Tag: environment

Norway shields its oil industry, for now

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian Climate Minister Tine Sundtoft was all smiles after playing a key role in the historic global climate deal struck in Paris...

Critics blast new climate tax report

A so-called "green tax commission" has met a torrent of criticism after presenting a long list of proposals for new taxes and fees aimed...

Norway leading some top climate negotiations

Norway has been handed an important assignment in the negotiations at the UN climate summit in Paris: Leading the group that will formulate the...

Debate takes off over airline tax

Cheap airline tickets to New York and other destinations, airport expansion plans and the government's proposal to impose a new airline tax per seat have...

Emissions rising: Oil still to blame

Norway is a major player in international efforts to cut the global carbon emissions blamed for climate change, but now ranks among the worst in Europe...

Norway to bargain hard climate deal

Norway, caught between being climate-friendly and protecting its oil and gas industry industry, looked set to drive a hard bargain as the UN climate summit gets...

Warmth threatened ski season opener

Organizers of next weekend's annual opening of the Norwegian ski season, with various races at Beitostølen in the mountains above Valdres, feared they'd have to cancel the...

Winds blew right for Statoil boss

Irene Rummelhoff, Statoil's new top boss in charge of renewable energy, was grinning from ear to ear this week after the company could announce some...

Confusion reigns in Norway’s capital

The three leaders of Oslo's new city government immediately set off widespread confusion when they unveiled their political platform on Monday. The Greens' ever-smiling Lan Marie...

Russia ‘surprises’ Norway up north

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende got what he called a "positive surprise" on Thursday when his Russian counterpart, Sergej Lavrov, told him that Russia was...
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