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Jens fends off critics at home

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg welcomed heads of state to Oslo, and got ready to host another climate conference and effort to...

Emissions fall but few are cheering

Norway's emissions have fallen to their lowest level in 14 years, but the government won't take credit and environmentalists aren't cheering either. The decline...

Power struggle threatens critical polar research

Norway managed to settle a 40-year-old conflict with Russia this week over their Arctic areas, but two Norwegian government ministries reportedly can't agree themselves...

Debate flies over climate proposals

Some strict proposals to help stop climate change have met plenty of criticism since their introduction last month. Some support is finally emerging, but...

Labour quarrels over Lofoten

The Oslo chapter of the Norwegian Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) sent a clear signal over the weekend that it opposes any form of oil and...

New climate deal disappoints

Most Norwegian environmental advocates were "disappointed," "sad" and even "angry" over the "tame" terms of a deal hammered out by the US, China, Brazil...

Jens gets key role at climate talks

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has been chosen to take part in a so-called "super group" of national leaders keen on pushing through a...

Ice melting at a 'dramatic' rate

A new report coordinated by the Norwegian Polar Institute indicates that the world's ice is melting even faster than expected, meaning that the seas...

Norwegians arrested in Copenhagen

Several Norwegian students were among the hundreds arrested for demonstrating outside the UN climate conference in Copenhagen over the weekend. Inside the conference, Norway...

Norway's own emissions under fire

More than 100 officials from Norway will be at the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen this week and next, with ambitious goals for cutting...
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