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Is Norway ready to go carbon neutral?
2016-06-18 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: The Norwegian parliament voted this week to become carbon neutral by 2030. That appears to mean that the nation's net carbon footprint would be reduced to zero over the next 14 years. This is a direct response to the commitments Norway took on by ratifying the Paris agreement and means that we will have to step up our climate action dramatically, said supporter Rasmus Hansson, the leader in parliament of the Norwegian Green Party, The Guardian reported. The announcement comes amidst a chain...
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Norway and the US Strengthen Their Collaboration on Climate Change
2016-06-16 10:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nordic Page: Norway and the US share the goal of halting global deforestation. By strengthening collaboration between our two countries on forests and climate change, we can contribute to a more rapid and forceful implementation of the Paris agreement and the sustainable development goals, says Vidar Helgesen, Minister of the Climate and Environment in Norway. Minister Helgesen signed a joint statement on deeper collaboration on forests and climate change, with State Secretary of the US, John Kerry. In...
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Norway Kills More Whales Than Japan and Iceland Combined
2016-06-15 21:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Norway is now the worlds leading whaling nation, killing more whales in the past two years than Japan and Iceland combined. A new report released Monday calls on the international community to respond to Norways systematic efforts to weaken management rules and improve market conditions for its whalers. Frozen in Time: How Modern Norway Clings to Its Whaling Past, produced by the Animal Welfare Institute, OceanCare and Pro-Wildlife, details Norways undermining of the International Whaling Commission...
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Norway pledges to become climate neutral by 2030
2016-06-15 11:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Norways parliament has approved a radical goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2030, two decades earlier than planned. On Tuesday night MPs voted for an accelerated programme of CO2 cuts and carbon trading to offset emissions from sectors such as Norways oil and gas industries, which are unlikely to be phased out in the near future. The minority governments ruling Progress and Conservative parties withdrew their support for the motion at the last minute. But their argument, that ambitious...
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Norway approves Statoils $991m development of Oseberg Vestflanken 2 field
2016-06-15 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has sanctioned the Nkr8.2bn ($991m) plan for development and operation (PDO) of Oseberg Vestflanken 2 field by Statoil.
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