Tag: climate

Greens strengthen their grip on Oslo

Vegetarian food in the schools and higher road tolls loom in the Norwegian  capital, after the Greens Party could and did demand more power...

Government drops state windmill plan

Prime Minister Erna Solberg's conservative coalition is scrapping a new national wind energy plan that identified specific areas as best-suited for windmills. It proved...

Defense build-up bad for the climate

Norway's new US-produced F35 fighter jets will contribute to considerably higher carbon emissions in 2030, the government admits, and that's right when emissions are...

Solberg heckled by climate demonstrators

When Prime Minister Erna Solberg formally re-opened the Museum of Natural History in Bergen on Monday, demonstrators were on hand to protest her government's...

Norway can pay to avoid climate cuts

A loophole in Norway's agreement with the EU to cut Norwegian carbon emissions will once again allow the country made wealthy by its oil...

Norway won’t meet its UN climate goals

Not even what the government calls "the greenest state budget ever" will enable Norway to meet its climate goals for 2020, and its unlikely...

Greens: ‘Stop oil exploration now’

UPDATED: The national spokesperson for Norway's Greens Party is calling on the Conservatives-led government to immediately halt issuance of new oil and gas exploration...

Opposition finds lots to complain about

NEWS ANALYSIS: The conservative government's state budget "fails to solve the big challenges," it "lets down the next generation" and shows that the government...

Jensen steps on the state budget brakes

Finance Minister Siv Jensen presented the government's proposed state budget for next year on Monday, backed by the strength of a majority in Parliament...

More oil gushes as conflicts rage

Norway's state-owned oil and energy company Equinor publicly celebrated during the weekend as it started pumping up the first oil from its huge new...
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