluation of statistical downscaling techniques and projection of climate extremes in central Texas, USA , Tefera et al., Weather and Climate Extremes Open Access 10.1016/j.wace.2023.100637

Increased Uncertainty in Projections of Precipitation and Evaporation Due To Wet-Get-Wetter/Dry-Get-Drier Biases , Adam et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023gl106365

Parameterized orographic gravity wave drag and dynamical effects in CMIP6 models , Hájková & Šácha, Climate Dynamics Open Access pdf 10.1007/s00382-023-07021-0

Selection of representative near-future climate simulations by minimizing bias in average monthly temperature and precipitation , Khokhlov et al., Theoretical and Applied Climatology Open Access 10.1007/s00704-023-04792-8

The Heat and Carbon Characteristics of Modeled Mesoscale Eddies in the South–East Atlantic Ocean , Smith et al., Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023jc020337

Cryosphere & climate change

A high-resolution record of surface melt on Antarctic ice shelves using multi-source remote sensing data and deep learning , de Roda Husman et al., Remote Sensing of Environment Open Access 10.1016/j.rse.2023.113950

Climate Warming Favoring Sublimation on a Westerlies-Controlled Glacier of Tibetan Plateau , Guo et al., Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 10.1029/2023jd039332

Dynamic Response to Ice Shelf Basal Meltwater Relevant to Explain Observed Sea Ice Trends Near the Antarctic Continental Shelf , Huneke et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023gl105435

Modelling the historical and future evolution of six ice masses in the Tien Shan, Central Asia, using a 3D ice-flow model , Van Tricht & Huybrechts, The Cryosphere Open Access 10.5194/tc-17-4463-2023

The effects of climatic change and inter-annual variability on glacier retreat from ~ 1850s AD moraines in the Kuoqionggangri peak region, southern Tibetan Plateau , Xu et al., Climate Dynamics 10.1007/s00382-023-07041-w

Unveiling lake ice phenology in Central Asia under climate change with MODIS data and a two-step classification approach , Xu et al., Remote Sensing of Environment 10.1016/j.rse.2023.113955

Paleoclimate & paleogeochemistry

Millennial atmospheric CO2 changes linked to ocean ventilation modes over past 150,000 years , Yu et al., Nature Geoscience Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41561-023-01297-x

Biology & climate change, related geochemistry

Chronic exposure to environmental temperature attenuates the thermal sensitivity of salmonids , González-Ferreras et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-023-43478-7

Climate change impacts on Antarctic krill behaviour and population dynamics , Kawaguchi et al., Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 10.1038/s43017-023-00504-y

Climate change impacts on streamflow and nutrient loading to Lake Okeechobee , Song et al., Climatic Change 10.1007/s10584-023-03660-8

Critical role of water conditions in the responses of autumn phenology of marsh wetlands to climate change on the Tibetan Plateau , Shen et al., Global Change Biology 10.1111/gcb.17097

Decrease in climatic disequilibrium associated with climate change and species abundance shifts in Mediterranean plant communities , Pérez?Navarro et al., Journal of Ecology Open Access pdf 10.1111/1365-2745.14233

Design and Assessment of a Novel Approach for Ecosystem Warming Experiments in High-Energy Tidal Wetlands , Rich et al., Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023jg007550

Geographic Analysis of the Vulnerability of U.S. Lakes to Cyanobacterial Blooms under Future Climate , Butcher et al., Earth Interactions Open Access pdf 10.1175/ei-d-23-0004.1

Increasing atmospheric dryness reduces boreal forest tree growth , Mirabel et al., Nature Communications Open Access 10.1038/s41467-023-42466-1

Influence of climate and landscape on genetic differentiation of aardvarks (Orycteropus afer) , Epps et al., Diversity and Distributions Open Access pdf 10.1111/ddi.13792

Linking climate warming and land conversion to species’ range changes across Great Britain , Suggitt et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-023-42475-0

Links Between Stream Water Nitrogen and Terrestrial Vegetation in Northeast Greenland , Riis et al., Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 10.1029/2023jg007688

Mangrove ghost forests provide opportunities for seagrass , Twomey et al., Frontiers in Climate Open Access pdf 10.3389/fclim.2023.1284829

Melting climates shrink North American small mammals , Searing et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open Access 10.1073/pnas.2310855120

Microclimate and forest density drive plant population dynamics under climate change , Sanczuk et al., Nature Climate Change 10.1038/s41558-023-01744-y

Rate-induced tipping in complex high-dimensional ecological networks , Panahi et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open Access pdf 10.1073/pnas.2308820120

Seagrass-macroalgal interactions in a changing ocean , Richard & Quijón, Frontiers in Climate Open Access pdf 10.3389/fclim.2023.1283305

Simultaneous warming and acidification limit population fitness and reveal phenotype costs for a marine copepod , deMayo et al., Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 10.1098/rspb.2023.1033

Temperature dependence of carbon metabolism in the leaves in sun and shade in a subtropical forest , Chen et al., Oecologia 10.1007/s00442-023-05487-7

GHG sources & sinks, flux, related geochemistry

Conceptual models of dissolved carbon fluxes in a two-layer stratified lake: interannual typhoon responses under extreme climates , Lin et al., Biogeosciences Open Access pdf 10.5194/bg-20-4359-2023

Effects of aridification on soil total carbon pools in China's drylands , Ren et al., Global Change Biology 10.1111/gcb.17091

Enhanced causal effect of ecosystem photosynthesis on respiration during heatwaves , Ping et al., Science Advances Open Access pdf 10.1126/sciadv.adi6395

Equivalent impacts of logging and beaver activities on aboveground carbon stock loss in the southernmost forest on Earth , Miranda et al., Scientific Reports Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41598-023-45657-4

Evidence of cryptic methane cycling and non-methanogenic methylamine consumption in the sulfate-reducing zone of sediment in the Santa Barbara Basin, California , Krause et al., Biogeosciences Open Access pdf 10.5194/bg-20-4377-2023

Food web structure for high carbon retention in marine plankton communities , Kang et al., Science Advances Open Access pdf 10.1126/sciadv.adk0842

Increasing global ecosystem respiration between 1982 and 2015 from Earth observation-based modelling , Tagesson et al., Global Ecology and Biogeography Open Access pdf 10.1111/geb.13775

Methane Seepage Caused by Gas Hydrate Dissociation in the Mid-Okinawa Trough Since the Last Glacial Maximum , Li et al., Geophysical Research Letters Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023gl103375

Permafrost trapped natural gas in Svalbard, Norway , Birchall et al., Frontiers in Earth Science Open Access pdf 10.3389/feart.2023.1277027

Shoreface erosion counters blue carbon accumulation in transgressive barrier-island systems , Barksdale et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-023-42942-8

Spatial and temporal variations of gross primary production simulated by land surface model BCC&AVIM2.0 , Li et al., Advances in Climate Change Research Open Access 10.1016/j.accre.2023.02.001

Substantial blue carbon sequestration in the world’s largest seagrass meadow , Fu et al., Communications Earth & Environment Open Access pdf 10.1038/s43247-023-01154-0

CO2 capture, sequestration science & engineering

Carbon storage in the built environment: a review , Bjånesøy et al., Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability Open Access pdf 10.1088/2634-4505/ad139f

Cost of mitigating climate change through reforestation in China , Zhang et al., Frontiers in Forests and Global Change Open Access pdf 10.3389/ffgc.2023.1229216

Dataset on the adoption of historical technologies informs the scale-up of emerging carbon dioxide removal measures , Nemet et al., Communications Earth & Environment Open Access pdf 10.1038/s43247-023-01056-1

Electrocatalytic CO2 conversion toward large-scale deployment , Lin et al., Chinese Journal of Catalysis 10.1016/s1872-2067(23)64524-3

The impact of carbon dioxide removal on temperature parameters over West Africa , Uzoma et al., Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics 10.1007/s00703-023-00992-z

Decarbonization

Efficient photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide using dispersible and photoactive porous polymers , Wang et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-023-42720-6

Global land and water limits to electrolytic hydrogen production using wind and solar resources , Tonelli et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-023-41107-x

Life cycle assessment of a two-seater all-electric aircraft , Arvidsson et al., The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Open Access pdf 10.1007/s11367-023-02244-z

Technological Solutions to China's Carbon Neutrality in the Steel and Cement Sectors , Chen et al., Earth's Future Open Access pdf 10.1029/2022ef003255

Geoengineering climate

Climate intervention using marine cloud brightening (MCB) compared with stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) in the UKESM1 climate model , Haywood et al., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Open Access pdf 10.5194/acp-23-15305-2023

Detection of large-scale cloud microphysical changes within a major shipping corridor after implementation of the International Maritime Organization 2020 fuel sulfur regulations , Diamond, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Open Access pdf 10.5194/acp-23-8259-2023

Climate change communications & cognition

A Distant Threat? The Framing of Climate Futures Across Four Countries , Guenther et al., Environmental Communication 10.1080/17524032.2023.2253500

ChatClimate: Grounding conversational AI in climate science , Vaghefi et al., Communications Earth & Environment Open Access 10.1038/s43247-023-01084-x

