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The Circularity Gap Report Norway

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 materials consumed each year never make it back into the economy. Norway also has one of the highest per capita consumption rates in …

World's richest nations fail to meet aid pledges - report

The majority of the world's rich donor nations failed to meet their development aid pledges in 2013 and only one third of the money went to the poorest countries, a report said on Monday. Aid by members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) rose 5.3 percent year-on-year to a …

Norway to give Liberia $150m to fight illegal logging that may spread Ebola

Norway will give Liberia up to $150m (£92.1m) over the next six years to fund protective measures aimed at stamping out illegal logging in its agricultural sector, which some scientists believe may have contributed to the worst Ebola outbreak in history. The funds will “improve forest governance, strengthen law enforcement, …

Pact signed to achieve sustainable energy

The government and Norway, Denmark, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday signed a Framework Document for Energy+ Cooperation to contribute towards achieving sustainable energy for all in Nepal. The four donors extended their support to achieve the goal of providing universal access …

Liberia signs 'transformational' deal to stem deforestation

Liberia is to become the first nation in Africa to completely stop cutting down its trees in return for development aid. Norway will pay the impoverished West African country $150m (£91.4m) to stop deforestation by 2020. There have been fears that the Ebola crisis would see increased logging in a …

Norway to pay Peru $300 million for forest-based emissions reductions

Norway plans to spend as much as $300 million to support a program in Peru to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the destruction of the world's fourth largest tropical forest, the two countries announced on Tuesday. Norway pledged to pay for verified reductions in emissions generated by projects in Peru …

Forest biomass change estimated from height change in interferometric SAR height models

There is a need for new satellite remote sensing methods for monitoring tropical forest carbon stocks. Advanced RADAR instruments on board satellites can contribute with novel methods. RADARs can see through clouds, and furthermore, by applying stereo RADAR imaging we can measure forest height and its changes. Such height changes …

Reduced risk of pre-eclampsia with organic vegetable consumption: results from the prospective Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study

Little is known about the potential health effects of eating organic food either in the general population or during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to examine associations between organic food consumption during pregnancy and the risk of pre-eclampsia among nulliparous Norwegian women. Original Source

Norway Losing Out to Sweden in $6 Billion Wind-Power Boom

Divergent tax policies mean Norway risks missing out on most of a $6 billion wind-power boom while neighboring Sweden benefits. Norway, which aims to triple wind capacity by the end of the decade, has erected one turbine for every seven installed in Sweden since the countries signed a pact to …

Brazil makes progress on saving forests, Indonesia risks setbacks-report

Brazil has made good progress in safeguarding the Amazon rainforest but Indonesia's plans for its forests could face setbacks under a new government, a report commissioned by top forest aid donor Norway said on Monday. Norway, rich from offshore oil and gas, paid 10.3 billion crowns ($1.7 billion) to slow …

Climate change issue discussed in Norway

KATHMANDU, Aug 18: A joint project working on climate change adaptation, food security and gender issues in the Hindu Kush Himalayas has shared insights with Norwegian bureaucrats, community leaders, and the public in Norway recently. According to the ICIMOD office that released the press statement from Kathmandu on Monday, the …

Brazil makes progress on saving forests, Indonesia risks setbacks-report

Brazil has made good progress in safeguarding the Amazon rainforest but Indonesia's plans for its forests could face setbacks under a new government, a report commissioned by top forest aid donor Norway said on Monday. Norway, rich from offshore oil and gas, paid 10.3 billion crowns ($1.7 billion) to slow …

Myanmar, Norway to cooperate in mangrove conservation

YANGON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar and Norway are seeking cooperation in mangrove forest conservation and a conservation plan in this respect is being worked out between the two countries, official media reported Tuesday. At a meeting between Myanmar Minister of Environmental Conservation and Forestry U Win Tun and visiting …

Norway to buy 21 mln emission reductions for 48 mln euros

(Reuters) - Norway will buy 21 million U.N. backed certified emission reductions (CERs) for an average price of 2.28 euros each in its international tender to purchase carbon offsets, said the financial institution in charge of the deal on Monday. The Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO), which manages the tender …

The Auditor General’s investigation of Norwegian assistance to clean energy

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was supposed to periodically evaluate its energy assistance, but avoided such scrutiny (as it is standard practice in the hydropower sector). In an unusual step, the government's Auditor General Office carried out an in-depth assessment of the assistance, which it submitted to parliament on …

Electronic devices waste $US80 billion of power a year, energy agency says

The world's 14 billion television set-top boxes, printers, game consoles and other electronic devices waste $US80 billion ($85 billion) of power a year due to inefficient technology, according to the International Energy Agency. "Electricity demand of our increasingly digital economies is growing at an alarming rate," the Paris-based adviser to …

Electronic Devices Waste $80 Billion of Power a Year, IEA Says

The world’s 14 billion television set-top boxes, printers, game consoles and other electronic devices waste $80 billion of power a year due to inefficient technology, according to the International Energy Agency. “Electricity demand of our increasingly digital economies is growing at an alarming rate,” the Paris-based adviser to developed nations …

Norway to reap £1.6bn subsidy from UK consumers for offshore wind farm

At least 70 jobs to be created as Norway's state-controlled Statoil and Statkraft prepare to invest in 67-turbine Dudgeon project with the Government's help Two Norwegian state-controlled energy companies are in line to receive £1.6bn in subsidies from UK consumers, after deciding to invest £1.5bn in building a wind farm …

Norway environment restrictions to limit fish farm growth

Norway will allow fish farms to increase output by around 5 percent, or 60,000 tones a year, but only if they meet stricter regulations on sea lice, the biggest challenge for the sector, Fisheries Minister Elisabeth Aspaker said on Monday. The new measures could reduce sea lice by around 30 …

Australia, Norway increase aid for polio eradication

ISLAMABAD: Australia and Nor­way have announced increasing funding for eradication of polio in Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan. The Australian government said it would commit $100 million over the next five years for the eradication of the crippling disease. Additionally, $20m would be provided in 2014-15 to Global Polio Eradication Initiative …

Barack Obama's carbon plan shows Australia is 'out of step', say experts

Barack Obama’s tough new environmental rules for power plants confirm that Australia’s minimum greenhouse emission reduction target is inadequate by global standards, according to experts. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalised new regulations to cut carbon pollution from power plants by 30% by 2030 compared with 2005 levels. …

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