Hydropower, heat pumps and EVs made Norway a climate darling. Oil and gas exports made it rich. The paradox shaping this country's future – and the world's energy transition.
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Fossil fuel decline, though still nascent, is already hitting countries leading the electric vehicle boom like China and Norway
27 votes -
Norway eyes 200-250 MW floating nuclear reactors to power industry and cut emissions – expected to supply electricity to nearby offshore platforms and feed power into the onshore grid
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In Norway's far north, members of the Sámi minority and environmental activists are trying to block the construction of a copper mine
18 votes -
Rescue crews are searching for US climate journalist Alec Luhn, who vanished while hiking on a glacier in Folgefonna National Park in southwestern Norway
14 votes -
Norway's Northern Lights project is seen as a model for efforts to pump carbon dioxide deep into wells, but high costs remain an obstacle
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Troubling scenes from an Arctic in full-tilt crisis. The heat that hit Svalbard in February was so intense that scientists could dig into the ground with spoons, "like it was soft ice cream."
41 votes -
Norwegian town of Ulefoss sits on top of a rare earth deposit – the reserves could help to reduce the EU's dependency on China for the elements needed in tech such as phones
6 votes -
Norway wants to be Europe's carbon dump – aiming to capture carbon dioxide from factories and bury it beneath the North Sea
10 votes -
In one of the top Arctic birding destinations in the world, environmental and health challenges are threatening some of the seabirds that are part of Norway's unique coastal ecosystem
6 votes -
Norway launches full-scale industrial carbon capture project with billions in subsidies – carbon dioxide shipped to North Sea and injected into reservoirs of oil majors
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Bergen in Norway has been building one of the world's most advanced trash systems, using vacuum tubes to whisk waste away
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Survivors and families of those killed in an oil rig disaster forty-five years ago will finally get compensation from the Norwegian state after a close vote passed in the country's parliament
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Aikido Technologies, a floating offshore wind technology provider, has signed an agreement in Norway to deploy the largest floating wind platform constructed to date
12 votes -
Norway's new industrial policy pivots away from hydrogen for energy
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Norway's capital is known for its green policies and widespread adoption of electric vehicles. Why does the city still struggle with air pollution?
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In 2024, the warmest year on record in Europe according to the EU's Copernicus system, Swedish and Norwegian glaciers melted by an average of 1.8 metres
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The scientists who leave little trace at the world's northernmost laboratory in Ny-Ålesund in Norway's Arctic
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Companies keen to start deep-sea mining off Norway – despite delays that will now see the first licences awarded, a year later than planned, in 2026
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For more than twenty years, scientists have followed polar bears in Norway's Arctic archipelago to understand how they may adapt to changing threats as the ice they depend on melts
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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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Global seafood company Mowi is offering a bounty to fishers who catch escaped salmon after an estimated 27,000 fish went missing from a farm off the Norwegian coast
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Norwegian energy giant Equinor is halving investment in renewable energy over the next two years while increasing oil and gas production
12 votes -
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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Slush flows can be more deadly than avalanches – Norwegian scientists are racing to help predict this hidden hazard
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Families of the more than 120 men killed when the Alexander L. Kielland oil rig capsized in 1980 were failed by official investigations in Norway, a new study has concluded
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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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Oslo leads in quiet, low-emission electric construction – drop in decibels is welcome side-effect of goal to keep city-managed construction projects free from toxic emissions
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Norway's oil and gas companies delivered record levels of natural gas in 2024 and will drill a similar number of exploration wells this coming year
5 votes -
Physical protective barriers have been built to hold back avalanches – but Svalbard has also turned to tech, with the help of a telecom firm and the University of Svalbard
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Arctic foxes were almost hunted to extinction in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Can projects to breed and feed them help this native species return for good?
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Recordings by biologist Heike Vester reveal how oil and gas exploration as well as cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are creating noise pollution that threatens return of Norway's whales
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Norway has paused its controversial project to open up its seabed for commercial-scale deep-sea mining
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Norway wants to open its Arctic seabed to mining for critical metals – the WWF is suing the state in a bid to halt exploration
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Climate change and fish farming are endangering the future of Norway's Atlantic salmon
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The Swedish photographer capturing the vanishing glaciers – Christian Åslund was shocked at the difference between what he saw in 2002 and what confronted him this summer
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Norway's national football stadium has the world's largest vertical solar roof – new solution for northern regions, yielding 20% more energy than traditional panels
17 votes -
Cement is a big polluter. Heidelberg Materials in Norway is betting it can profit from carbon capture that will reduce the carbon dioxide.
10 votes -
Southern Water, serving 4.7mn UK customers, in discussions with private supplier to tanker water from Norwegian fjords to mitigate against potential supply shortages and drought
11 votes -
Hvaldimir, a celebrated ‘spy’ whale, is found dead in Norway – first spotted in 2019 wearing what looked like a camera harness
15 votes -
Why have salmon deserted Norway's rivers? Salmon farming and the climate crisis threaten the fish's future.
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A voyage like no other, from Norway to Canada through the Northwest Passage – to raise awareness of the six planetary tipping points in the Arctic
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Could Britain's soaring taxes push energy companies to Norway? Taxes on oil and gas profits have risen from 40% to about 78%, prompting several to think about pulling out.
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Heidelberg Materials' cement plant in Norway will be the first of a handful around the world to capture carbon in the production of cement
16 votes -
Climate hero or villain? As it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, Norway is a paradox.
11 votes -
Mining firm Rare Earths Norway says it has discovered Europe's largest proven deposit of highly prized rare earth elements
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Norway sued over deep-sea mining plans – WWF says the government has breached the law without adequately assessing the consequences
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Europe's gas supply once again hinges on one company – Equinor now plays an outsized role in the ups and downs of the continent's gas prices
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Big farms are under pressure to address the problem of dying salmon in Norway's vast fish-farm industry
9 votes