The Circularity Gap Report Norway
<p>The Circularity Gap Report Norway is an in-depth analysis of how Norway consumes raw materials—metals, fossil fuels, biomass and minerals—to fuel its societal needs. Currently, 97.6% of
Norway
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RED II and advanced biofuels
<p>The Renewable Energy Directive limits the share of unsustainable crop based biofuels and promotes certain types of biofuels produced from a list of materials defined in its Annex IX. This list is the
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Phasing-out sales of internal combustion engine vehicles
<p>The objective of this study is to provide a first assessment of the legal scope for EU or national measures to phase-out ICE vehicles and to identify issues where legal uncertainty remains and further
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Nordic countries support Kenya's efforts to fight climate change
The Nordic countries said Thursday they will provide technological support to boost Kenya's inventions for green energy to curb climate change and promote economic development. The countries, including
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Norway refuses to drill for billions of barrels of oil in Arctic, leaving ‘whole industry surprised and disappointed’
The largest party in Norway’s parliament has delivered a significant blow to the country’s huge oil industry after withdrawing support for explorative drilling off the Lofoten islands in the Arctic, which
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US accused of blocking ambitious global action against plastic pollution
Environmental groups involved in talks at a United Nations conference in Kenya have accused the US of blocking an ambitious global response to plastic pollution. Representatives of countries at the
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Norway's wealth fund ditches 33 palm oil firms over deforestation
Norway's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has pulled out of more than 33 palm oil companies over deforestation risks during the last seven years, a green group said on Thursday.
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Beijing plans 48 lakh charging points by 2022, Delhi doesn’t even know how many e-vehicles it has
The Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, 2018 notes that sales of new electric cars worldwide surpassed a million units in 2017, with stocks at three million that year. More than half the sales were in China,
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Drivers see red over Oslo's green 'war on cars'
Oslo has devised a series of highly dissuasive measures: it has eliminated 700 parking spots, re-zoned the city centre, turned streets into pedestrian walkways, and has raised the price of congestion tolls
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Noway plans to have only e-vehicles by 2025
In March, electric vehicles captured 37 percent of new car sales in Norway. The government was instrumental in helping with sales, as it reduced subsidies and taxes to encourage a switch to e-cars.