Five types on perception of global warming in Japanese , Kosugi & Baba, Frontiers in Climate Open Access pdf 10.3389/fclim.2023.1227585

Indigenous filmmaking practices: healing in times of climate crises , Ramirez-Loaiza, Frontiers in Climate Open Access pdf 10.3389/fclim.2023.1231794

Predicting climate change anxiety , Asgarizadeh et al., Journal of Environmental Psychology Open Access 10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102087

Proud fathers and fossil fuels: gendered identities and climate obstruction , Letourneau et al., Environmental Politics 10.1080/09644016.2023.2274271

Agronomy, animal husbundry, food production & climate change

Biochar as a tool for the improvement of soil and environment , Kabir et al., Frontiers in Environmental Science Open Access pdf 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1324533

Climate Change Driving Salinity: An Overview of Vulnerabilities, Adaptations, and Challenges for Indonesian Agriculture , Oelviani et al., Weather, Climate, and Society 10.1175/wcas-d-23-0025.1

Comparing the responses of grain-fed feedlot cattle under moderate heat load and during subsequent recovery with those of feed-restricted thermoneutral counterparts: blood cells and inflammatory markers , Wijffels et al., International Journal of Biometeorology Open Access pdf 10.1007/s00484-023-02584-3

Economic inequality expanded after an extreme climate event: a long-term analysis of herders’ household data in Mongolia , Kakinuma et al., Sustainability Science Open Access pdf 10.1007/s11625-023-01429-7

Efficient agricultural practices in Africa reduce crop water footprint despite climate change, but rely on blue water resources , Giordano et al., Communications Earth & Environment Open Access pdf 10.1038/s43247-023-01125-5

Facing drought: exposure, vulnerability and adaptation options of extensive livestock systems in the French Pre-Alps , Deléglise et al., Climate Risk Management Open Access 10.1016/j.crm.2023.100568

Grassland Greening and Water Resource Availability May Coexist in a Warming Climate in Northern China and the Tibetan Plateau , Zhang et al., Earth's Future Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023ef004037

Nutrition and Climate Policies in the European Union: Friends or Enemies? , Chadwick, Media History Open Access pdf 10.1080/13688804.2014.991383

Social dimensions of adaptation to climate change in rangelands: a systematic literature review , Smith et al., Climatic Change 10.1007/s10584-023-03648-4

Stakeholder-based modelling in climate change planning for the agriculture sector in Argentina , Gutman et al., Climate Policy 10.1080/14693062.2023.2267024

The development of a farmer decision-making mind map to inform climate services in Central America , Giraldo et al., Frontiers in Climate Open Access pdf 10.3389/fclim.2023.1235601

Hydrology, hydrometeorology & climate change

Future projections of extreme rainfall events in Indonesia , Kurniadi et al., International Journal of Climatology Open Access pdf 10.1002/joc.8321

Population Exposure to Compound Precipitation–Temperature Extremes in the Past and Future Climate across India , Dash et al., Journal of Hydrometeorology 10.1175/jhm-d-22-0238.1

Quantitative evaluation of flood damage methodologies under a portfolio of adaptation scenarios , Boulange et al., Natural Hazards Open Access 10.1007/s11069-023-06017-7

Temporal Assessment of GCM-Driven Hydroclimatic Conditions for the Alberta Oil Sands Region, Canada , Thiombiano et al., Journal of Hydrometeorology 10.1175/jhm-d-23-0051.1

Topographic controls of water balance response to air temperature increase in permafrost-affected watersheds , Debolskiy et al., Frontiers in Earth Science Open Access pdf 10.3389/feart.2023.1288680

Climate change economics

A meta-analysis of the total economic impact of climate change , Tol, Energy Policy Open Access 10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113922

From a dynamic integrated climate economy (DICE) to a resilience integrated model of climate and economy (RIMCE) , Bertolami & Gonçalves Gonçalves Diego, The Anthropocene Review Open Access pdf 10.1177/20530196231205486

Integrated prediction of green bond return under the dual risks of climate change and energy crisis , Nie et al., Frontiers in Environmental Science Open Access pdf 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1336867

The effects of climate change on the natural rate of interest: A critical survey , Mongelli et al., WIREs Climate Change Open Access pdf 10.1002/wcc.873

Climate change mitigation public policy research

A transboundary agenda for nature-based solutions across sectors, scales and disciplines: Insights from carbon projects in Southeast Asia , Miller & Taylor, Ambio Open Access pdf 10.1007/s13280-023-01961-x

Additional or accidental? Simulating interactions between a low-carbon fuel standard and other climate policy instruments in Canada , , The Aeronautical Journal Open Access 10.1017/s0001924000026865

Can environmental protection tax drive manufacturing carbon unlocking? Empirical evidence from China , Wen & Sun, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Open Access pdf 10.3389/fevo.2023.1274785

Carbon reduction effect of ESG: empirical evidence from listed manufacturing companies in China , Ye & Xu, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Open Access pdf 10.3389/fevo.2023.1311777

Climate policy and inequality in urban areas: Beyond incomes , Liotta et al., Urban Climate Open Access pdf 10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101722

Co-benefits as a rationale and co-benefits as a factor for urban climate action: linking air quality and emission reductions in Moscow, Paris, and Montreal , Roggero et al., Climatic Change Open Access pdf 10.1007/s10584-023-03662-6

Designing role-play simulations for climate change decision-making: A step-by-step approach to facilitate cooperation between science and policy , Alejandro et al., Environmental Science & Policy Open Access 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103650

Electric utility plans are consistent with Renewable Portfolio Standards and Clean Energy Standards in most US states , Kroeger & Burgess, Climatic Change 10.1007/s10584-023-03645-7

Enacting biochar as a climate solution in Denmark , Hougaard, Environmental Science & Policy Open Access 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103651

Evaluation of carbon emission efficiency and spatial relevance in the thermal power industry: evidence from China , Liu et al., Environment, Development and Sustainability 10.1007/s10668-023-03573-7

Has the evolution of renewable energy policies facilitated the construction of a new power system for China? A system dynamics analysis , Wu et al., Energy Policy 10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113798

Inequalities in Air Pollution Exposure and Attributable Mortality in a Low Carbon Future , Reddington et al., Earth's Future Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023ef003697

Mixed success for carbon payments and subsidies in support of forest restoration in the neotropics , Sinacore et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-023-43861-4

Optimizing building solutions in a changing climate: parameter-based analysis of embodied and operational environmental impacts , Ramon & Allacker, Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability Open Access pdf 10.1088/2634-4505/ad139e

Potential greenhouse gas emissions and reduction from municipal solid waste management in Phnom Penh municipality , Pheakdey et al., Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 10.1002/ghg.2231

The impact of climate change policies on financial stability of China , Meng et al., Frontiers in Environmental Science Open Access pdf 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1295951

Uncertainties in deforestation emission baseline methodologies and implications for carbon markets , Teo et al., Nature Communications Open Access pdf 10.1038/s41467-023-44127-9

Climate change adaptation & adaptation public policy research

A co-produced national climate change risk and vulnerability assessment framework for South Africa , Ziervogel & Taylor, Frontiers in Climate Open Access pdf 10.3389/fclim.2023.1197167

Central America urgently needs to reduce the growing adaptation gap to climate change , Ley et al., Frontiers in Climate Open Access pdf 10.3389/fclim.2023.1215062

High-level characterisation and mapping of key climate-change hazards in European coastal cities , Laino & Iglesias, Natural Hazards 10.1007/s11069-023-06349-4

Traditional and local communities as key actors to identify climate-related disaster impacts: a citizen science approach in Southeast Brazilian coastal areas , Pereira et al., Frontiers in Climate Open Access pdf 10.3389/fclim.2023.1243008

Training community engaged climate adaptation leaders using multiple case study analysis: insights from cognitive learning sciences , Abercrombie et al., Frontiers in Climate Open Access pdf 10.3389/fclim.2023.1196467

Climate change impacts on human health

Association between thermal stress and cardiovascular mortality in the subtropics , Jingesi et al., International Journal of Biometeorology 10.1007/s00484-023-02565-6

Feminization of hunger in climate change: linking rural women’s health and wellbeing in India , Pattnaik & Lahiri-Dutt, Climate and Development 10.1080/17565529.2023.2282486

Observational and model evidence together support wide-spread exposure to noncompensable heat under continued global warming , Powis et al., Science Advances Open Access pdf 10.1126/sciadv.adg9297

Projected changes in heatwaves and its impact on human discomfort over India due to global warming under the CORDEX-CORE framework , Maharana et al., Theoretical and Applied Climatology Open Access pdf 10.1007/s00704-023-04788-4

The Social Cost of Ozone-Related Mortality Impacts From Methane Emissions , McDuffie et al., Earth's Future Open Access pdf 10.1029/2023ef003853

Climate change & geopolitics

The impact of power dynamics on international climate commitments: a case study of the USA–Iran over climate action and economic sanctions , Javadi, Environment, Development and Sustainability 10.1007/s10668-023-04278-7

Exploring the Drivers of Tropospheric Hydroxyl Radical Trends in the GFDL AM4.1 Atmospheric Chemistry-Climate Model , Chua et al., Open Access 10.5194/acp-2023-9

