Tag: climate
Political storm delays climate report
NEWS ANALYSIS: Just as Norway experiences some of its warmest winter days ever comes more news of an ongoing political storm over the government's...
Warm temperatures set new record
Fog blanketed Norway's capital again on Thursday morning as unusually warm air temperatures met the cold fjord and ground. The last days of February...
Labour backs new Svalbard coal mine
Norway's Labour Party was attracting more criticism from environmental organizations on Tuesday, after its parliamentary group decided to support the opening of a new...
South Pole parties mixed pride, PR
Norwegian officials made the most of the 100th anniversary of Roald Amundsen's arrival at the South Pole on Wednesday, with the king, the crown...
More climate cuts sought at home
Two of the three parties making up Norway's government coalition are demanding that more emissions cuts be made at home, after the Kyoto agreement...
Expeditions late for South Pole party
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was flown into the South Pole this week and now some of the leaders of new polar expeditions have resorted...
Safari tour lands MPs on defensive
Four Norwegian Members of Parliament were fending off criticism on Friday after they ditched a session of the UN climate conference in Durban, South...
Jens, stay home!
COMMENTARY - VIEWS ON THE NEWS: Has anyone else noticed the irony of how people worried about the climate - including Norwegian Prime Minister...
Another government quarrel erupts
Members of Norway's left-center government coalition are quarreling again, with cabinet minister Kristin Halvorsen now complaining about her government colleague, Oil & Energy Minister...
Norway among top climate offenders
As world leaders gather once again to tackle climate issues, this time in South Africa, comes confirmation that Norway's oil and gas industry makes...
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