Tag: climate
Norway renews rainforest support in the Amazon
Norwegian officials confimed a new donation equivalent to USD 50 million (more than NOK 500 million) to help Brazil reduce deforestation in the Amazon....
Plastic bag sales fall by 40 percent
Higher mandatory fees on plastic bags offered by grocery stores and other merchants in Norway have led to a marked decline in their sales....
Cold wave leads to new snow warnings
Despite global warming most everywhere else, last month ended as the coldest November in Norway in years. Records were broken in many spots around...
‘War profits’ on gas fuel new debate
Norway earned record profits on gas sales last year, after the price of both gas and oil were pumped up by Russia's war on...
Norway defending its oil, again
Norwegian government officials were back in court on Tuesday, trying to fend off another legal challenge to their refusal to stop searching for more...
Climate activists strike again, but now oil advocates are fighting back
Another Norwegian government ministry had to summon cleaning crews on Thursday, after being attacked by climate activists unhappy with government oil policy. Now oil...
Activists charged with vandalizing Oil Ministry
Police in Oslo have filed charges against two anti-oil activists after they demonstrated in front of Norway's Oil Ministry and sprayed orange paint on...
Pressure rises to phase out Norway’s oil
Climate- and environmental advocates in Norway finally have something to cheer about, after a state commission concluded that the Norwegian government must launch a...
Norway ’embarrassed’ at the UN
Norwegian government leaders were not granted speaking time when the United Nations held its summit on climate ambitions during its annual General Assembly in...
Plastic bag sales slump
Sales of plastic bags at grocery stores have fallen by as much as 40 percent since the stores jacked up their price from NOK...
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