Informed opinion, nudges & major initiatives

Amazon deforestation implications in local/regional climate change , Artaxo, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open Access 10.1073/pnas.2317456120

An indisputable link between climate emergency and human health , TONG et al., Advances in Climate Change Research Open Access 10.1016/j.accre.2023.12.004

Coupled Changes in the Arctic Carbon Cycle Between the Land, Marine, and Social Domains , Wu et al., Earth's Future Open Access pdf 10.1029/2022ef003293

Editorial: Nature-based solutions, climate mitigation, biodiversity conservation , Hilmi et al., Frontiers in Climate Open Access pdf 10.3389/fclim.2023.1308032

Editorial: New approaches to local climate change risk analysis , Aall et al., Frontiers in Climate Open Access pdf 10.3389/fclim.2023.1298779

Effective climate adaptation must be imaginative and inclusive , , Communications Earth & Environment Open Access pdf 10.1038/s43247-023-01150-4

Poetry and language offer a balm for climate angst , McDermott, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open Access 10.1073/pnas.2319793120

Valuing a values-based approach for assessing loss and damage , van Schie et al., Climate and Development 10.1080/17565529.2023.2289533

Arctic Permafrost Atlas , Westerveld et al., GRID-Arendal

Arctic Report Card 2023 , Thoman et al., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

India: Climate Change Issues , Kronstadt et al., Congressional Research Service

Flaws in EPA’s Monitoring and Verification of Carbon Capture Projects , Preet Bains, Environmental Integrity Project

Is Climate Change Influencing Wildfires? Climate Change Effects on Wildfires in the United States , Jonathan Haskett and Anne Riddle, Congressional Research Service

National Preparedness Report, December 2023 , Federal Emergency Management Agency

Climate Change in the Courts: A 2023 Thematic Retrospective , Marie Antonia Tigre and Margaret Barry, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Insights on Climate, Peace and Security , Tarif et al., Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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OEG Energy Contracts for Marine Coordination at Hai Long Offshore Project

OEG Energy Group ’s Specialist Marine Consultants and Fern Communications have been contracted to deliver a turnkey marine coordination solution to the Hai Long Offshore Wind project in Taiwan.

The 1,022 MW project, located between 45 and 70 km from the coast and sitting in water depths between 35 and 55 m, is a joint project being developed by Northland Power, Yushan Energy and Mitsui, providing enough energy to power more than one million Taiwanese households, says OEG. 

The contract will be for the duration of the installation and commissioning works and will include the provision of an experienced U.K. marine coordination team, as well as development of a local Taiwanese team to manage the project marine coordination center in the longer-term.

“We are delighted to have been awarded the contract for the provision of these specialist services, which further underlines OEG Renewables position as a key player providing critical services to the offshore wind market in Taiwan and the broader APAC region,” says OEG’s Kevin Wu. “OEG Renewables is uniquely placed to service global clients and projects with its extensive operating footprint in over 60 countries and growing subsea and topside service offerings.”

This will be OEG Renewables’ 20th project in Taiwan.

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LCEA 2023 Year-End Review

In 2023, Local Clean Energy Alliance (LCEA) faced many challenges and continued its important work to ensure equitable access to local, clean energy resources. 

See LCEA’s 2023 Year-End Review.

In August 2023, LCEA lost its longtime Coordinator Al Weinrub. Al’s life was celebrated by hundreds of people, family, friends, current and former colleagues. Many in attendance learned how long and varied Al’s commitment to justice on all fronts had been. Just before his passing, we also learned that Al’s collected writings and archives would be housed at UMass Amherst in the Al Weinrub Justice Papers Collection . Donations to help digitize Al’s writings to make them more accessible are requested to be made to the Al Weinrub Justice Fund . Al Weinrub’s legacy for energy democracy carries on through LCEA’s work.

Download LCEA’s 2023 Year-End R eview to learn more.

Highlights Include:

Local and Regional Work

  • Advocacy at Ava Community Energy – formerly East Bay Community Energy (EBCE)  
  • LCEA webinar: Local Advocacy Sets the Standard for Community Choice agencies on Workforce Development and Environmental Justice  

Collaboration with the City of Hayward on Building Electrification

  • Bay Area Sierra Club and Emerald Cities Collaboration on Equity in Gas Appliance Phase-out  
  • Workshops on Energy Democracy, with Youth and Monolingual Spanish speaking Adults  

Energy Resilience with Youth at Oakland’s Castlemont High School

  • 2023 LCEA Externs and Interns - Building New Leaders for Energy Democracy  

LCEA presents webinar: Lithium Mining Behind the Curtain: What is Equity in an Extractive Energy Transition?

Advocacy at the California State Level

Building Energy Equity and Power (BEEP)

  • Joining Efforts to Defend Energy Democracy at the CPUC - Virtual Net Energy Metering, Fighting the Fixed Charge Utility Tax and Rate Hikes  

Pushing Back on Utilities

  • Statewide Solidarity

Click HERE to see LCEA’s 2023 Year-End Review

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Road Closures and parking restrictions

Road Closures and parking restrictions

Keep an eye on the various road closures and parking restrictions in place for the santos tour down under.

See below a drop-down list of road closures and parking restrictions in place for each day of the Santos Tour Down Under.

Or zoom in and click on the individual road closures and parking restrictions on the interactive map below to see more information. 

How to read the maps on this page:

  • *Please note that roads on the designated race routes will be progressively closed to traffic during the race. The roads will be progressively closed and opened by Police at specific locations to enable the event to pass through that location.
  • Pink - Soft Road Closures (access for local residents and businesses situated on the area of soft closure, but not open to other traffic)
  • Blue – Parking Restrictions
  • Green - Speed Restrictions
  • Orange - Race Route (rolling road closure)

4th - 25th January 2024

Event: City of Adelaide Tour Village

Road Closures (Hard)

Parking restrictions, 12th january 2024.

Events: Ziptrak® Women's Stage 1 - Hahndorf to Campbelltown & Glenelg Ice-cream Festival

Orange:  Rolling Road Closure.   View race passing times here.

Click the lines on the map to see road closure information, or   click here to view larger map.

Road Closures (Soft)

Parking restrictions , 13th january 2024.

Events: Down Under Classic & Health Partners Women's Stage 2

Orange:  Rolling Road Closure.  View race passing times here.

Click the lines on the map to see road closure information, or  click here to view larger map.

Flinders Street: 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: King William Street To: A point approximately 30m east of Pulteney Street King William Street: 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Pirie Street To: Angas Street Victoria Square (South East): 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Angas Street To: King William Street Victoria Square (North East): 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Flinders Street To: King William Street Pulteney Street: 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Pirie Street To: Bath Lane Ifould Street: 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Pulteney Street To: A point approximately 30m east of Pulteney Street Pulteney Court: 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Pulteney Street To: Entire Length Hyde Street: 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Flinders Street To: Stockley Alley Wyatt Street: 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Flinders Street To: Stockley Alley Santos Lane: 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Flinders Street To: Entire Length Roper Street: 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Flinders Street To: Wakefield Street Divett Place: 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Flinders Street To: Victoria Place Service Lane Gawler Place: 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Flinders Street To: Victoria Place Service Lane Victoria Place: 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Flinders Street To: Wakefield Street Victoria Place (Service Lane): 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Victoria Place To: Divett Place Bray Street: 7:00am - 11:59pm  From: Gawler Place To: Entire Length

Wakefield Street (North Carriageway): 7:00am - 4:00pm  From: Divett Place To: Pulteney Street Wakefield Street (North Carriageway): 7:00am - 11:59pm   From: Pulteney Street To: Gunson Street Wakefield Street (South Carriageway): 7:00am - 11:59pm   From: Pulteney Street To: Gunson Street Flinders Street: 7:00am - 11:59pm   From: A point approximately 30m east of Pulteney Street To: Sudholz Place Pulteney Street: 7:00am - 11:59pm   From: Bath Lane To: Angas Street Ifould Street: 7:00am - 11:59pm   From: Frome Street To: A point approximately 30m east of Pulteney Street Wakefield Street (North Carriageway): 7:00am - 11:59pm   From: Gunson Street To: Frome Street Wakefield Street (South Carriageway): 7:00am - 11:59pm   From: Gunson Street To: Frome Street Gunson Street: 7:00am - 11:59pm   From: Wakefield Street To: Angas Street

Main Road: 9:00am - 1:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: A point approximately 100m west of Cherry Gardens Road To: A point approximately 100m east of Cherry Gardens Road

Colley Terrace: 5:00am - 3:00pm From: Anzac Highway To: Hope Street Augusta Terrace: 5:00am - 3:00pm From: Colley Terrace To: Durham Street Hope Street: 5:00am - 3:00pm From: Colley Terrace To: Entirety

Elizabeth Street Car Park: 5:00am - 3:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides  Adelphi Terrace: 5:00am - 3:00pm | No Parking - East Side  From: Canning Street To: A point approximately 60m south

Mawson Road: 9:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: A point approximately 50m west of Church Street To: A point approximately 50m east of Church Street

Strathalbyn Road: 10:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Expedition Drive To: Church Street

