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Norway brings forward carbon neutrality goal to 2030
2016-06-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: OSLO Norway's parliament has agreed on a goal to cut the country's net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030, moving the target forward by 20 years, an official at the national assembly said on Tuesday. To achieve this goal, oil and gas producing Norway will have to lower its carbon output or purchase carbon credits to offset its emissions. In 2008, Norway set a similar target of reaching so-called carbon neutrality by 2030, but later pushed the goal back to 2050 when international negotiations...
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Norway targets climate neutrality by 2030
2016-06-08 11:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Lawmakers recommend government adopts zero net emissions goal -- first proposed in 2012 -- in wake of Paris climate agreement Norways parliament is primed to approve a goal of slashing the countrys net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030. With Norway already sourcing 95% of its electricity from hydropower, the goal is likely to be achieved by buying vast quantities of overseas carbon credits. The oil and gas producer will have to further cut its carbon footprint in other sectors....
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Engie secures drilling permit offshore Norway
2016-06-08 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted a drilling permit to Engie E&P Norge for well 36/7-4 in offshore Norway.
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Norway becomes first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation
2016-06-04 16:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Norway has become the first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation. The Norwegian parliament pledged the governments public procurement policy will become deforestation-free after a committee of MPs recommended imposing regulations to ensure the state did "not contribute to deforestation of the rainforest". Norway funds forest conservation projects worldwide and also supports human rights programmes for forest communities. Nils Hermann Ranum, the head of Policy and Campaign...
Norway to 'completely ban all petrol powered cars by 2025'
2016-06-04 12:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Norway will ban the sale of all fossil fuel-based cars in the next decade, continuing its trend towards becoming one of the most ecologically progressive countries on the planet, according to reports. Politicians from both sides of the political spectrum have reportedly reached some concrete conclusions about 100 per cent of Norwegian cars running on green energy by 2025. According to Norwegian newspaper Dagens Naeringsliv, "FRP will remove all gasoline cars", a headline which makes reference...
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