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The future of renewable energy targets in Europe in the era of the Green Deal

OPINION: The EU as a whole has committed to ensure that 32% of its energy consumption comes from renewable sources by 2030 but individual targets for member states towards this goal are not binding. Still, there are other ways for the EU to ensure compliance by member states.

A handful of suitcases teach us how waves and sea ice interact, and improve weather and climate models

Company plans to fully charge electric cars in 17.5 minutes

Truckers can help save money and the environment at the same time

The future of renewable energy targets in Europe in the era of the Green Deal

Is the world going to run out of water?

The benefits of probiotics could change the impact of dangerous bacteria in oceans

Fish in the Arctic deformed by tiny amounts of oil contamination

Where the Atlantic heat meets the Arctic cold

Nansen Legacy Q2 Scientific divers sample ice algae and zooplankton below sea ice

Is train transport the most environmentally friendly way to move goods?

The growth of Airbnb can support tourism development in remote tourist destinations

Spring, a biologically critical time window in the Arctic

Companies can talk themselves into becoming more sustainable

Biodiversity at risk because we don’t assess the risk of pesticides properly

Wax on, wax off: What do plant roots and karate have in common?

Norway allows widespread and destructive fishing in protected sea areas

What are we willing to pay for sustainable alpine skiing?

Everything has to have somewhere to live

Norway is going to invest in hydrogen. But what happens when there’s a gas leak?

Split on a diverging ice floe

Pancakes in the waves - a field report from the wintery Barents Sea

Winter darkness: Revealing the secrets of the sea

Noise caused sea lice to eat and reproduce less

Browner, but better water in Norwegian lakes

This fish grunts when it is ready to have sex

Do we still remember what the forest really looks like?

Production of pet food for cats and dogs leaves a considerable carbon paw print

Excessive use of wood burning stoves while working from home leads to poor air quality

Record high levels of CO2 and methane in the atmosphere over Norway in 2019

Climate change is a bigger field of research in Norway than in any other country

What actually started the Little Ice Age?

The ‘plastic rivers’ of Asia play a key part in the fight against plastic in the ocean

Historic amount of flooding in Europe during the last 30 years

Microplastics generated by road traffic end up in the Arctic

Political controversy over how Norway decides to shoot wolves

Now kids and teens in Norway have their own Climate House

Can small towns be as bike friendly as large cities?

Do you think we know whom we share this planet with? Then you are mistaken.

High levels of pollutants in polar bears from the Barents Sea – what are the reasons behind?

Norwegian beans can replace foreign soy

Building larger and better roads results in more traffic, not fewer traffic jams

Women’s travel behaviour make cities greener

Using drones to accurately map life under water

Here’s what politicians can do to make our consumption more environmentally friendly

Never before has so much rain been recorded in January in Norway

Government wants Norway’s universities to compete to be best on environment and climate issues

Very little money is actually spent on climate research

Most Norwegians think they have a responsibility to cut greenhouse gas emissions

Shorter winters and much less snow in 30 years

The long, harsh Fimbul winter is not a myth

Picking frost flowers in the Polar night

Hot topics from the cold

Care for you core!

Do the animals at the bottom of the ocean know it’s dark season?

In the Arctic Ocean and on the shoulders of giants

Blowing in the Arctic wind

Unique Challenges at the start of an Arctic winter Expedition

Hard disks full of data despite ice, darkness and freezing temperatures

Where are we?

The heat

Night watch

Tales from the deep

What IS this mooring business?

What’s the best way to recycle clothes?

Wasting water in Norway has consequences for the environment

Vikings wiped out Iceland’s walruses

You can combat long-tailed silverfish efficiently and safely, it turns out

Trout may be dining on lots of lemmings

Return of Scandinavian wolves means fewer moose

Norwegian universities tackle their carbon footprints from travel

A climate policy that oil companies can support

Half of Norwegian red foxes eat rat poison

How studies of Norwegian fjord ice can help create a safer future for the arctic

Exhaust gas is to blame: Ground-level ozone is damaging crops

Fighting the insect apocalypse with hotels, flowers and dead trees

Here’s what a warmer world will look like in Norway

Humans have always caused plant and animal extinctions

Why is so little plastic actually recycled?

Norwegians won’t stop flying, even though they know it’s bad for the planet

Sewage detectives scour wastewater for drugs