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Biden's climate bill impacts global green energy race
A small Norwegian town's struggle to become a green energy hub highlights the broader impact of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act on the global race for clean energy, reshaping the competitive landscape as industries pivot toward American subsidies.
Jeanna Smialek and Ana Swanson report for The New York Times.
In short:
- The Inflation Reduction Act, with its substantial subsidies, is luring companies like Freyr from Europe to the U.S., altering the global green energy industry.
- This shift highlights a new era of competitive industrial policy, where nations use incentives to attract green industries, impacting towns like Mo i Rana in Norway.
- Europe and Norway face challenges in keeping pace with the U.S. in the race for clean energy, as they grapple with policy responses and subsidy strategies.
Key quote:
“We see on the horizon that oil and gas will be going down . . . We have to be part of that transition.”
— Ole Kolstad the administrative director at Rana Utvikling
Why this matters:
This development signifies a major shift in global energy policies, directly impacting health outcomes by accelerating the transition to clean energy. It underscores the growing importance of national strategies in the global race for green technology, a key factor in shaping future environmental and public health landscapes.
In 2022, Peter Dykstra asked: Will the Inflation Reduction Act mark the time when fossil fuels begin to fossilize?
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Norway boosts oil production, defying environmental concerns
In a move that contradicts its environmental image, Norway has significantly increased oil drilling licenses, indicating a surge in hydrocarbon extraction.
In short:
- Norway awarded 62 new oil and gas drilling licenses, a notable increase from the 47 licenses in 2022.
- This expansion signifies Norway's highest level of oil and gas production since 2010, with peak production expected in 2025.
- Despite environmental concerns, the Norwegian government emphasizes the country's role as a stable energy supplier and job creator.
Key quote:
“This is important for both employment and value creation, as well as for facilitating Norway’s role as a stable energy supplier to Europe."
— Terje Aasland, Norway’s Minister of Energy
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Norway expands oil drilling, boosts production
The petrostate awards another 62 drilling licenses to the oil and gas industry and approaches a 15-year high in hydrocarbon extraction.
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‘Really a sad day’ as Norway votes to allow deep-sea mining in Arctic waters
Norway’s parliament has officially voted to allow deep-sea mining to go forward in the Norwegian Sea, despite warnings from scientists and conservationists that it could damage the marine environment.
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Norway to pay Sámi reindeer herders millions for violating their human rights
The Fosen wind farm was built illegally. Now the Norwegian government is paying to keep it running.
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The plucky puffin, endangered yet coping: Scientists link emergence of a hybrid subspecies to climate change
Studying puffin populations on three Norwegian islands, scientists have uncovered the first evidence to connect a large-scale hybridization to 20th-century warming trends. Yet a serious decline in the birds’’ genetic diversity does not bode well for their future.
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‘It smells so bad’: glut of wild salmon creates stink in Norway and Finland
The irony of having too many salmon as global populations fall is not lost on locals, who have seen the pristine Tana River littered with the rotting corpses of an invasive Pacific species that is pushing out the local Atlantic species.
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