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Record-Smashing Climate Change Spending in Budget Framework

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President Biden announced on Thursday that the newest version of the budget reconciliation package includes a record-smashing $555 billion over 10 years to address climate change, by far the largest investment in mitigating the climate crisis to date. The spending is designed to subsidize the transition from fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas […]

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White House, Intelligence Agencies, Pentagon Issue Reports Warning That Climate Change Threatens Global Security

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  As the United States and nations around the world struggle to blunt the effects of rising temperatures and extreme weather, sweeping assessments released Thursday by the White House, the U.S. intelligence community and the Pentagon conclude that climate change will exacerbate long-standing threats to global security. Together, the reports show a deepening concern within […]

Source: The Washington Post


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Norges globale helseambassadør valgt inn i det amerikanske medisinske vitenskapsakademiet

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Norges globale helseambassadør, John-Arne Røttingen, er valgt inn som ett av ti nye internasjonale medlemmer i det amerikanske medisinske akademiet (National Academy of Medicine) i 2021. Begrunnelsen for utnevnelsen er Røttingens innsats for å stimulere til innovasjon for å møte store folkehelsebehov. Akademiet trekker særlig frem Røttingens innsats i etableringen av vaksineutviklingskoalisjonen Cepi med hovedkvarter i Norge. Koalisjonen har […]

Source: Regjeringen


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Biden Bets Big on Wind Power Ahead of Climate Summit

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President Biden is betting big on wind power to demonstrate U.S. climate commitments ahead of an international summit that starts in just over two weeks. The Biden administration has set a goal of cutting U.S. carbon emissions in half by 2030, in addition to boosting offshore wind energy. Under the roadmap announced by administration officials this […]

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Entry Restrictions Will be Gradually Lifted

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In ‘A normal everyday life with increased emergency preparedness’, the Norwegian Government will remove entry restrictions in three phases. Phase 1 will begin on Saturday 25 September at 4 pm. From then, all EEA nationals, including people from other countries who reside in the EEA, may enter Norway. The same applies to people who live […]

Source: Regjeringen.no


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