Mount Barker Road: 6:00am - 6:30pm From: Gould Road / Twin Street To: Merrion Terrace / Johnston Street

Garrod Crescent: 6:00am - 6:30pm From: Mount Barker Road To: A point approximately 55m north

Stirling Oval: 6:00am - 6:30pm | No Parking - Entire Oval Entire oval and surrounding access roads

Avenue Road: 12:00pm - 3:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Mount Barker Road To: Ayres Hill Road / Milan Terrace

Oakbank Street: 12:00pm - 4:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Johnston Street To: Stirling Oval Entrance

14th January 2024

Event: Hyundai Women's Stage 3

Esplanade: 10:00am - 3:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Aldinga Beach Road To: Hume Street

Kangarilla Road: 11:00am - 4:00pm | No Parking - South Side From: 102 Kangarilla Road  To: Park Drive 

Main Road: 10:00am - 3:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Hill Street To: Kell Street

16th January 2024

Event: Ziptrak® Men's Stage 1

Menglers Hill Road: 9:00am - 5:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: A point approximately 100m northeast of #591 Menglers Hill Road To: A point approximately 70m southwest of #591 Menglers Hill Road

Murray Street: 9:00am - 5:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: South Terrace To: Sturt Street

Murray Street: 5:00am - 6:30pm From: Fielder Street To: Bridge Street

Elizabeth Street: 5:00am - 6:30pm From: Murray Street  To: William Street Basedow Road: 5:00am - 6:30pm From: Murray Street To: MacDonnell Street Bilyara Road: 5:00am - 6:30pm From: Murray Street  To: Elizabeth Street Mill Street: 5:00am - 6:30pm From: Murray Street To: Edward Street Bushman Street: 5:00am - 6:30pm From: Murray Street To: Edward Street Julius Street: 5:00am - 6:30pm From: Murray Street  To: William Street John Street: 5:00am - 6:30pm From: Murray Street To: William Street Bilyara Road: 5:00am - 6:30pm From: Park Street To: Elizabeth Street John Street: 5:00am - 4:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Murray Street  To: William Street Julias Street: 5:00am - 4:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Murray Street To: William Street

Bilyara Road: 5:00am - 6:30pm | No Parking - East Side From: Elizabeth Street To: #5 Bilyara Road Anglican Church Car Park: 5:00am - 11:30pm Entirety of Car Park Basedow Road: 5:00am - 4:30pm | No Parking - South Side From: Rail Crossing  To: A point approximately 50m west William Street: 12:00pm - 4:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: John Street To: Elizabeth Street Murray Street / Barossa Valley Way: 5:00am - 6:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Fielder Street To: Bethany Road Bethany Road: 5:00am - 6:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Barossa Valley Way To: #40 Bethany Road

17th January 2024

Event: efex Men's Stage 2

Stoney Rise Road: 9:00am - 1:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: A point approximately 50m south of Jennings Drive To: A point approximately 50m north of Jennings Drive

Fox Creek Road: 10:30am - 4:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Croft Road To: A point approximately 50m north Coldstore Road: 10:30am - 4:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Croft Road To: A point approximately 50m south 

Lobethal Lutheran Collage Oval & Car Park: 6:00am - 6:30pm Entirety of School Oval and Car Park Centennial Hall Car Park: 6:00am - 6:30pm  Entirety of Car Park 

Webbe Street Car Park: 6:00am - 2:30pm Entirety of Upper Level Osmond Terrace: 6:00am - 2:30pm | No Parking - Eastern Side From: The Parade To: Orange Lane

Onkaparinga Valley Road: 10:00am - 2:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Post Office Road To: Station Road

18th January 2024

Event: Health Partners Men's Stage 3

Manresa Court: 6:00am - 6:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Gorge Road To: Bakhill Road Wallace Oval - St Ignatius Collage: 6:00am - 2:30pm Entirety of Oval

North East Road: 9:00am - 1:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: A point approximately 60m south of Range Road North  To: Range Road North Range Road North: 9:00am - 1:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Milbanca Road To: North East Road

Barossa Valley Way: 10:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: A point approximately 60m north of Kauffmann Avenue To: A point approximately 60m south of Kauffmann Avenue 

Melrose Street: 11:00am - 3:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Phillis Street   To: Memorial Avenue 

Melrose Street: 11:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - North Side From: Joseph Street To: Tungkillo Road

Gallery 1855 Car Park: 6:00am - 2:30pm | No Parking - Entirety of Car Park  From: Haines Road To: Entire Car Park The Gully Public House & Garden Car Park: 6:00am - 2:30pm | No Parking - Entirety of Car Park From: Haines Road To: South East Corner of Car Park 

Yettie Road: 10:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides  From: A point approximately 80m north of Lorke Road To: A point approximately 80m south of Lorke Road

19th January 2024

Event: Hahn Men's Stage 4

Orange:  Rolling Road Closure.  View race passing times here .

Bridge Road: 11:00am - 3:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides  From: A point approximately 60m west of Murray Road To: A point approximately 80m east of Murray Road Bridge Road: 11:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - South Side From: Langhorne Street To: Westbourne Street  

Murray Bridge Visitor Information Centre Car: 6:00am - 2:30pm | No Parking - Entirety of Car Park  From: Mary Terrace To: Seventh Street

Road Closures (Soft with Parking Restrictions)

Charteris Street Vacant Block: 6:00am - 6:30pm No Parking - Entirety of Charteris Street North Terrace: 6:00am - 6:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides  From: The Stand To: Strangeways Terrace Port Elliot Road: 6:00am - 6:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides  From: Strangeways Terrace To: A point approximately 300m northeast

Commerical Road: 11:00am - 3:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Mill Street To: A point approximately 50m north of Colman Terrace Ashbourne Road: 11:00am - 3:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides  From: 491 Ashbourne Road To: 525 Ashbourne Road 

20th January 2024

Events: THINK! Road Safety Men's Stage 5, Unley Gala and Carpark Climb

King William Road: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - West Side  From: Albert Street To: McGowan Avenue

Arthur Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - Both Sides  From: Queen Street To: Ramage Street 

Erskine Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - West Side From: A point approximately 30m north of Union Street To: A point approximately 30m south of Union Street

Arthur Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - Both Sides  From: King William Road To: Ramage Street 

Albert Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - East Side From: King William Road To: Weller Street 

McGowan Avenue: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - Both Sides From: King William Road To: A point approximately 100m east of King William Road

Bloomsbury Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - Both Sides  From: A point approximately 50m west of King William Road To: A point approximately 120m west of King William Road

Boffa Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - South Side From: Mansfield Street To: A point approximately 70m east of Mansfield Street

Thomas Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - Both Sides  From: A point approximately 50m east of King William Road To: Unley Road

Boothby Court: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - East Side From: Thomas Street To: A point approximately 30m north of Thomas Street

Allen Grove (west): 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - East Side From: Thomas Street To: A point approximately 75m south of Thomas Street 

Allen Grove (east): 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - West Side From: Thomas Street To: A point approximately 75m south of Thomas Street

Allen Grove: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - North Side  From: 4 Allen Grove To: 22 Allen Grove

Opey Avenue: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - East Side  From: A point approximately 50m east of King William Road To: Russell Street

Harley Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - East Side Entirety of Opey Avenue

Park Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - South Side From: A point approximately 50m east of King William Road To: Enterprise Street 

Weller Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - Both Sides  From: Albert Street To: Gurr Street

Weller Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - East Side  From: Gurr Street To: Mitchell Street

Wood Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - East Side  From: Mitchell Street To: Northgate Street

Northgate Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - North Side From: Wood Street To: A point approximately 20m east of Westall Street Queen Street: 6:00am - 2:00pm Sunday 21 January | No Parking - West Side  From: Arthur Street To: Mary Street

Main Road: 10:00am - 3:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Hill Street To: Kell Street Station Road: 11:00am - 2:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides  Entirety of Main Road  

Brookman Road: 6:00am - 6:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Range Road To: A point approximately 80m east Range Road: 6:00am - 6:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides  From: Brookman Road To: A point approximately 50m northeast Our Place at Willunga Hill: 6:00am - 6:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides Entire Car Park Top Range Feeds: 6:00am - 6:30pm | No Parking - Both Sides Entire Car Park 

21st January 2024

Event: Schwalbe Men's Stage 6

Mount Lofty Summit Road: 6:00am - 4:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Mawson Drive To: A point approximately 60m south of Mawson Drive Mount Lofty Summit Road: 6:00am - 4:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Main Street To: A point approximately 70m north of Pottery Drive Main Street: 6:00am - 4:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Piccadilly Road To: Mount Lofty Summit Road 

King William Road: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - West Side  From: Albert Street To: McGowan Avenue

Arthur Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides  From: Queen Street To: Ramage Street 

Erskine Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - West Side From: A point approximately 30m north of Union Street To: A point approximately 30m south of Union Street

Arthur Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides  From: King William Road To: Ramage Street 

Albert Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - East Side From: King William Road To: Weller Street 

McGowan Avenue: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: King William Road To: A point approximately 100m east of King William Road

Bloomsbury Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides  From: A point approximately 50m west of King William Road To: A point approximately 120m west of King William Road

