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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Global health funding: how much, where it comes from and where it goes
Global health funding has increased in recent years. This has been accompanied by a proliferation in the number of global health actors and initiatives. This paper describes the state of global heath finance,
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Fate of Whales Depends on Obama: Conservationists
Conservationists are looking to the United States to help re-establish the authority of the International Whaling Commission after IWC delegates this week failed to reach a deal to regulate global whaling.
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Whaling: From "Moby Dick" To Madeira
The 85-nation International Whaling Commission (IWC) is holding its annual meeting from June 22-26 on the Portuguese island of Madeira to review whale hunts. Whaling nations Japan, Norway and Iceland have been pushing for years for reforms to approve the hunts. Many nations and conservationists say harpooning the giant mammals is cruel and unnecessary and want a 1986 moratorium extended.
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REDDy and waiting
THESE are critical times for trees. In some places
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Poor farmers to guard Earth's crop riches
The Quechua of Peru are among the first recipients of a new global fund for becoming custodians of the world's threatened crops.
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Norway To Assess Climate Impact On Markets
The Norwegian government said on Wednesday it would assess the impact of climate change on financial markets and urged global investors to join forces. The finance ministry will undertake the study in its role as owner of Norway's $350 billion sovereign wealth fund which invests the country's oil wealth in overseas stocks and bonds.
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Carbon Storage Faces Costly Hurdles
The CEO of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP said on Tuesday that the pipeline giant will not enter the market to sock away heat-trapping greenhouse gases in underground reservoirs unless the U.S. government settles who is legally liable if the gas leaks out.
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Risk Too High For Non-State Carbon Capture - Statoil
Industry refuses to invest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects without strong state support because of a lack of clarity on future emissions rules, Norway's StatoilHydro said on Friday.
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Norway Bets On CO2 Capture, Storage Despite Risks
Norway sees carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a leading weapon to combat climate change and says the Sleipner field where it has buried carbon for 13 years demonstrates the technology is safe.
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Suddenly, a wider world below the waterline
Coastal states have now made their bids for vast new areas of continental shelf