22. januar markerte vi verdens viktigste toåring. Da FNs forbudstraktat mot atomvåpen fyller 2 år, som trådte i kraft 22.01.21. 91 stater har signert forbudet som gjelder alle former for tilknytning til atomvåpen: produksjon, salg og lagring. Det mener at et flertall av verdens stater anser det som uakseptabelt ogContinue Reading
AKI, IKFF, Norges Fredsråd og Antikrigs-Initiativet er blant andre norske fredsaktivister som mer og mer kritiserer den Jonas Gahr Støres regjeringen for militær bistand til Ukraina. De sier at Norge beveger seg bort fra det tidligere erklærte bildet av en fredsstifter. Bjarne Lavik, styremedlem i Antikrigs-Initiativet, spører Hvor langt skalContinue Reading
Å snakke om fred i Ukraina i dag er upopulært (ellers hvordan kan de enorme globale militærutgiftene rettferdiggjøres), vanskelig (nesten alle rapporter om krigens årsaker og situasjonen ved fronten er subjektive), og til og med farlig (man blir fort stemplet som Putin-tilhenger). Men vi må våge å snakke om fred!Continue Reading
The hunger for Barents Sea oil is on decrease among petroleum companies. What a decade ago was a big hope for big oil has been followed by a row of disappointments as one drilling well after the other has proved to contain more gas than oil. On Tuesday, the MinistryContinue Reading
The EU-funded Nord II project aims to save and protect the highly-endangered Arctic fox, which is also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox. Speaking to Swedish television channel SVT, Bell said that the population of the native Arctic tundra species has been restored to a viableContinue Reading
It seems like the perfect storm for Europe’s energy security as winter is fast approaching and energy prices are rising. Having turned away from Russia as a gas provider, the European Commission has begun negotiating with Norway. A deal for long-term energy cooperation will be discussed during the EU energyContinue Reading
Cod quotas for 2023 will be 20% lower, a decision made on recommendations from marine researchers in the two countries. The Norwegian-Russian Joint Fishery Commission has agreed that 2023 cod quotas in the Barents- and Norwegian Seas will total 566,784 tons, of which 260,782 tons will be Norway’s share. “DespiteContinue Reading
STAVANGER, Norway — With natural gas scarce and pipelines in peril, Europe has rarely neededNorway more. Or resented it as much. More than seven months into the war in Ukraine, the Scandinavian country is increasingly central to Europe’s energy security. Norway, not Russia, is now the European Union’s leading naturalContinue Reading
Support for developing more wind power projects on land is increasing after several years of decline. There are now more people in favor of more wind power than there are against it. Fresh figures from the Cicero Center for Climate Research show that 39% of Norwegian respondents now support moreContinue Reading
From today, the teachers’ strike will be further escalated – at least two upper secondary schools in Bærum will be strongly affected. The teachers’ strike has lasted since June 8, and around 3,500 teachers are on strike. The latest increase involves 300 teachers from the Education Association union. Two otherContinue Reading