Gothenburg fined for missing an environmental target – was one of the first local governments in the world to take out a "sustainability linked loan"
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The Loess plateau was the most eroded place on Earth until China took action
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Five of six Greenlandic political parties support reconsidering fossil fuel ban, with only Inuit Ataqatigiit maintaining strong opposition
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Back to the future: China revives blimps, now fully electric
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Sociogenomics, a new scientific field is changing the understanding of how and why people develop the specific ways that they do
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Norway will allow cities to introduce zero-emissions zones, as the number of electric cars on the road in the biggest urban centers passes 40%
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Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11billion investor-state dispute settlement.
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For decades, the Swiss city of Basel has been transforming its skyline, and now boasts some of the greenest rooftops in Europe
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The Japanese mayor who built a floodgate no one wanted — and saved his town from a massive tsunami after his death
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As global leaders, Canada and Norway's co-operation is timely in the face of surging energy demand
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Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants – Green politicians describe plan as ‘a historic attack on Norwegian nature’
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How balcony solar is taking off
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Woodkid - Goliath (2020)
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Reindeer movements are causing conflict in the Umeå region ahead of this week's Rally Sweden round of the World Rally Championship
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Ryanair pulls out of two Danish airports blaming harmful tax – airline says passenger tax will make country's regional airports hopelessly uncompetitive compared to others in EU
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Using ChatGPT consumes a 500 ml bottle of water; so what?
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Denmark will ramp up inspections of ships transporting Russian oil through its narrow straits, in an effort to protect the environment and maritime safety from older vessels in Moscow's shadow fleet
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Norway's environment minister has ruled out a ban on open-net fish farming at sea despite acknowledging that the wild North Atlantic salmon is under “existential threat”
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Using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment
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Donald Trump signs actions to pull US out of Paris climate agreement, intends to promote fossil fuels and mineral mining
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Fish at center of key conservation fight not a distinct species after all
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In 2023 the Danish city of Aarhus launched a three-year trial project to curb the number of disposable coffee cups – more than 700,000 were returned last year
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Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
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California will require insurance companies to offer coverage in wildfire zones
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US President Joe Biden administration grants California waiver to ban gas car sales in 2035
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The destructive legacy of failed aquaculture
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Finland first in world to ban cargo ships from dumping untreated sewage
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While ambitious urban planners try to make fifteen-minute cities a reality, the Nordhavn district of Copenhagen has gone one better – what's life like when everything you need is a stroll away?
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Iceland has authorised whale hunting for the next five years, despite welfare concerns
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Oregon, USA introduces new statewide recycling rules to combat plastic waste
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Panama is planning a new dam to secure water to operate the Canal
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Satellite space junk might wreak havoc on the stratosphere
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Scrapped policy to charge London’s drivers by the mile
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Netflix documentary about oceans and endangered species narrated by Barack Obama
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Danish lawmakers have agreed to plant one billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into natural habitats over the next two decades
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The overlooked lesson of Octavia Butler's "The Parable of the Sower"
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After a unanimous local vote in 1996, the Swedish town of Växjö became the first in the world to commit to becoming fossil fuel free
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Giant rats in tiny vests trained to sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife
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US Joe Biden–Kamala Harris administration announces $45 million to reduce electric vehicle battery recycling costs
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Finland exports snow-saving mats to ski resorts hit by climate crisis – preserving previous year's snow for start of season can combat increasingly unpredictable winters
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US Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration announces $3 billion of investments in clean ports
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Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise – centre-right coalition government says consumption already below EU target
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New deadline by which only zero-emission new vans may be sold in Norway will no longer be 2025, but 2027
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More US states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products
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Let's talk 'underconsumption core'
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Our US disaster recovery system must evolve to respond more effectively to climate change
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‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores
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New study shows that hurricanes lead to excess mortality long after the storm has passed
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Comprehensive bipartisan plastics recycling bill tackles plastics pollution in US
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Norway is shying away from tourism – and other countries could learn from it
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