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Norway flaunts its green credentials – so why is it drilling more oil wells? | David Boyd

By Anne workforce / November 22, 2019

Never mind how many electric cars are sold there – Norway has to change tack and end prospecting for new oil reserves• David Boyd is the UN special rapporteur on the environment and human rights On my official UN visit to Norway in September, I found inspiring examples of leadership on climate change. I encountered […]

‘Historic breakthrough’: Norway’s giant oil fund dives into renewables

By Anne workforce / April 6, 2019

Experts say even nations that got rich on fossil fuels are seeing the future is green Norway’s $1tn oil fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, is to plunge billions of dollars into wind and solar power projects. The decision follows Saudi Arabia’s oil fund selling off its last oil and gas assets. Other national […]