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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Blue economy: sharing success stories to inspire change
Oceans are vital, not only to a wide array of biodiversity and ecosystems, but also to the food chains, livelihoods and climate regulation for a human population heading towards nine billion people. That
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Microplastics in Arctic polar waters: the first reported values of particles in surface and sub-surface samples
<p>Plastic, as a form of marine litter, is found in varying quantities and sizes around the globe from surface waters to deep-sea sediments. Identifying patterns of microplastic distribution will benefit
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'Doomsday Vault' sees its first withdrawal
The "Doomsday Vault" just got its first bit of doomsday press: coverage of its first-ever withdrawal of seeds. The vault has since 2008 sat on the Norwegian island of Svalbard, 800 miles from the North
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Norway to complete $1 billion payment to Brazil for protecting Amazon
Norway will make a final $100-million payment to Brazil this year to complete a $1-billion project that rewards a slowdown in forest loss in the Amazon basin, Norway's Environment Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Indonesia looks to increase emissions cut pledge ahead of Paris meet
Indonesia is looking to increase its current pledges on cutting emissions growth, a senior government adviser said on Monday, with a final decision likely by mid-September. Home to the world's third-largest
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Rich nations' CO2 cuts fall short of halving by 2030
Following is a table showing that developed nations' plans for combating climate change fall well short of cuts outlined by scientists to avert the worst of global warming. Current pledges by developed
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World glaciers melting at record rates: Study
A worldwide study has revealed that during 2001 to 2010, glaciers lost ice at an alarming two to three times the average for the 20th century. Such is the scale of ice loss that the scientists predict
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Australia tops the world for climate change denial: study
Australians bury their heads in the sands of Bondi Beach to send a message to Prime Minister Tony Abbott about the dangers of climate change. Photo: Supplied Nearly one in five Australians do not believe
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How much donor financing for health is channelled to global versus country-specific aid functions?
The slow global response to the Ebola crisis in west Africa suggests that important gaps exist in donor financing for key global functions, such as support for health research and development for diseases
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Organic food consumption during pregnancy and hypospadias and cryptorchidism at birth: The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)
<div> The etiologies of the male urogenital anomalies hypospadias and cryptorchidism remain unclear. It has been suggested that maternal diet and environmental contaminants may affect the risk of these