Tag: climate

High court to hear Arctic oil complaint

Norway's Supreme Court (Høyesterett) has agreed to evaluate whether the state has violated Norway's constitution by choosing to issue oil exploration licenses in the...

Plans approved for huge wind energy project

Norway's Oil & Energy Ministry approved development plans on Wednesday for Equinor's wind power project Hywind Tampen in the North Sea. It's billed as...

Corona spoils the Holmenkollen party

One of Norway's biggest outdoor parties of the year has been spoiled at the last minute, after local authorities ordered a shutdown of all...

New runway subject to legal test

Norway's Greens Party, encouraged by how a court decision ruled against a new runway at Heathrow airport in London( LHR), is now keen to...

Corona can thrive in cool, dry climates

A researcher at the University of Oslo believes the new Corona virus can be much more resilient in countries with low temperatures. That's bad...

Oslo ‘fools … came to their senses’

Chastened Oslo officials have shifted into reverse and will allow an exhibition of vintage American cars in the city's Frogner Park this summer after...

Warmest winter in 120 years

Norway's winter of 2019-2020 has been the warmest since Norwegian officials started recording temperatures in 1900. They averaged 4.5 degrees higher than normal, and...

Equinor gives up drilling down under

After years of massive protests that also hurt Norway's national reputation, state oil company Equinor is dropping plans to drill for oil and gas...

North Sea ‘dam’ proposal not well-received

A proposal by European researchers to build a huge dam of sorts to protect Northern Europe from rising sea levels is not being embraced...

‘Sell off Equinor’s foreign operations’

Investment funds and analysts aren't the only ones questioning the long-term value of Norway's state oil company Equinor. Now a member of the Norwegian...
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