Boffa Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - South Side From: Mansfield Street To: A point approximately 70m east of Mansfield Street

Thomas Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides  From: A point approximately 50m east of King William Road To: Unley Road

Boothby Court: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - East Side From: Thomas Street To: A point approximately 30m north of Thomas Street

Allen Grove (west): 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - East Side From: Thomas Street To: A point approximately 75m south of Thomas Street 

Allen Grove (east): 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - West Side From: Thomas Street To: A point approximately 75m south of Thomas Street

Allen Grove: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - North Side  From: 4 Allen Grove To: 22 Allen Grove

Opey Avenue: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - East Side  From: A point approximately 50m east of King William Road To: Russell Street

Harley Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - East Side Entirety of Opey Avenue

Park Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - South Side From: A point approximately 50m east of King William Road To: Enterprise Street 

Weller Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides  From: Albert Street To: Gurr Street

Weller Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - East Side  From: Gurr Street To: Mitchell Street

Wood Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - East Side  From: Mitchell Street To: Northgate Street

Northgate Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - North Side From: Wood Street To: A point approximately 20m east of Westall Street Queen Street: 12:00am - 2:00pm | No Parking - West Side  From: Arthur Street To: Mary Street

Strathalbyn Road: 10:00am - 3:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: A point approximately 75m south of Cross Street To: A point approximately 75m north of Cross Street 

Mount Barker Road: 11:00am - 3:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: Pine Street To: A point approximately 200m west of Twin Street

Greenhill Road: 9:00am - 3:00pm | No Parking - Both Sides From: A point approximately 50m west of Basket Range Road To: A point approximately 50m east of Basket Range Road 

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INFORMATION NEWSLETTER OF THE NATIONAL RECYCLING ASSOCIATION RUSLOM.COM FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

Issue #02-24.

18 March 2024

The National Recycling Association RUSLOM.COM continues to publish its regular newsletter for international partners, containing valuable proprietary information on the Russian metals and scrap markets: RUSLOM.COM self-regulatory news and updates; the national metal scrap processing industry stories; as well as the latest Rusmet Rating Agency market indices. We welcome your feedback and communication, based on the above newsletter.

ASSOCIATION NEWS: ANNOUNCEMENTS AND POST-RELEASES. 3

19th International Forum Scrap of Ferrous and Non-ferrous Metals and Moscow International Recycling Expo 2024 successfully held in Moscow on 4-7 March. 3

Members of the National Recycling Association RUSLOM.COM visited scrap processing companies in UAE. 7

Victor Kovshevny to moderate and speak at conference “Current issues of cable and wire products industry”. 8

Victor Kovshevny to speak on 25 April 2024 in Volgograd. 8

NEWS OF THE RUSSIAN SCRAP PROCESSING INDUSTRY.. 9

Russia’s ferrous scrap market in January-February. 9

MMK to install new scrap processing equipment 10

RUSMET RATING AGENCY INDICES. 11

METALLURGY NEWS OF RUSSIA.. 12

Dynamics of metallurgical industry. 12

Copper: Exports to European Union. 13

Investment trends. 13

Precious metals in Chukotka. 14

Russia to develop Zavitinskoye deposit 14

MACROECONOMIC NEWS OF RUSSIA.. 15

Ilya Torosov proposes introducing carbon fee system in Russia. 15

Far Eastern ports to retain ferrous metal export status until 2024. 15

Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko reported on implementation of President’s instructions on key areas of environmental protection activities. 16

Up to 400 waste recycling enterprises to be built in Russia by 2030. 17

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ASSOCIATION NEWS: ANNOUNCEMENTS AND POST-RELEASES

19th international forum scrap of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and moscow international recycling expo 2024 successfully held in moscow on 4-7 march.

On 4-7 March 2024 the 19th International Forum “Scrap of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals” and the exhibition of recycling technologies MIR-Expo-2024 were successfully held at the International Trade Centre in Moscow. The events were organised by Rusmet Rating Agency in cooperation with the National Recycling Association RUSLOM.COM.

This annual event has for many years been the largest industry forum in Russia dedicated to ferrous and non-ferrous scrap. This year’s event was attended by over 1000 delegates and 75 speakers, including representatives from business, government, and foreign delegations.

The general sponsor was Translom, the silver sponsors were Business-Orbita and Tinkoff-Business, and the strategic partner was HuaHong Rus. Other sponsors included Mozen, Rosbank, Vtorion and Vtorium. The event was also supported by Metallokassa, Silnye Machiny, TKB Banking Group and Torg-Koms.

The first day’s programme began with a meeting of the working group on the reform of personal income tax on citizens’ income from scrap with the participation of members of committees and commissions of the National Recycling Association RUSLOM.COM.

At the workshop “Diversification of scrap business to work with extended producer responsibility and production of finished products from scrap and waste” the speakers were: Natalia Belyaeva, General Director of Delphi; Alexander Kurilyak, Head of the Audit Department of the Smart Eco Systems digital platform; Victor Kovshevny, Director of the Association RUSLOM.COM; Dmitry Stukalov, Project Manager of Rusmet Rating Agency; and Andrey Zelenin, Director of Development and Legal Affairs of Rusmet Rating Agency. Victor Kovshevny estimated that independent scrap collectors do not have the conditions for growth within the current business conditions until 2030, or it is necessary to wait for the situation with sanctions to change for the better. At the same time, scrap will grow in all market segments except lead. The speaker also presented analyses for previous years.

The first day also saw an open meeting of the members of the Association RUSLOM.COM. Evidence of the Russian economy’s turn towards the Global South and East in the scrap and metallurgy sector was the participation of foreign delegations from Iran (Iranian Recycling Association), Turkey (OTASAD – Turkish Vehicle Recycling Association), and China (Association of Recyclers of Secondary Resources).

The delegations gave reports on the activities of the respective foreign associations, including the exchange of experience in the protection of business interests and the implementation of legislative initiatives. The Iranian Recycling Association and RUSLOM.COM signed a memorandum of cooperation. One of the European industry associations, the Hungarian Recycling Association HOSZ, also took an active part in the event.

At the general meeting of RUSLOM.COM members, the issues of reporting for 2023 and estimates for 2024 were discussed. RUSLOM.COM also presented proposals for implementing the Russian government’s instructions within the strategy for the development of domestic metallurgy until 2030. Also on the agenda were the monitoring the market situation in Russia’s regions and applications for experts to join the Association’s committees.

The event ended with an intellectual interactive industry contest on knowledge of metal and scrap markets, waste management, ecology, technologies, and business partners. A special prize was awarded to the winners by Oleg Semibratov, CEO of Mozen. Mozen is an expert in the development of payment services. Together with Alfa-Bank, the company has developed a cashless transfer service for scrap collectors. The platform offers payments for all types of scrap, providing convenience through one-time data filling, automatic division into acts by type of scrap, and payments via bank transfer or card numbers.

The second day of the event started with an interactive session dedicated to the issues of cash and non-cash settlements for scrap, during which speakers from the banking segment presented their products: Mozen; Prosto|Bank; Jump.Finance, Vtorium, as well as products of Almaz, Promsvyazbank, and Rosbank. The participants were awarded the diploma “Reliable Partner of the Scrap Industry”. Each of the speakers interacted with the audience, posed questions to the participants and summarised the discussion.

The first part of the seminar on Precious Metals Scrap and WEEE Management was held in parallel with the session on cashless settlements and featured the following speakers. Ekaterina Radionova, Deputy General Director for Operations of JSC “ECOPOLIS Corporation”, spoke at the seminar on “Specifics of WEEE Management”. Andrey Belov, an expert from Sacha Corporation, former Deputy Head of the Russian State Assay Chamber, Head of the Federal State Assay Supervision Department of the Federal Assay Chamber, discussed in detail the organisation of collection of scrap and waste containing precious metals.

Anna Shtern, Chairwoman of RUSLOM.COM’s the Precious Metals Scrap and Waste Management Committee, spoke on “Trends in state regulation of the precious metals scrap sector”, providing an overview of changes and current aspects of legislation. Maxim Mikhailov, Commercial Director of Aurora LLC, the moderator of the seminar, spoke on the topic: “Indicators of the markets of scrap and waste of precious metals and WEEE. Harvesting, pricing, dynamics”, where he reviewed the main market indicators in this area.

The opening ceremony of Moscow International Recycling Expo 2024 and the strategic session of the 19th International Forum “Scrap of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals” took place on 5 March. Vladimir Volodkin, President of the National Recycling Association RUSLOM.COM, delivered a welcoming speech.

Alexey Sentyurin, representative of the Russian Steel Association, provided information on current trends and achievements in the industry. The speaker highlighted the following points: in 2023, total domestic steel consumption in Russia increased to 46.3 million tonnes. The growth was particularly high in the automotive industry – 29.3%, the engineering industry also showed a significant increase, while the energy industry showed a decrease of 4.5%. Steel consumption in the country grew by 7.4%, while exports remained at the same level as in 2022.

Speaking at the strategy session, Andrey Savelyev, Head of the Ferrous Metallurgy Development Department of the Metallurgy and Materials Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, stressed the need to register citizens involved in the sale of scrap metal as entrepreneurs.

