https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The three activists who were arrested on Friday when they tried to glue themselves to a Munch painting at the National Museum in Oslo are to be released, the newspaper Aftenposten reports. https://www.thelocal.no/20221112/police-activists-who-tried-to-glue-themselves-to-a-munch-painting-in-oslo-to-be-released Sat, 12 Nov 2022 16:31:41 +0100 police-activists-who-tried-to-glue-themselves-to-a-munch-painting-in-oslo-to-be-released Climate activists from Just Stop Oil were apprehended by security at Norway's National Museum when they attempted to glue themselves to the frame of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20221111/climate-activists-try-to-glue-themselves-to-norways-the-scream Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:04:17 +0100 climate-activists-try-to-glue-themselves-to-norways-the-scream Norway, the largest oil producer in Western Europe, on Thursday announced it intended to cut 1990 emissions levels "at least 55 percent" by 2030, in line with EU goals. https://www.thelocal.no/20221103/norway-sets-new-climate-goal Thu, 03 Nov 2022 13:30:55 +0100 norway-sets-new-climate-goal The Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, a region warming faster than anywhere else, has seen shorter winters, yo-yo-ing temperatures and thawing permafrost in recent years, all due to human-caused climate change. https://www.thelocal.no/20220622/norwegian-arctic-archipelago-feeling-the-heat-of-climate-change Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:13:28 +0200 norwegian-arctic-archipelago-feeling-the-heat-of-climate-change Norway has moved to maximise gas production this year. Meanwhile, the UN's Secretary-General said Monday that countries increasing their fossil fuel output were 'dangerous radicals'. https://www.thelocal.no/20220405/why-norway-is-upping-gas-production-despite-the-uns-climate-warnings Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:15:36 +0200 why-norway-is-upping-gas-production-despite-the-uns-climate-warnings Norway can be seen as either a relatively green country or one of the worlds largest polluters, depending on whether you include emissions which occur abroad as a result of its oil trade. https://www.thelocal.no/20211101/how-much-co2-does-norway-produce Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:02:46 +0100 how-much-co2-does-norway-produce Norway, Western Europe's biggest oil producer, plans to continue its oil exploration and drilling in the coming decades, the government said on Friday, despite warnings from the International Energy Agency (IEA). https://www.thelocal.no/20210611/norway-sees-oil-in-its-future-despite-ieas-warnings Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:31:59 +0200 norway-sees-oil-in-its-future-despite-ieas-warnings https://www.thelocal.no/20210209/norwegian-fertiliser-maker-yara-steps-into-green-energy Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:06:31 +0100 norwegian-fertiliser-maker-yara-steps-into-green-energy A temperature of 18.1 degrees Celsius was recorded in Tafjord, a village in the west of Norway, on Sunday night. https://www.thelocal.no/20201116/are-norways-warm-november-2020-temperatures-out-of-the-ordinary Mon, 16 Nov 2020 17:11:21 +0100 are-norways-warm-november-2020-temperatures-out-of-the-ordinary November has begun on an unseasonably warm note in the south of Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20201102/norway-sets-records-with-warmest-oslo-november-day-since-1800s Mon, 02 Nov 2020 18:09:05 +0100 norway-sets-records-with-warmest-oslo-november-day-since-1800s Night-time temperatures of 15-16 degrees Celsius in Norway are not normal for the time of year. https://www.thelocal.no/20201008/north-norway-has-had-a-very-warm-start-to-october Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:12:34 +0200 north-norway-has-had-a-very-warm-start-to-october Northern European countries known for skiing and other snowy pursuits are poised to record one of the warmest winters ever after weeks of unseasonably high temperatures. https://www.thelocal.no/20200304/winter-that-never-arrived-nears-end-for-nordic-countries Wed, 04 Mar 2020 09:39:32 +0100 winter-that-never-arrived-nears-end-for-nordic-countries Norwegian oil giant Equinor unveiled Thursday objectives to reduce its climate impact but the plans disappointed environmental activists. https://www.thelocal.no/20200206/norways-equinor-sets-green-goals-but-activists-unimpressed Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:31:57 +0100 norways-equinor-sets-green-goals-but-activists-unimpressed Five newly-built electric boats will ply their way around the Inner Oslofjord from next year. https://www.thelocal.no/20200116/oslo-to-introduce-electric-ferries-from-next-year Thu, 16 Jan 2020 17:45:38 +0100 oslo-to-introduce-electric-ferries-from-next-year Norway’s ruling Conservative (Høyre) party programme committee thinks that the country should draw from its international aid budget in order to invest in climate goals. https://www.thelocal.no/20200113/norway-considers-ramping-up-climate-spending-at-expense-of-overseas-aid Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:52:44 +0100 norway-considers-ramping-up-climate-spending-at-expense-of-overseas-aid Climate researchers at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET Norway) have estimated the difference in the amount of snow the country is likely to get in 30 years’ time. https://www.thelocal.no/20200110/how-much-snow-will-norway-have-in-2050 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:58:18 +0100 how-much-snow-will-norway-have-in-2050 Climate change is at the top of the list of the most important political issues in Norway, the first time it has been the highest priority for voters in the country. https://www.thelocal.no/20191126/climate-is-number-one-issue-for-norways-voters Tue, 26 Nov 2019 14:49:50 +0100 climate-is-number-one-issue-for-norways-voters When Norway decided a decade ago to pay Guyana, a small jungle-covered country in South America, to reduce its rate of deforestation, no one was sure how much effect the move would have. https://www.thelocal.no/20191119/norway-successfully-paid-south-american-country-not-to-chop-down-rainforest Tue, 19 Nov 2019 16:43:18 +0100 norway-successfully-paid-south-american-country-not-to-chop-down-rainforest Norwegian capital Oslo, considered a world leader for reducing plastics waste, is hosting a conference on pollution attended by representatives from 50 European cities. https://www.thelocal.no/20191025/european-cities-to-take-tips-from-oslo-on-cutting-out-plastic Fri, 25 Oct 2019 14:19:51 +0200 european-cities-to-take-tips-from-oslo-on-cutting-out-plastic New York City plans to make a budget for emissions in a similar way to how city authorities plan spending. The model was first introduced by Oslo in 2017. https://www.thelocal.no/20191016/world-cities-follow-oslos-example-with-budget-approach-to-emissions Wed, 16 Oct 2019 16:07:59 +0200 world-cities-follow-oslos-example-with-budget-approach-to-emissions