Tag: environment

Lukewarm greeting for climate report

NEWS ANALYSIS: After months, even years of delays, Norwegians have now been handed the most comprehensive climate report ever compiled by their government on...

REC closes remaining plants in Norway

Solar energy company Renewable Energy Corp (REC)  has decided to shut down its two remaining plants at Herøya in Telemark County, throwing another 500...

Temperature rises over emission cuts

Debate is running hot and heavy as Norway's three-party government coalition faces yet another deadline for agreeing on how to cut carbon emissions. A...

SV gets support for oil sands opposition

Norway's Socialist Left party (SV) seems to finally have attracted enough support from its government coalition partner, Labour, to forcefully oppose state-controlled oil company...

More wolves spotted north of Oslo

Police in Akershus County received several more calls during the night and early Monday from residents who claimed they'd seen wolves from Lillestrøm to...

Wolves roaming in and around Oslo

At least one and possibly three wolves have been tracked and spotted in residential areas around Oslo in recent months, also over the weekend,...

Political storm delays climate report

NEWS ANALYSIS: Just as Norway experiences some of its warmest winter days ever comes more news of an ongoing political storm over the government's...

New fare hike ‘shamelessly’ high

New public transit fares were taking effect in Oslo on Wednesday, and already have been been dubbed as "shamelessly" high. It now costs NOK...

‘Exploration boom’ off Norway’s coast

Never before have so many companies won permission to search for oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf as they did this week,...

Oslo tops in bottle returns

Never before have Oslo residents returned so many beverage cans and bottles as they did last year, and a grocery store in the east-side...
1...525354...70Page 53 of 70

FOR THE RECORD

MOST READ THIS WEEK

CURRENCY RATES
For up-to-date info on exchange rates and currency news, Newsinenglish.no recommends ExchangeRates.org.uk - Exchange Rates UK
For more news on Arctic developments.