Alexander Kobenko, Member of the Coordination Council of the Association “Delovaya Rossiya” Member of the Board of Directors of JSC AKRON HOLDING, discussed the issues of agency VAT, ELVs recycling, personal income tax, and export restrictions, stressing the need for cooperation among all industry professionals.

On 5 March, international cooperation agreements were signed between HuaHong Rus and the National Recycling Association RUSLOM.COM, and between RUSLOM.COM and the Iranian Recycling Association. A partnership development agreement was also signed between RUSLOM.COM and the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly.

At the industry session “Overview of the global market of steel scrap, special steel scrap, and ferroalloys” leading world and Russian experts focused on important aspects of the industry.

The first speaker was Roman Ayvarzhi, Commercial Director of Vtorion Marketplace, who spoke about the digital platform. This was followed by a presentation from Victor Kovshevny, Director of the National Recycling Association RUSLOM.COM. He spoke about trends in the ferrous scrap market and summarised the forecasts for the year.

Kristina Gronskaya, Head of Analytics and Research in the Scrap and Waste Management Industry at RA Rusmet, spoke about ferrous scrap price indices and presented RA Rusmet’s weekly review with analytical material on ferrous and non-ferrous scrap.

Other speakers at the industry session included Alexander Shepelev, General Director of Taurus Motors LLC; Anton Fomchenko, representative of HuaHong Rus; Maxim Tretyakov, Chairman of the Board of the Electrocable Association; Dmitry Ostrovsky, co-founder of OOO NPTK “OSK”, “Torg-Koms” group of companies; Natalia Prutova, General Director of “Spetsmarket-M”; Anthea Shi, scrap expert from the Chinese analytical and pricing agency Mysteel Global; Pavel Drynkin, General Director of LLC “BUSINESS-ORBITA”.

The presentations provided a comprehensive overview of the global steel scrap market, touching on topics such as country needs, export and import potential, alternative raw material solutions, government regulation, as well as aspects of decarbonisation and circular economy. The speakers made valuable contributions to the understanding of current trends and prospects for the industry.

The second day of the exhibition ended with a performance of “The Steelworkers”, a Soviet industrial drama in a professional production, based on a play written in the 1970s on the initiative of Oleg Yefremov.

On the last day of the event, the final of the Metal Cup Championship for students of technical colleges and universities was held. Each team presented projects for the construction of a mini metallurgical plant and a sponge iron plant.

The Forum also included a seminar for accountants and CFOs, held by representatives of the Federal Tax Service.

On 6 March the conference “Primary and Secondary Aluminium Market: 2024-2030 Prospects” was held with the support of RUSLOM.COM, the Aluminium Association, and the Secondary Aluminium Association. The conference was moderated by Victor Kovshevny, Director of RUSLOM.COM. Among the speakers were: Nikita Taganovich, Head of the Recycling Sector of the Aluminium Association, Director of Recycling at RUSAL; Vladimir Lukin, Partner at Kept; Alexey Alipchenko, Member of the Presidium of RUSLOM.COM; Sergey Urazov, General Director of the Recycling Sector of the Aluminium Association, Director of Recycling at RUSAL; Vladimir Lukin, Partner at Kept; Alexey Alipchenko, Member of the Presidium of RUSLOM. COM; Sergey Urazov, CEO of Ancouver; Andrey Tsydenov, CEO of Aluminium Alloy Plant; Alexander Kobenko, Member of the Board of Directors of AKRON HOLDING; Evgeny Konyakhin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yug-Met Production Technopark; Mrat Abdualinov, Director of Metallinvest (Omsk); Dmitry Puzanov, Director of the Council of Industrial Enterprises of Secondary Nonferrous Metallurgy; Dmitry Stukalov, Project Manager of RA Rusmet, and others.

Experts spoke about the impact of decarbonisation and sanctions on the aluminium market, as well as trends in government regulation in Russia and globally. Market analysis was presented, including results for 2023 and forecasts for 2024. The panel discussion focused on technologies to improve the efficiency of aluminium scrap processing, barriers and opportunities for the use of secondary aluminium, the impact of global trade flows on the Russian market, and government support for market development. In particular, according to Alexander Kobenko, Member of the Board of Directors of AKRON HOLDING, the share of aluminium in the automotive industry will grow, so the ELVs recycling programme should be reviewed and methods of recycling Chinese cars should be studied.

Alongside the aluminium conference, the second part of the seminar was dedicated to WEEE and precious metals scrap. The keynote speaker was precious metals specialist Andrey Belov, an expert from Sacha Corporation, former Deputy Head of the Russian State Assay Chamber and Head of the Federal State Assay Supervision Department of the Federal Assay Chamber. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience in the system of Federal State Assay Supervision, Andrey Belov highlighted key aspects, including laws and regulations governing the circulation, accounting and storage of precious metals for organisations involved in the use and circulation of precious metals.

On 6 March a meeting of the Committee on Economics, Insurance and Financial Risks of the Association RUSLOM.COM was also held. An extended meeting of the Council for the Development of the Recycling Economy and Ecology of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation discussed key aspects of the reform of end-of-life vehicles recycling.

The final part of the event was devoted to discussing the regional agenda, focusing on the implementation of pilot projects in different regions of the country. Experts, ELVs recyclers and representatives of regional chambers of commerce and industry took part in the event and made important recommendations on how to form a unified strategy for the reform of the ELVs recycling sector in Russia. The Association RUSLOM.COM and AKRON HOLDING, as well as Rating Agency Rusmet, proposed the creation of a single register of vehicle recyclers and its synchronisation with state portal of public services “Gosuslugi”.

The Metal Cup Championship ended with a ceremony where the merits and professionalism of the participants were acknowledged. The winners were awarded with prizes, and exhibitors and experts received honorary diplomas for their contribution to development and innovation in the metallurgical industry.

On the fourth day of the Forum, 7 March, the participants had the opportunity to visit the town of Elektrostal and get acquainted with the activities of the Elektrostal Heavy Machinery Plant. This is the only company in Russia that specialises in the production of fluid film bearings for rolling mills.

In addition, an excursion was organised to the Ecoplast plant in Moscow, which specialises in high-tech processing of mixed hull plastics. Located in the SEZ Technopolis Moscow, Ecoplast produces high quality recycled plastic granules ABS, PS, PP. The plant recycles a variety of plastic products, including office equipment enclosures, household appliances, electronics and other goods, ensuring stable quality of secondary products.

The forum and exhibition attracted more than 1,000 participants and became the most notable event during the year in the Russian scrap processing and related industries, also attracting a significant interest on the part of Russia’s international business partners from the Global South and East, opening up greater prospects for external economic cooperation.

RUSLOM.COM m embers visited scrap processing companies in UAE

The visit was hosted by partners from MRAI India and METCO Company.

Al Asfaran Steel, Masonry & Aluminium Smelting LLC was one of the sites where the discussions took place. The company is a manufacturer of steel structures and a processor of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap. In the near future it plans to open an aluminium production facility for its own scrap.

The second company – Nimet Recycling – is a young company specialising in stainless steels as well as zinc, copper, aluminium and other scrap. The company imports secondary raw materials and supplies its products to many countries around the world.

Victor Kovshevny to moderate and speak at Current issues of cable and wire products industry conference

Victor Kovshevny, Director of the National Recycling Association RUSLOM.COM, on 21 March 2024 will moderate and speak at the conference “Current issues of cable and wire products industry”, which to be held at the Cabex exhibition in Moscow.

The Director of RUSLOM.COM will present an overview of the secondary aluminium and copper markets. The event will also be attended by experts from the Aluminium Association, Sibur, the state system “Honest Mark”, Work.ru and others.

Cabex is the 22nd International Exhibition of Cable and Wiring Products, Equipment and Materials for their Production, which is being held with the participation of more than 200 manufacturers and suppliers.

Victor Kovshevny to speak on 25 April 2024 in Volgograd

Victor Kovshevny, Director of the National Recycling Association RUSLOM.COM, will speak at the 10th International Conference “Stainless Steel and the Russian Market” in Volgograd on 25 April 2024 with the topic “The situation on the Russian market of scrap for the production of stainless steel: current problems and solutions. Possibilities of implementing import substitution projects for stainless steel production in Russia”.

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NEWS OF THE RUSSIAN SCRAP PROCESSING INDUSTRY

Russia’s ferrous scrap market in january-february.

Rail shipments. Monthly dynamics. January 2024 – February 2024

Over 11 days of February, the total volume of ferrous scrap shipments to steelmakers by rail was 212.3 thousand tonnes (+217% growth over the same period last month, positive dynamics is observed in almost all enterprises of the country, which is due to the low volume of shipments in early January during the holiday period).

In the Urals, 81.6 thousand tonnes were shipped, which is 147% more than in the same period of January. The largest volume of scrap was delivered to PNTZ plant (17.9 thousand tonnes). Deliveries to the main plants in the Central Region totalled 66.9 thousand tonnes. (an increase of 286% compared to the same period in January). The largest volume was delivered to NLMK (24.4 thousand tonnes).

