Tag: environment

Norway falls in climate rankings

Norway is not doing its share in the global effort to meet climate goals by cutting carbon emissions, according to international groups of independent climate researchers....

Electric cars hang on to tax breaks

Owners of electric vehicles will retain all their tax breaks through 2017, and removal of VAT relief in 2018 will be offset by a purchase incentive....

New boss puts his stamp on Statoil

Statoil's new CEO, Eldar Sætre, reported some heavy losses last week, but they helped put his mark on the company while he keeps an eye out...

Finance Minister raised a fuss

Norwegian Finance Minister Siv Jensen was heading into her Progress Party's annual national meeting this weekend amidst a new swirl of controversy. She set...

Politicians strike back at oil critics

Several state politicians have fired back at 200 artists, researchers, authors and other members of Norway's cultural elite, who have called for a halt to...

Celebrities aim to halt Arctic drilling

Many of Norway's most prominent authors, researchers and artists are among a group of 200 academic and legal experts demanding an end to oil and gas exploration in...

EU OKs electric vehicle incentives

Just a day after Norway's 50,000th electric vehicle (EV) hit the streets, Norwegian officials won assurance that their economic incentives that make the cars so popular also...

Convicted wolf hunters file appeals

The defense attorney for one of five Norwegian men convicted Tuesday on charges of organized illegal wolf hunting wants the case to be evaluated by Norway's Supreme Court. He...

Huge challenge to meet climate goals

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's government faces a huge challenge as it tries to juggle the interests of the country's large oil and gas industry and the need to...

Concerns rise as snow disappears

Eager skiers have been making some of their last treks of the season this week amid rising concerns about the future for snow itself. Last week's...
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