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| Deep concern about verdicts against NGO employees in Egypt |
| [Norwaynews] [14.06.2013, 11:16pm, Fri. GMT] |
| “I am deeply concerned about the severe sentences handed down against local and international representatives of NGOs in Egypt, including one Norwegian,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide. “The sentences and the trial show a very worrying trend for civil society in Egypt. Civil society is playing an essential role in the process of democratisation in Egypt,” said the Foreign Minister. |
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| Norway proposes new regime for carbon compensation |
| [Norwaynews] [13.05.2013, 07:22pm, Mon. GMT] |
| The Norwegian authorities have proposed a new regime for carbon compensation for all large-scale industrial consumers of electricity in Norwegian industry in order to reduce the risk of carbon leakage resulting from the cost of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) allowance being passed onto consumers. The European Union introduced the ETS in order to fulfil its target for emissions reductions. It has also adopted guidelines(1) on granting state aid in order to allow member states to mitigate the potential negative effects of the EU ETS regime by introducing the possibility of compensation for selected industry sectors. |
| | | | SAS among Norway’s best workplaces again |
| [Norwaynews] [21.03.2013, 07:58pm, Thu. GMT] |
| SAS Institute, where yoga and massage are as much part of the working day as customer assignments and developing innovative technology, has again been voted one of the best workplaces in Norway. On 18 March 2013, consulting firm Great Place To Work, announced Norway’s best workplaces for the tenth year running. IT company SAS ranked second among medium-sized companies, based on job satisfaction measured among more than 40,000 men and women in Norwegian workplaces. |
| | | | Disappointment for hundreds of holidaymakers |
| [Norwaynews] [04.03.2013, 11:57am, Mon. GMT] |
Seven hundred passengers have been told that their cruise, a two-week trip around Norway, has been suddenly cancelled. The Discovery was originally scheduled to sail from Avonmouth near Bristol but, due to tidal restrictions, it was re-routed to Portland in Dorset at the end of last week. 24 coaches transferred all passengers to Portland but the Captain then informed everyone on board that the cruise could not go ahead due to 'technical reasons'.
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| | | | Norway State TV NRK Shows Continuous Fire Burning For 12 Hours |
| [Norwaynews] [17.02.2013, 07:56pm, Sun. GMT] |
| Brits have got the hots for slow-burning Scandinavian drama, from The Killing, to Borgen, to The Bridge, but the latest hot offering from Norwegian state TV might not see any takers here - a 12 hour broadcast of a burning log fire. The NRK programme, described by the channel's head of programming Rune Moeklebust as "slow but noble television, will be a continuous shot of the wood burning - to capture the age-old entertainment of staring at a log fire. |
| | | | Norwegian researcher helps to clear the air in UAE |
| [Norwaynews] [21.01.2013, 05:08pm, Mon. GMT] |
| New research laboratories are tackling the problems of air and sound pollution in some of the emirate’s noisiest, smelliest areas. The Norwegian Institute of Air Research (Nilu) has set up labs at Abu Dhabi University, and the two are collaborating on research projects across the UAE. Nilu has been in the emirate since 2006, working with the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi. Since then, it has completed projects for the likes of Abu Dhabi Municipality, looking at indoor air quality. |
| | | | Influenza on the increase in Norway |
| [Norwaynews] [04.01.2013, 04:12pm, Fri. GMT] |
| The 2012-2013 influenza season in Norway is emerging and above the epidemic threshold. The activity at the moment is of medium intensity. The three different influenza viruses that are circulating are all covered by the seasonal influenza vaccine. People with risk factors are advised to take the seasonal influenza vaccine. There are no changes in the risk groups. The situation is being continuously monitored and recommendations may change if required. So far most confirmed cases are A (H1N1) (swine influenza) and influenza B viruses, with fewer A (H3N2), but the picture may change during the winter. |
| | | | Norway minister’s scribbles at UN climate talks reveal complex picture |
| [Norwaynews] [15.12.2012, 10:51am, Sat. GMT] |
| Norway’s Environment Minister, Bård Vergar Solhjell has published a picture of a crumpled piece of paper with semi-legible calculations that helped determine the result of the Doha climate talks (attached below). His article in the newspaper Aftenposten shows that Russia’s objections to the “Doha Gateway” were deliberately ignored. |
| | | | Statoil and Rosneft agree on Arctic Environmental Protection |
| [Norwaynews] [28.11.2012, 08:05am, Wed. GMT] |
| Norwegian energy provider Statoil and Russia's Rosneft have signed a declaration on Russian Arctic environmental protection. President and Chairman of the Management Board of Rosneft Igor Sechin and President and CEO of Statoil Helge Lund today signed a Declaration on Protection of the Environment and Biodiversity for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development on the Russian Arctic Continental Shelf. |
| | | | Norwegian dads get 14 weeks parental leave |
| [Norwaynews] [07.10.2012, 07:58am, Sun. GMT] |
| Norway is to extend the amount of parental leave reserved for dads to 14 weeks, bringing the period that can be claimed by both parents on full pay to 49 weeks, a coalition member party says. The Scandinavian country's system is already one of the world's most generous. The move would come into effect on July 1, 2013, and is part of the Norwegian government's budget proposal that will be presented on Monday. |
| | | | Norway to create carbon-emissions program |
| [Norwaynews] [11.09.2012, 12:46pm, Tue. GMT] |
| Norway's government says it will create a carbon-emissions program to compensate domestic manufacturers, in the hope of dissuading them from moving their industries to countries with less stringent climate regulations, AP reports. The government says that the European Union's Emission Trading Scheme, which Norway adopted in 2005, has led to an increase in energy prices and a reduction in the competitiveness of domestic enterprises. |
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| Nissan LEAF becomes Norway’s second best selling car |
| [Norwaynews] [03.05.2013, 04:53pm, Fri. GMT] |
Nissan's fully electric LEAF supermini became the second-best selling car in Norway last month, selling 455 models in April. In total 495 electric cars sold in the country last month, giving electric vehicles a 3.5 per cent overall market share. In total, Norway had more than 11,000 electric cars on the road-impressive for a country with a population of just five million. It's long been the case that Norway was Nissan's biggest European market for its first electric vehicle, where the small family car was the 13th best selling car in 2012, and had climbed to 5th place in March 2013 but last month's results push Nissan to new highs.
