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Norway, Environmentalists Back In Court Over Oil Field Permits

Norway, western Europe's biggest oil and gas producer, is regularly criticised for its huge fossil fuel output (Credit: AFP)

The Norwegian state and environmental groups face off in court again Thursday over three oil fields ruled illegal last year due to insufficient environmental impact studies.

In January 2024, the Oslo district court ruled that the permits awarded for three North Sea fields were invalid because the CO2 emissions generated by the future burning of oil and gas in the fields had not been taken into account.

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