Widerøe threatens to slash its route offer
Widerøe threatens to slash 37 routes due to VAT The airline Widerøe announces that they will discontinue nearly 40 domestic routes If the Norwegian government…
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Wind power needed to replace fossil energy
Wind power needed to replace fossil energy in Norway Statnett (the Norwegian state-owned grid company) believes that renewable energy can replace all fossil energy in…
The EU and Norway invite to an international conference on CO2 cleansing
EU Climate Director Miguel Arias Cañete says that he has taken the initiative to host a large international conference in Norway in September on the…
Climate gas emission down by 1.6%
Norwegian Climate gas emission down by 1.6% 52.7 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents were released from Norwegian territory last year, according to Statistics Norway. This…
Norwegian adopts new technology that reduces CO2 emissions by 16,000 tons per year
Following a successful test project, Norwegian will expand its cooperation with AVTECH Sweden AB to further reduce fuel consumption. A report by the Swedish Energy…
“Beef tax” is slaughtered
“Beef tax” in agriculture is slaughtered The Government’s plan to introduce a flat CO2 tax for agriculture raises strong reactions. KrF says no to…
Demands CO2 stamp on Government platform
Industrial and environmental organizations demand CO2 stamp on Government platform In a letter to the Government, several industry and environmental organizations demand that capture and…
EU: CO2 storage a key project
The EU is denoting CO2 storage in Norway as a key project CO2 storage under the seabed of the Norwegian continental shelf has gained status…
CO2 levels in the atmosphere increase at record speed
The increase in CO2 levels in the atmosphere last year was the strongest ever measured. This informs the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The reason is…
Statoil evaluating new CO2 storage project on the Norwegian continental shelf
Gassnova has assigned Statoil to evaluate the development of carbon storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). This will be the first storage site in…
Construction sites release 420 000 tons of CO2
Norwegian construction sites release 420 000 tons of CO2 annually Norwegian construction sites, which today release large amounts of CO2, can easily become almost emission-free,…
National Museum best at emission cuts
The new National Museum in Oslo has the best result of the buildings built by Public Construction and building in terms of cuts in greenhouse…