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| | | | How Much Is Norway Paying To Promote Electric Cars? |
| [Norwaynews] [18.03.2013, 11:49pm, Mon. GMT] |
| With electric cars taking up 3 percent of the market for new car sales in a country of only five million people, Norway is one of the most electric car-friendly countries on the planet. Geographically small enough to minimize range concerns and with huge financial incentives for going electric, that perhaps isn't surprising. But how much is Norway's pro-electric car stance actually costing the country--and can any of the country's techniques really be used elsewhere? Probably not, concludes Reuters. That's not to say that the market for electric cars won't grow elsewhere, but it might have to do so more organically than the heavily incentivized methods used by Norway. |
| | | | Oslo, one of the most relaxing cities on earth |
| [Norway] [28.02.2013, 07:32pm, Thu. GMT] |
The capital city of such a spectacularly beautiful country as Norway is something of a visual let-down at first - most of its architecture is post-1950s and its old city and waterfront area has burnt down 16 times in its history, meaning there are few of the classic and colourful wooden structures you normally associate with the country. Yet, this city of 1.5 million people has a lovely, natural setting, in its own (albeit low-level) fjord surrounded by islands, clean water and thousands of boats. It's clean and safe and almost everyone speaks English, yet, it has a distinct Scandinavian feel.
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| | | | India is Norway's important ally on environment: Minister |
| [Norwaynews] [01.02.2013, 05:26pm, Fri. GMT] |
| India is an important ally of Norway on environment and related issues, says the country's Indian-born Deputy Minister for International Development Arvinn E. Gadgil. "India is an important ally for all our initiatives in sustainability, development and growth. Norway hopes that India will succeed in its quest for high inclusive and sustainable economic and social growth," a Norwegian embassy statement Friday quoted Gadgil, who is leading his country's delegation at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) 2013, as saying. |
| | | | Strong incentives help Norway love electric vehicles after all these years |
| [Norwaynews] [07.01.2013, 04:24pm, Mon. GMT] |
| Norwegians are buying a lot of Nissan Leaf vehicles and have the most Tesla Model S reservations in the European market. While the US is a major market for electric vehicles, the sales numbers are proportionally huge for Norwegians. US electric vehicle sales look to be close to 50,000 for plug-in electric vehicles for all of 2012. According to Treehugger, that number reached about 10,000 units sold in Norway during 2012. |
| | | | Norway to deliver “first aid” to climate |
| [Norwaynews] [28.12.2012, 09:41pm, Fri. GMT] |
| Norway’s government has announced that it’s stepping up its efforts to fight global warming. In recent years, the country has led developed nations by investing billions of dollars to slow tropical deforestation. This week, Reuters reports that the nation’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said his government will be going further by providing a kind of “first aid” for climate change. |
| | | | Doha climate change deal clears way for 'damage aid' to poor nations |
| [Norwaynews] [10.12.2012, 02:28pm, Mon. GMT] |
| Poor countries have won historic recognition of the plight they face from the ravages of climate change, wringing a pledge from rich nations that they will receive funds to repair the "loss and damage" incurred. This is the first time developing countries have received such assurances, and the first time the phrase "loss and damage from climate change" has been enshrined in an international legal document. |
| | | | Norway is world's most prosperous nation, reveals survey |
| [Norwaynews] [04.11.2012, 02:20pm, Sun. GMT] |
| Norway has topped the list of the world's most prosperous countries for the fifth time, followed by Denmark and Sweden in the annual rankings. The U.S., however, has dropped out of the Legatum Prosperity Index's top ten for the first time to 12th position, reports the Daily Mail. Scandinavian countries have continued to dominate the top of the global index, which takes measurements from across eight categories: economy, education, entrepreneurship and opportunity, governance, health, personal freedom, safety and security and social capital. |
| | | | Norway, Switzerland in push to protect 'environmental refugees' |
| [Norwaynews] [02.10.2012, 06:30pm, Tue. GMT] |
| People forced to flee their countries by natural disasters find themselves in a legal vacuum where they are considered neither refugees nor migrants, Norway and Switzerland said Tuesday, as they launched an initiative aimed at protecting them. "Forced displacements in the context of natural disasters is a reality," said Walter Kaellin, envoy for the new Nansen Initiative, calling for "a more coherent and consistent approach at the international level" to help such "environmental refugees." |
| | | | Norway funds climate change project in Tamil Nadu |
| [Norwaynews] [17.08.2012, 08:34pm, Fri. GMT] |
| Norway will fund a Rs 25-crore climate change research and adaptation project in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Under the project, ClimaAdapt, selected farmers in the two States will be taught methods to mitigate the effects climate change on agriculture. While WALAMTARI (Water and Land Management Training and Research Institute) will oversee the project in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University will supervise the project in Tamil Nadu. The other four partners in the consortium set up for the purpose are International Water Management Institute, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Bioforsk and WRO. |
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