“India has been successful in saving so many lives, we saved the entire humanity from a big tragedy.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his DAVOS speech, January 28. 2021 A man runs past the burning funeral pyres of those who…

– EMBARRASSING: Norway under Erna Solberg no longer has a leadership role for international solidarity. Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide and Minister for Development Aid Dag-Inge Ulstein, and the Norwegian government have so far opposed poor…

  Sam Purkis, University of Miami The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible birdlife rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles from any continent. Just…

Shutterstock Kathryn Shine, Curtin University Last week, the ABC announced it had achieved a milestone it had been trying to reach for more than two years. For the first time, in the previous month of March, it had equal numbers…

Do you view energy as an ordinary commodity or an important democratic governed input factor in industrial construction and electrification? “On the production side, we have in recent years seen a large-scale demolition of nature […]. On the consumption side,…

British American Tobacco publishes its new sustainability report and sets out plans to become carbon neutral by 2030. ESG rankings and lists aren’t often entirely reliable for consumers or investors wanting to make decisions on companies they buy from or…

Bergensia now features 240.000 readers and more than 800 articles In 2020 more than 193.000 unique readers from all around the world visited Bergensia. 60% from the USA, followed by the United Kingdom number two (11%), then Canada, Norway (only…

East Aleppo after Syrian forces, backed by Russia and Iran, recaptured the city in 2016. www.shutterstock.com Hanlie Booysen, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Ten years ago this month, Syrians took to the streets to call for political…

Soloviova Liudmyla Melissa Marselle, De Montfort University During the COVID-19 lockdowns, more of us are noticing the variety of animals, trees, and flowers in our back gardens or local park – and how being in contact with nature can influence…

Temporary bike lanes have popped up in cities around the world during the pandemic. Texturemaster/Shutterstock   Christian Brand, University of Oxford Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK.…

An International Atomic Energy Agency investigator examines Reactor Unit 3 at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant, May 27, 2011. Greg Webb, IAEA/Flickr, CC BY-SA Kiyoshi Kurokawa, University of Tokyo et Najmedin Meshkati, University of Southern California Ten years ago, on…

Predator capitalism is ill-suited to solve the environmental crisis. The disputed area in Time compares to as much land as all of Norway’s land consumption for a year and a half: it extends from Kalberg and all the way around…

Stacey Abrams Knew Another Round of Attacks on Voting Was Coming. Georgia Republicans’ conclusions from 2020: Too many Democrats voted. So their focus is on keeping them from voting, by any means necessary. Republicans will control drawing of 188 House…

Broken / worn windturbine blade, offshore wind, under replacement. Illustration image. The Norwegian Environmental Protection Agency (aka Green Warriors of Norway) sent consultation responses to the environmental deterioration of Bisphenol A to the EU Chemicals Register ECHA/REACH Bisphenol A and…

Norway has perfected the ability to live in two parallel climate worlds by Ståle Holgersen originally first published in Swedish Aftonbladet The Norwegian Petrokrati – a picture for the history books: The press secretaries of both Høyre (Cato Husabø Fossen…

Paul and Becky Rogers converted 14 acres of land in Kent County, Mich. to a habitat that supports pollinators, songbirds, and wildlife. USDA/Flickr, CC BY Thomas Hertel, Purdue University Growing food in a sustainable, environmentally friendly way – while also…

If the world adopted a plant-based diet we would reduce global agricultural land use by 75% by Hannah Ritchie March 04, 2021 Our World in Data presents the data and research to make progress against the world’s largest problems. This…

Sweden’s Own Goal. Cartoon by Jan-Erik Ander Corona Tzar Anders Tegnell also needs to be protected from himself 1) Last week, Tegnell said 2 reasons other Nordics have less COVID than Sweden was they have low population density & fewer…

#Idonotgivebirthalone The maternity offer in Norway is going in the wrong direction. Thousands of women have birth stories that can make the water go for most people. BETTER BIRTH: Line Oma presents in this post nine demands for a better…

On March 8th, 2021, we installed a broken glass ceiling surrounding Fearless Girl in New York to celebrate her 4th anniversary and International Women’s Day – symbolizing the many glass ceilings that women have shattered that continue to inspire all…

Steven Crozier and other nature conservationists from Frøya. PHOTO: Petter Vidar Vågsvær. The politicians in the Storting decided to demolish Norwegian nature with wind turbines, without an open, informed debate. It provided powerful forces to prevent. By Christina Fjeldavli, first…