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Norway’s pledge boosts climate fund

The Norwegian government announced Friday that it will donate NOK 1.6 billion (USD 230 million) over the next four years to the Green Climate...

Oil fund’s coal investments ‘OK’

An expert commission thinks its perfectly fine for Norway's huge oil fund to keep investing in coal and other fossil fuels. Environmentalists objected immediately,...

Battle begins over coal on Svalbard

As debate flies over how Norway can cut its own carbon emissions, the top political leader on Svalbard is mounting a battle to keep the...

Oil fund grilled over its coal holdings

Norway's huge sovereign wealth fund, known as the oil fund since it's fueled by the country's oil revenues, is being grilled once again, this time...

Motor trouble strands Tesla drivers

Norway has been one of the most important new markets in the world for the trendy Tesla Model S electric cars, thanks to the...

Celebrity activist seriously ill

Gunhild Stordalen has long been known in Norway for her environmental activism and jet-set lifestyle. As a doctor and the wife of wealthy hotel investor...

Wildlife suffers as Svalbard melts

Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has experienced the sharpest rise in average temperatures in all of Europe, according to a new climate study set to...

Pension manager pulls out of coal

Norway's largest manager of pension funds, KLP, has decided to sell off all its investments in coal companies. KLP executives will instead invest half-a-billion kroner...

Statoil rolls out huge new oil field

NEWS ANALYSIS: The timing was ironic at best: Just as a new wave of climate concerns was literally washing over Norway this week, state oil...

Reaction flies over mock forecast

Norway's state meteorologists prepared a mock weather forecast for a day in December 2050 and reaction to it has been swift. "We didn't mean to...
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