Tag: climate
Climate pact froze out Progress Party
A political drama at the Parliament this week finally ended with a new package of measures meant to help stop climate change. The Labour-led...
Climate talks start up again
UPDATED: Intense pressure from environmental, labour and business leaders and even bishops in the state church has prompted politicians to re-start talks on climate...
Questions rise over big oil deal
Statoil's huge oil exploration deal with Russian firm Rosneft in the Arctic may not be as promising as initially thought, suggests a Norwegian researcher...
Jens lowers ‘moon landing’ gear
It wasn't exactly a small step for Norway, and not yet a giant leap for Norwegian industry either, but Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg could...
Political intrigue swirls around government’s climate report
NEWS ANALYSIS: The gloves have come off during the week that's followed release of the government's long-awaited report on how Norwegians are supposed to...
Lukewarm greeting for climate report
NEWS ANALYSIS: After months, even years of delays, Norwegians have now been handed the most comprehensive climate report ever compiled by their government on...
Temperature rises over emission cuts
Debate is running hot and heavy as Norway's three-party government coalition faces yet another deadline for agreeing on how to cut carbon emissions. A...
Liberal Party logs leap in popularity
Members of Norway's small and, until recently, struggling Liberal Party (Venstre) could head into the weekend smiling. After months of poor showings in the...
SV gets support for oil sands opposition
Norway's Socialist Left party (SV) seems to finally have attracted enough support from its government coalition partner, Labour, to forcefully oppose state-controlled oil company...
Brazil gets biggest share of Norway’s foreign aid
Norway handed out nearly NOK 28 billion in foreign aid last year and for the second year in a row, Brazil emerged as the...
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