Tag: Norway
Fisheries: EU and Norway strengthen cooperation for sustainable fishing in the Northeast Arctic
Norway and the EU reached a political understanding in relation to the fisheries in the Northeast Arctic, in ICES subareas 1 and 2. The area…
Norway’s comprehensive climate action plan
Norway is committed to achieving its emission reduction target under the Paris Agreement. Today, the Government is presenting a white paper describing its action plan…
Coca-Cola to transition to 100 per rpet in Netherlands and Norway
Coca-Cola European Partners has announced that it will be transitioning to bottles made from 100 per cent recycled PET (rPET) from the end of the…
Norway: Clashes break out at anti-Islam rally
Tensions in the Norwegian capital came to a head when an anti-Islam protester ripped pages from the Quran. Police used tear gas to keep rival…
Temperatures at Norway’s Arctic archipelago hit record high
Temperatures at Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, about midway between the mainland and the North Pole, hit a record high of 21.7 degrees Celsius on Friday, Norway’s…
Norway will prioritise lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender refugees
Norway is to prioritise refugees who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, the government has confirmed. LGBT+ refugees will, for the first time, be given…
Russia denies its nuclear plants are source of radiation leak
The Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant is operating normally, Russian officials said Russia has said a leak of nuclear material detected over Scandinavia did not come…
UK-Norway subsea electricity cable powers past halfway point
Construction of the world’s longest subsea power cable has passed a major project milestone this week, after the deployment reached its halfway point. The North…
Norway plans big expansion of Arctic oil exploration
Norway is planning a major expansion of oil exploration in the Arctic, despite commitments to tackling global warming and opposition from environmental groups. Minister of…
Norwegian salmon was not source of coronavirus at Beijing food market, says Norway
Chinese and Norwegian authorities have concluded that Norwegian salmon was likely not the source of the novel coronavirus that was found on cutting boards in…
Norway to make renewable aviation fuel
A newly-established industry consortium today unveiled plans for the construction in Norway of Europe’s first commercial plant for hydrogen-based renewable aviation fuel. Norsk e-Fuel will…
Scandinavian joint venture to specialize in recycling electric vehicle batteries
Norsk Hydro and Northvolt have set up a joint venture that will focus on the recycling of both battery materials and aluminum from Norway’s electric…
Norway supreme court to hear case against Arctic oil exploration
Norway’s supreme court will hear a lawsuit opposing the country’s Arctic oil exploration brought by Greenpeace and other environmental groups, it said on Monday, in…
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