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- Wake up call for UK energy planners Sun, 6 Apr 25, 12:00amMagical thinking about energy may not hold up much longer in the UK. Disagreements between European nations may scuttle plans for an integrated energy policy and with it the UK fantasy of attaining net zero. Central to...
- Norway’s Political Earthquake: A Backstop No More Wed, 2 Apr 25, 4:00pmAfter decades of quietly footing the bill for Europe’s grand energy experiments, it appears Norway has finally decided to walk off the stage — or at the very least, slam the door shut on a few cross-border power cables...
- Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants Fri, 14 Feb 25, 5:21amGreen politicians describe plan as ‘a historic attack on Norwegian nature’
- Europe Wind power “sh*t situation”: Norway vows to cut cables, Sweden “furious” blames Germany Mon, 16 Dec 24, 10:14pmBy Jo Nova People forget that while electricity flows down those long interconnectors, sometimes high prices flow back the other way.
- Norway oil firm sued over alleged links to Israeli firm operating in illegal settlements Thu, 12 Dec 24, 2:00amExclusive: Complaint says Equinor is unlawfully connected to Israel’s Delek Group, which has been flagged by UN human rights commissioner
- Norway is shying away from tourism – here’s what other countries could learn | Shazia Majid Tue, 24 Sep 24, 4:00pmNorwegians are putting their natural environment (and weekend activities) ahead of tourism’s economic benefits
- North Sea oil firm Neo slows investment amid windfall tax concerns Mon, 2 Sep 24, 11:46pmBattle ahead for Labour as it introduces higher taxes and tougher environmental rules on producers
- Climate hero or villain? Fossil fuel frenzy challenges Norway’s green image Fri, 26 Jul 24, 8:00pmAs it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, the Nordic nation is a paradox
- ‘Inexcusable’: should climate hypocrites get the petrostates label? Wed, 24 Jul 24, 8:36pmSuggestions definition of petrostate is too narrow as many rich countries that could phase out fossil fuels double down
- UK Energy imports poised to hit record after power stations mothballed Sat, 13 Apr 24, 7:00pmBritain is poised to import a record amount of energy from France and other European countries this summer after mothballing a host of power stations.
- Climate activists across Europe block access to North Sea oil infrastructure Sun, 17 Mar 24, 2:43amBlockades at facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with protests in Scotland and action expected in Denmark
- No big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goal Tue, 12 Mar 24, 8:00pmUK, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Denmark have failed to align oil and gas policies with Paris pledges, say campaigners
- Heat pumps are handy – but only if homes are well built | Letters Fri, 1 Dec 23, 5:13amReaders respond to an article on Norway’s use of heat pumps, and point out the problems of adopting similar technology in the UK
- ‘You can walk around in a T-shirt’: how Norway brought heat pumps in from the cold Thu, 23 Nov 23, 6:00pmDevice installed in two-thirds of households of country whose experience suggests switching to greener heating can be done
- Petrostate windfall tax would help poor countries in climate crisis, says Brown Mon, 25 Sep 23, 3:00pmFormer British PM calls for 3% levy on oil and gas export revenues of biggest producers to generate $25bn a year for global south