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Country: Norway

Oslo, Norway cuts pedestrian and cyclist deaths to zero
December 29, 2020

Oslo, Norway cuts pedestrian and cyclist deaths to zero

Last year, the city recorded zero pedestrian or cyclist deaths, bringing the capital in line with its “Vision Zero”, an undertaking to eliminate all fatalities on public roads.

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Norway kickstarts one of the world’s largest carbon storage projects
September 28, 2020November 17, 2020

Norway kickstarts one of the world’s largest carbon storage projects

The project — named Longship after the vessels built by the Vikings — will store CO2 captured from a cement plant in southern Norway and an incineration plant operating in Oslo. The greenhouse gas will be pumped down in a reservoir built undersea on the west coast of Norway specifically for this purpose.

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Norway shows rapid transition from diesel to electric cars
September 22, 2020November 17, 2020

Norway shows rapid transition from diesel to electric cars

Today, no Norwegians are buying diesel Golfs. Instead, 97% of new Golfs sold in Norway are electrics. The shift is so dramatic that Volkswagen no longer sells the Golf with a diesel engine in Norway.

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Major hedge fund dumps oil companies for lobbying against climate action
August 27, 2020November 17, 2020

Major hedge fund dumps oil companies for lobbying against climate action

Storebrand, a Norwegian asset manager, divested from miner Rio Tinto, as well as US oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron, as part of a new climate policy targeting companies that use their political clout to block green policies.

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Bird deaths down 70 percent after painting wind turbine blades
August 27, 2020November 17, 2020

Bird deaths down 70 percent after painting wind turbine blades

According to a study conducted at a wind farm on the Norwegian archipelago of Smøla, changing the color of a single blade on a turbine from white to black resulted in a 70-percent drop in the number of bird deaths.

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World’s largest wealth fund drops $3.3 billion in fossil fuel investments
May 14, 2020November 17, 2020

World’s largest wealth fund drops $3.3 billion in fossil fuel investments

The world’s biggest wealth fund was built on Norway’s oil and gas production revenue. Now, the fund is taking a stand against global warming by excluding some of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies from its portfolio.

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The world’s first zero emission all-electric construction site launches in Norway
April 10, 2020November 17, 2020

The world’s first zero emission all-electric construction site launches in Norway

More than 20% of Norway’s CO2 emissions come from heavy-duty construction equipment, motivating the Oslo government to say all new, public buildings must be built with “fossil-free” construction machinery.

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Norway to make all of its domestic flights electric by 2040
March 11, 2020November 17, 2020

Norway to make all of its domestic flights electric by 2040

By 2040, the country intends all short-haul flights leaving its airports to be on aircraft powered by electricity.

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48% of the new cars sold in Norway in 2019 are fully electric
July 8, 2019November 17, 2020

48% of the new cars sold in Norway in 2019 are fully electric

Almost half of new cars sold in Norway in the first six months of 2019 were fully electric, up from just over 25% in the same period last year.

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Karen Uhlenbeck becomes first woman ever to win prestigious Abel Prize for mathematics
March 20, 2019November 17, 2020

Karen Uhlenbeck becomes first woman ever to win prestigious Abel Prize for mathematics

For the first time, one of the top prizes in mathematics has been given to a woman. Dr. Uhlenbeck helped pioneer geometric analysis, developing techniques now commonly used by many mathematicians.

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