Coffee has become more expensive: The pandemic and extreme weather are to blame
The price of raw coffee is now at its highest level in nine years. In the long run, higher coffee prices can actually be good…
Brazil
Several Norwegian companies are concerned about deforestation in Brazil
Several large Norwegian companies are among the 29 senders of a letter to the Brazilian authorities expressing concern about deforestation and human rights in the…
Hydro resumes production at a mine in Brazil
Hydro has resumed production at Paragominas bauxite mine in Brazil, the company said. As a consequence, production at Hydro’s aluminum refinery Alunorte will also be…
Hydro has paid 760 million after spill at the Alunorte plant
The spill at Hydro’s plant in Brazil has cost the company around NOK 760 million, according to preliminary accounts from the Brazilian authorities. The costs…
Demonstration against Brazil after Amazon fires
Environmental activists gathered on Friday outside the Brazil Embassy residence to show resistance to the deforestation of the Amazon, which is now threatening more forest…
Brazil’s president posts a bloody whale video in the aftermath of Norway stopping rainforest support
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has posted video of brutal traditional whaling, probably in the Faroe Islands, and ties this to Norway. The reactions of the…
Bolsonaro criticizes Norway after stopping rainforest support
“Norway has nothing to teach us,” says Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro after the Norwegian decision to withdraw support for the preservation of the Amazon. Deforestation…
Norway’s contribution to the Amazon Fund for 2019
The Brazilian government has dissolved by decree the Amazon Fund Guidance Committee (COFA) and Amazon Fund Technical Committee (CTFA). Thus, given the current circumstance, Norway…
Norway continues the dialogue with Brazil about the Amazon Fund
Norway stands by our Climate and Forest Agreement with Brazil. From Norway’s point of view, the Amazon fund has worked well until now. It would…
The Amazon Fund is in danger
The future of the Amazon Fund is in danger “It will be a huge relapse for the Norwegian rainforest investment If the Amazon Fund is…
Billions to the Amazon Fund is wasted
Norway’s contribution to the Amazon Fund is wasted “Norway’s billions contributed against the deforestation of the rainforest in the Amazon have been wasted,” Brazil’s Minister…
Brazil case has cost Hydro NOK 100 million
The Brazil case has cost Hydro 100 million in fines and attorney’s bills.In addition,NOK 7 billion in losses and expenses. On Hydro’s annual capital…
Statkraft acquires hydropower in Brazil
Statkraft has signed an agreement with EDP Energias do Brasil to acquire a cluster of eight operational hydropower plants in the state of Espírito Santo…
Brazilian state prosecutors attack Hydro
Brazilian state prosecutors attack Hydro State Prosecutor Ricardo Negrini in Brazil demands that Norsk Hydro responds to how they will solve the challenges in the…
Norwegian Air U.K. to Fly Brazil
Just a week after submitting application to Brazilian authorities requesting license to offer commercial air flights into and out-of Brazil; Norway’s low priced air-carrier Norwegian…
One Million Watched NRK’s World Cup
928,000 Norwegians watched the World Cup quarter-final between Brazil & Belgium on Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. (NRK) last Friday night, July 6th, representing a market share…
Cheerful Ronaldo entertains press conference
Ronaldo promised to break Brazil’s curse when the football heroes of the legendary World Cup meeting in 1998 again stand face to face on Saturday….
Norsk Hydro says there’s still no sign of Torkil Tyvold in Brazil
Norwegian citizen, Torkil Tyvold, has now been missing in Rio de Janeiro for over a week. Tyvold was posted in Brazil for Norsk…
Pollution found at Norsk Hydro in Brazil
More pollution found at the Norsk Hydro plant in Brazil Additional occurrences of pollution from the Alunorte plant in Brazil, which belongs to Norsk Hydro,…
Hydro STUDY: No Brazil Leaks
Heavy rains last February at the Norsk Hydro Alunorte facility in Barcarena, Para state, Brazil created an outcry that bauxite toxic waste was poisoning fresh…
