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Grieg Seafood sells Canadian, northern Norway farms to Cermaq
Aquaculture North America
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July 17, 2025
Grieg Seafood is selling its businesses in Newfoundland, British Columbia and Finnmark, Norway to Cermaq for NOK 10.2 billion (US$989.3 million). Going forward, Grieg Seafood said it will base its company development in the Rogaland region of...
Trump’s tariff pressure pushes Asia toward American LNG, but at the cost of climate goals
Yahoo Finance
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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Asian countries are offering to buy more U.S. liquefied natural gas in negotiations with the Trump administration as a way to alleviate tensions over U.S. trade deficits and forestall higher tariffs. Analysts warn that...
World News | Trump's Tariff Pressure Pushes Asia Toward American LNG, but at Cost of Climate Goals
Latestly
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July 18, 2025
Hanoi (Vietnam), Jul 18 (AP) Asian countries are offering to buy more US liquefied natural gas in negotiations with the Trump administration as a way to alleviate tensions over US trade deficits and forestall higher tariffs. Analysts warn that...
The Carbon Brief Interview: UK climate envoy Rachel Kyte
Carbon Brief
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July 17, 2025
Rachel Kyte CMG was appointed the UK’s special representative for climate in October 2024. She is professor of practice in climate policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, as well as dean emerita at Tufts University’s...
Norway braces for fallout over ban on Russian whitefish giants
IntraFish Media
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The move will impact everything from markets to management. Kare Heggebo, chairman of the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association, says sustainable management of shared fish stocks in the Barents Sea is just as much in Russia’s interest as...
Five tied atop British Open leaderboard amid unpredictable weather
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Sunlight streaked through a few low-hanging clouds when Padraig Harrington opened the British Open with a piercing 3-iron into the wind. Darkness began covering Royal Portrush nearly 16 hours later Thursday night when...
Grieg Seafood sells operations in Canada and northern Norway
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 17, 2025
NL Grieg Seafood has sold its operations in Canada and northern Norway to Cermaq — a global salmon farming company based out of Oslo. Sale includes Newfoundland assets Grieg Seafood has sold its operations in Canada and northern Norway to Cermaq —...
Cermaq buys three salmon plants from Norway peer Grieg Seafood
Just Food
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July 17, 2025
Cermaq plans to acquire three salmon processing facilities from Norwegian peer Grieg Seafood for Nkr10.2bn ($988.6m). The purchase of the sites – one in Finnmark, Norway, and two others in Canada in British Colombia and Newfoundland – is subject...
Norwegian Cruises cancels 4 months of sailings. Here are the itineraries impacted
The Independent
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July 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
CO2 transport from French to Norway for storage
The Fiji Times
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July 16, 2025
Norway and France completed an agreement paving the way for transporting CO2 from French industrial emission sources to Norway for storage beneath the North Sea. It is a key step in expanding the fledgling carbon capture and storage industry and...
UN, Norway demand action on violence
The Times Group Malawi
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July 17, 2025
By Pemphero Malimba: The United Nations (UN) and government of Norway have called for access to financing among female aspirants and an end to violence against women in elections. They say this is key to promoting women’s participation in politics...
Skydio wins $9.4m initial tender to supply autonomous sUAS to Norway
Airforce Technology
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July 16, 2025
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded an initial tender worth Nkr101m ($9.4m) to drone manufacturer Skydio to supply autonomous small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS). The company has already commenced deliveries of its X10D...
Planning a cruise to Hawaiʻi? A state climate plan could cut arrivals in half by 2030
Hawaii Public Radio
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July 16, 2025
The state Department of Transportation’s new climate roadmap would cut cruise ship travel to Hawaiʻi in half by 2030 and restrict it almost entirely by 2040 in an effort to reduce emissions from maritime travel. Hawaiʻi gets up to 250,000 visitors...
Norway tackles deforestation by implementing EU rules
Xinhua News Agency
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OSLO, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The Norwegian government announced on Monday that it is set to adopt key elements of the European Union's (EU's) Deforestation Regulation as part of its efforts to combat climate change and prevent biodiversity loss....
Agilyx Signs Binding Agreement To Acquire 44% Of Greendot Global - Europe's Largest Waste Plastic Recycling Platform
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) OSLO, Norway, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Agilyx ASA (OSE: AGLX) (OTCQX: AGXXF ) ("Agilyx" or the "Company") has entered into a binding and fully financed agreement to acquire 44% of GreenDot Global S.à r.l. ("GreenDot")....
Norway to implement EU rules aimed at reducing deforestation
Xinhua News Agency
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OSLO, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Norway will adopt key elements of the European Union's (EU) Deforestation Regulation as part of its efforts to combat climate change and prevent biodiversity loss, the Norwegian government said on Monday. Under the new...
EU could earn €1 trillion by fully taxing aviation, private jets included
EurActiv
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August 4, 2025
The EU could boost its carbon pricing revenues from aviation by up to tenfold if it eliminates key exemptions and fully applies its emissions rules to the sector, according to a new study by Carbon Market Watch. The green watchdog says the planned...
Norway announces new NDC amid expanding fossil fuel production: Here’s what it says
Down to Earth
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On the final day of the 62nd session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB62) meeting under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Norway announced its new nationally determined contributions (NDC) for 2035, as pledged under...
Mitsubishi Corp. to buy Norwegian salmon aquafarm for $1bn
Nikkei Asia
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July 17, 2025
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Corp. will acquire salmon aquaculture operations from a Norwegian company for about $1 billion, making the Japanese trading house the world's second-largest producer of salmon. Demand for salmon is growing globally as it...
E-waste facilities being studied in Norway, Hong Kong to develop first-of-its-kind eco park in Delhi: Minister
The Indian Express
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July 17, 2025
The Delhi government is studying e-waste facilities in Norway and Hong Kong to develop a first-of-its-kind eco park in India, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Wednesday. The project, to be developed over the next 18 months in...