Tag: energy
‘Arrogant’ Norwegian government appeals its oil field loss in court
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's Labour-Center government is appealing a recent court ruling that it failed to comply with an earlier Supreme Court decision, which demands climate...
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...
Sparks fly over electrification plans
NEWS ANALYSIS: As storms blamed on climate change continued to ravage Southern Norway this week, top government officials were in sunny Northern Norway to...
Offshore wind projects raise questions
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre hopes Norway's first major offshore wind projects will boost local competence that can spread worldwide, but opposition politicians think...
Energy issues dominate agendas
Energy prices and supplies have continued to dominate the agendas at some very demonstrative and political meetings lately. The concerns and arguments that arise...
From arrests to apology: Government ‘sorry’ it violated Sami human rights
It took a week of protest demonstrations in Oslo, but Sami reindeer herders in central Norway finally received a long-overdue apology from the Norwegian...
Taxes add to electricity bill shocks
High electricity rates in December have resulted in huge new bills landing in Norwegians' mailboxes this month, made worse by the state's 25 percent...
Economic chill may be melting already
NEWS ANALYSIS: There's been no end to the scare-stories in Norwegian media about what a cold and tough year lies ahead for the economy....
Offshore wind power starts to blow
Norway's long-anticipated launch of major offshore wind power projects officially took off on Tuesday, when Oil & Energy Minister Terje Aasland announced plans to...
NATO asked to protect pipelines
The leaders of both Norway and Germany want NATO to set up a special center for surveillance of underwater pipelines along with other critical...
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