The volume of scrap shipped to plants in the South in February was 43.7 thousand tonnes (260% growth over the same period in January). The largest volume was shipped to Volzhsky (22.3 thousand tonnes). Based on the results of 11 days of February, on month total rail deliveries of scrap to steelmakers in Siberia and the Far East increased by 365% to 20.1 thousand tonnes.

Ferrous scrap market. Arrivals. Railway shipments. Monthly dynamics. January 2024 – February 2024. Arrivals by rail.

In the period from 01 to 11 February, the volume of scrap arriving at the country’s main steelworks amounted to 218.4 thousand tonnes. On month there was a decrease of 8% in the current period (-18.3 thousand tonnes).

Scrap receipts at the Urals plants increased by 22%, with the largest increases recorded at PromSort-Ural (59%), PNTZ (55%), UGMKTyumen (111%), and Ashinsky MZ (122%), and decreases at MMK (-6%), Seversky (-12%), and Nadezhdinsky MZ (-24%). The amount of scrap received by the Central Region mills decreased by 5%.

The largest decreases were observed at NLMK (-35%), OMK-Steel (-39%), with a significant increase at BMZ (+125%). In the South there was a 32% decrease in scrap receipts. Significant negative dynamics were recorded at Abinsky EMZ (-78%), Balakovo Steel (-64%), with growth at Volzhsky (+71%). In Siberia and the Far East, the volume of scrap arriving by rail decreased by 32% during the period under review. The volume of scrap arriving at Amurstal in January decreased by 38%, while at Evraz ZSMK it remained virtually unchanged.

MMK to install new scrap processing equipment

Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) is planning to install new scrap processing equipment at the plant in 2024 as part of its modernisation programme.

“Currently, a large-scale reconstruction of the copra shop is in full swing, which includes the introduction of new equipment. In particular, for the first time in many years, a new colonnade will be put into operation, which will open up new possibilities. There will be new cranes, new fire cutting platforms. It is also planned to install new scrap processing equipment in 2024,” the press service said.

In 2023, the plant will receive about 3.5 million tonnes of scrap metal, of which 1.1 million tonnes will be oversized (requiring additional processing).

RUSAL implements new recycling project

RUSAL, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, has implemented a pilot project at the Volgograd Aluminium Smelter to recycle scrap and use it in the production of cylindrical ingots. Increased scrap processing allows RUSAL to expand its portfolio of low carbon footprint products and is one of RUSAL’s strategic goals.

The Volgograd Aluminium Smelter has the capacity to produce about 70 thousand tonnes of primary aluminium. In 2021, the smelter launched a project to recycle industrial scrap; in 2023, the volume of recycled scrap was 1,150 tonnes, tripling compared to 2022. The quality of cylindrical ingots containing recycled scrap remains as high as that of a product made only from primary aluminium.

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RUSMET RATING AGENCY INDICES

The Weekly Rusmet Index for Steel Scrap 3A FCA Russia domestic on 11th week 2024 (11-17 Mar) settled at 26 000 RUB/mt (ex VAT). The Index decreased by 200 RUB/mt (0,8%) compared to previous week.

For 11th week 2024 (11-17 Mar) Rusmet Billet Index FOB Black Sea settled at 44 925 RUB/mt, Rusmet HRC FOB Black Sea Index settled at 51 591 RUB/mt (up 0,5%), Rusmet CRC FOB Black Sea Index settled at 63 918 RUB/mt (down 2,3%), Rusmet Rebar FOB Black Sea Index settled at 45 559 RUB/mt (down 0,2%).

Rusmet Coal FOB Australia (62% CSR) Index compared to previous week decreased by $16 (6,4%) to 238$/mt, Index for Coal FOB Australia (70% CSR) compared to previous week decreased by $21 (6,8%) and is equal to 284$/mt.

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METALLURGY NEWS OF RUSSIA

Dynamics of metallurgical industry.

The steel industry in Russia showed positive dynamics at the beginning of 2024. According to a report by the World Steel Association (WSA), steel production in January increased by 1.2% year-on-year to 6.2 million tonnes in 2023.

WSA statistics confirm that ferrous steel companies in Russia have maintained a positive trend in monthly terms since May 2023. This period is accompanied by a steady increase in steel production volumes, which exceed 6 million tonnes per month.

Despite the positive trend in the first quarter of 2024, it should be noted that at the end of 2023 there was a 5.6% decline in Russian steel production, which amounted to 76 million tonnes. This decline was due to a sharp drop in January and February, which was driven by the high base of the pre-sanctions months of 2022.

According to the WSA, total global steel production fell by 1.6% to 148.1 million tonnes in January 2024. Russia remains one of the world’s largest steel producers, along with China, India, Japan and the US.

It is important to note that China, the world’s largest steel producer, saw a 6.9% fall in melt production, while other countries showed increases: India (7.3%), Turkey (25%), South Korea (1.5%), Japan (0.6%), and Iran (39%).

As mentioned earlier, the significant decline in steel production in Russia in 2022 was due to the imposition of anti-Russian sanctions. However, steel companies managed to diversify their export markets, allowing them to increase shipments to Africa, South America, and the Middle East.

Copper: Exports to European Union

According to S&P, EU countries’ purchases of Russian-produced copper totalled 62,372 tonnes in 2023, down 79% year-on-year.

Stable shipments of the metal from Russia to EU countries in 2021-2022, at around 296,000 tonnes, were sharply reduced in 2023. However, the analysis shows that Russian copper producers have successfully redirected their exports to China and Turkey. Russia diverted almost half of its lost EU shipments of 111,580 tonnes to these countries. China imported 370,815 tonnes of copper from Russia in 2023, up 14% year-on-year. Turkey also increased its purchases to 171,260 tonnes (+61%).

The EU countries imported a total of 673,100 tonnes of copper last year, with a decrease of 20%.

It is not only copper that has been subject to trade shifts. It is also worth noting that the EU has reduced its imports of Russian titanium. In 2023, the EU bought 6,410.1 tonnes of titanium, down 20% on-year. This also reflects a 12% decrease in the monetary value of imports.

Investment trends

In 2022, investment projects in the metal industry covered only 10 regions of Russia; by the end of 2023, this number increased to 30 regions. The total amount of investment projects for 2023 reached 177.31 billion roubles.

Analysts put the following regions at the top of the list:

  • The Sverdlovsk region (16.1%)
  • Moscow and the Moscow region (8.9%)
  • Petersburg and the Leningrad region (7.1%)
  • Rostov region (5.4%)

In addition to the leading regions, the top 10 also includes the Republic of Tatarstan, the Chelyabinsk, Orenburg, Novosibirsk and Tula regions, and the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Each of these regions accounts for 3.6% of the total number of metallurgical investment projects in the country.

The Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Scrap Forum will bring together leading players from the steel and scrap industries to share their experiences and new visions for the future of the industry.

Precious metals in Chukotka

The Chukotka Autonomous Okrug continues to strengthen its position in precious metals mining. According to the Okrug’s Department of Industrial Policy, silver and gold production increased in January 2024, while the figures for natural gas and brown coal decreased.

Since the beginning of this year, Chukotka has produced 9.2 tonnes of silver, which is 20% more than in January 2023. Dynamics for gold: almost 1.6 tonnes, an increase of 38% year-on-year. Mining companies, including Highland Gold, played a key role, contributing 75% of the region’s

Coal production was also an important indicator, with Beringpromugol increasing production from 107 tonnes in January last year to over 120 tonnes this year. Lignite production, however, fell by half.

Russia to develop Zavitinskoye deposit

The Russian government has announced an auction for the Zavitinskoye lithium deposit in the Zabaikalsk Krai, with a minimum bid of 1.059 billion roubles.

The Zavitinskoye deposit contains rare earth metals including lithium, tantalum, and niobium.

Alexander Kozlov, head of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, stressed the importance of starting the development of rare metals deposits in the short term to meet the country’s domestic needs and reduce dependence on imports.

Russia ranks 5th in the world in terms of lithium reserves, giving it a strategic advantage in supplying this important resource to innovative industries.

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MACROECONOMIC NEWS OF RUSSIA

Ilya torosov proposes introducing carbon fee system in russia.

Ilya Torosov, First Deputy Minister of Economy of the Russian Federation, expresses the need to introduce a carbon fee system in Russia. The aim is to raise funds to decarbonise the country. The introduction of a carbon tax is currently being discussed with the business community and the authorities. He stressed the possibility of extending the carbon fee to certain sectors only, subject to certain conditions.

In connection with the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in the European Union, which affects imports of steel, aluminium, fertilisers, cement, electricity and hydrogen, the Deputy Minister noted that Russia is also actively implementing carbon regulation. Countries such as China, India, Turkey and Kazakhstan are responding to the European cross-border mechanism by implementing their carbon management strategies.

Mr. Torosov stressed that successful decarbonisation of the economy requires the involvement of business. The issues of greenhouse gas emissions accounting in all sectors of the economy are becoming key, and without the active participation of business it will be impossible to achieve decarbonisation targets.

Far Eastern ports to retain ferrous metal export status until 2024

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree allowing the export of ferrous metal waste and scrap only from nine Russian sea ports until the end of 2024. These include Arkhangelsk, the main port of St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Dudinka, Kaliningrad, Korsakov, Magadan, Murmansk, and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It is important to note that southern ports, including Nakhodka, Slavyanka, and Baltiysk, were excluded from the list last year.

