The Liberal Party’s (V) Sveinung Rotevatn and the Christian Democrats’ (KRF) Tore Storehaug have together paid at least NOK 400,000 too little in tax on…
The wolf couple, which was stunned and then moved from Deisjøreviret in Østerdalen to Våler in Viken in January, has now had pups. The reason…
2021 is an important year for nature and biodiversity worldwide. In connection with the international negotiations on a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, Norway has announced…
Reducing emissions by at least 50% and up to 55% compared to 1990 levels by 2030 should be legislated, the government believes. In February of…
The Norwegian Environment Agency has provided NOK 60 million to support projects related to clean-up or prevention of marine litter. “Plastic pollution is a serious…
Norway left a mark on millions of Super Bowl viewers this year. The Super Bowl is an annual championship game of the United States National…
A man in his 50s has been sentenced to 90 days in prison for threatening Minister of Climate and Environmental Protection, Sveinung Rotevatn, Norwegian Broadcasting…
In the climate plan that will be presented on Friday, the government will order municipalities, counties, and other public bodies to buy emission-free cars, vans,…
The Norwegian Environment Agency has reported Equinor to the police for three breaches of the environmental regulations in connection with the emissions at Mongstad. In…
Greenhouse gas emissions in Norway amounted to 51 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 2019, preliminary figures show. That is a decrease of 2% from…
Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park in Nordland is being expanded. The government is also establishing a conservation area at Nattmoråga. The new protection plan comprises eight protected…
Norwegian Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatn and nine colleagues from EU member states urged the European Commission to set out an ambitious strategy for phasing out…
The debate is already underway in the Liberal Party, following a proposal from the program committee to reintroduce inheritance tax. But the party is more…
The company Kongsberg Satellite Services AS has been selected to provide satellite images and monitoring of global deforestation. The contract is worth up to NOK…
The Norwegian government plans to initially carry out the capture and storage of CO2 at Norcem’s cement factory in Brevik. Still, it also has plans…