The decree will take effect from the date of publication and will remain in force until the end of this year.

Restrictions on scrap exports will remain in place until 30 June 2024. In order to support the industrial development strategy, the government has extended the in-quota tariff of 5%, but not less than €15 per tonne, and the out-of-quota tariff of 5%, but not less than €290 per tonne. These measures are designed to regulate exports and maintain the competitiveness of Russian goods on the world market.

The tariff quota is allocated according to the historical principle. The Ministry of Industry and Trade decides on 80% of the tariff quota, taking into account export data and regional coefficients. For example, Kamchatka Krai has a coefficient of 2.75, Krasnoyarsk Krai – 4, and Primorsky Krai and Arkhangelsk Oblast have a coefficient of 1.

An additional 20% of the tariff quota will be allocated to participants in foreign trade activities that have supplied ferrous waste and scrap to backbone organisations or Russian metallurgical enterprises from July to the end of 2023.

The only port on the list with rail access is Vladivostok. It is likely that the restriction on the number of ports for exporting scrap through the Far Eastern Federal District is due to the support of Amurstal, the only metallurgical plant in the region that uses scrap as a raw material. By the end of 2023, the company will have increased its output by 30%.

The ports of Magadan, Korsakov and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky have been given permission to export scrap, thanks to the federal “General Clean-Up” programme, which aims to raise parts of sunken ships in Far Eastern waters. All regions exceeded their targets for wreck removal last year.

Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko reported on implementation of President’s instructions on key areas of environmental protection activities

The Clean Air project:

At the end of April, air pollution calculations will be prepared for 29 new participating cities. Comprehensive emission reduction plans will be developed for them in 2025. Work is underway to expand the air quality monitoring network, which will help improve living conditions for more than 6 million people by 2030.

Elimination of hazardous waste:

By 2024, the Krasny Bor landfill will have the infrastructure to remove accumulated pollutants. By 2028, work at the Usolie-Sibirskoye industrial site in Baikalsk will be fully financed. Based on the level of hazard, 50 new sites will be selected for remediation.

Water improvement:

It is planned to ensure the treatment of at least 1.4 cubic kilometres of polluted wastewater by 2030. The first step will be to modernise the plants that discharge the highest volumes of untreated wastewater into rivers. 25 treatment plants will be built in the Baikal region.

Forming recycling economy:

Producers will be responsible for recycling all packaging from 2027. A list of recyclable goods to be used in public procurement has been established. A ban on burying recyclable waste will be implemented in 2030. The construction of 8 eco-industrial parks for waste recycling is planned. 400 waste management facilities will be built by 2030.

Biodiversity conservation and ecotourism development:

Work is underway to conserve and restore the snow leopard, reintroduce the Przewalski’s horse, recover the Amur tiger, grey and bowhead whales, and the Eurasian leopard. By 2030, 6 new centres for the reintroduction of rare and endangered animals and birds will be established. Tourist infrastructure will be developed in all national parks by 2030. This year, 19 of them will receive more than 80 million roubles for this purpose.

Up to 400 waste recycling enterprises to be built in Russia by 2030

Victoria Abramchenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, informed that a task had been set to build 8 eco-industrial parks necessary for waste utilisation. Six such facilities are already under construction in the Moscow, Leningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk Regions, and Stavropol Krai.

Agreements have been signed with 27 residents of these eco-industrial parks to open 36 production facilities at the sites with total private investment of over RUB 18 billion.

In addition, the Government is working with regions and businesses to create 400 waste management facilities by 2030.

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    Alberto Bettiol is the winner of Santos Tour Down Under 2023 Prologue, before Magnus Sheffield and Julius Johansen. ... 18: 162: Climber: HONORÉ Mikkel Frølich EF Education - EasyPost. 25: EF Education - EasyPost: 1:18. 1:18. 43.326: 138: 138 ... 17 January 2023. Start time: 18:00 (08:30 CET) Avg. speed winner: 52.243 km/h. Race category: ME ...

  9. Santos Tour Down Under 2023 Stage 3 results

    Pello Bilbao is the winner of Santos Tour Down Under 2023 Stage 3, before Simon Yates and Jay Vine. ... +18:29: 3: TT: DURBRIDGE Luke Team Jayco AlUla. 31: Team Jayco AlUla,, 6:43. 103: 88 +9:25: 182: Climber: ... 20 January 2023. Start time: 11:40 (02:10 CET) Avg. speed winner: 41.673 km/h. Race category: ME - Men Elite. Distance:

  10. Tour Down Under 2023

    The 2023 Tour Down Under started on Tuesday 17 January and finished on Sunday the 22nd. (Slideshow route/profile) Top 5 Tour Down Under 2023. 1. Jay Vine 2. Simon Yates + 0.11 3. Pello Bilbao + 0.27 4. Magnus Sheffield + 0.57 5. Mauro Schmid + 0.58. Read about the route and the start list of the 2023 Tour Down Under.

  11. 2024 Men's Stages

    In 2024, the Santos Tour Down Under stages will challenge the peloton as they race around South Australia and deliver plenty of excitement for fans. ... Thursday, 18 January 2024. Health Partners Men's Stage 3: Tea Tree Gully - Campbelltown. MEN'S. Start: 11:10 AM, North East Road, Tea Tree Gully ;

  12. News

    The latest news from the Santos Tour Down Under and the cycling world.

  13. Tour Down Under Men Live

    Follow the Tour Down Under Men Adelaide - Adelaide stage live with Eurosport. Adelaide - Adelaide starts at 8:30 AM on January 17th, 2023. Adelaide - Adelaide starts at 8:30 AM on January 17th, 2023.

  14. Daria Pikulik takes victory in first stage of Women's Tour Down Under

    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 2023 Santos Women's Tour Down Under! 2023-01-15T00:57:33.221Z. Racing is just about to set off for stage 1 of the Women's Santos Tour Down Under from ...

  15. Tour Down Under

    The 2023 Santos Tour Down Under was won by Jay Vine of UAE Team Emirates. ... Stage race, 17th -22nd January 2023, Australia Race info Results Stage profiles Startlist History. GC Youth Points Mountain Team UCI. Embed Results. DoB? Pos Rider Team UCI Time; 1: Vine Jay: UAE Team Emirates ... 18: Hayter Ethan: INEOS Grenadiers: 30 + 01:45: 19 ...

  16. Latest for Tour Down Under

    In 2024 the race returns for the 23rd time and runs between January 16-21. The race starts with the Tour Down Under Classic on January 13 - a downtown criterium in the centre of Adelaide. This race does not count towards the overall classification of the six-day Tour Down Under, which begins on January 16. The race takes place in and around ...

  17. Santos Tour Down Under 2023 Stage 2 results

    Stage 2 » Brighton › Victor Harbor (154.8km) Rohan Dennis is the winner of Santos Tour Down Under 2023 Stage 2, before Jay Vine and Mauro Schmid. Rohan Dennis was leader in GC.

  18. News Feeds

    How Judi Bari introduced class struggle environmentalism to the IWW, Earth First!, and the fight to halt deforestation.

  19. Road Closures

    Keep an eye on the various road closures and parking restrictions in place for the Santos Tour Down Under. See below a drop-down list of road closures and parking restrictions in place for each day of the Santos Tour Down Under. Or zoom in and click on the individual road closures and parking restrictions on the interactive map below to see ...

  20. Santos Tour Down Under 2023 Stage 5 results

    Jay Vine is the winner of Santos Tour Down Under 2023, before Simon Yates and Pello Bilbao. ... +31:18: 135: Classic: NABERMAN Tim Team DSM. 23: Team DSM,, 4:58. 80: 63 +13:17: 146: TT: VINK Michael UAE Team Emirates. 31: ... 22 January 2023. Start time: 11:47 (02:17 CET) Avg. speed winner: 41.856 km/h. Race category: ME - Men Elite. Distance:

  21. Information Newsletter of The National Recycling Association Ruslom.com

    In 2023, the EU bought 6,410.1 tonnes of titanium, down 20% on-year. This also reflects a 12% decrease in the monetary value of imports. Investment trends. In 2022, investment projects in the metal industry covered only 10 regions of Russia; by the end of 2023, this number increased to 30 regions.

  22. S-400 missile system

    The S-400 Triumf (Russian: C-400 Триумф - Triumf; translation: Triumph; NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler), previously known as the S-300 PMU-3, is a mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed in the 1990s by Russia's NPO Almaz as an upgrade to the S-300 family of missiles. The S-400 was approved for service on 28 April 2007 and the first battalion of the systems assumed ...

  23. Santos Tour Down Under 2023 Stage 2 results

    Alexandra Manly is the winner of Santos Tour Down Under 2023 Stage 2, before Georgia Williams and Nina Buijsman. ... 18: 102: Classic: RICARDO Gina Team Bridgelane WE. 28: Team Bridgelane WE: 3:35. 3:35. 31: 34 +4:26: 96: ... 16 January 2023. Start time: 11:33 (02:03 CET) Avg. speed winner: 37.618 km/h. Race category: WE - Women Elite. Distance: