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Norwegian Election Manifesto Analysis: How the parties shape up on oil and gas phase-out policies

As Norway heads into its parliamentary election on September 8th 2025, we analysed the manifestos of all major political parties represented in Parliament to evaluate how their proposed oil and gas policies would shift Norway’s trajectory.

Will Norway’s new government act on the need to phase out oil and gas?

The Parliament election in Norway, Europe’s largest oil and gas producer, ended up securing support for a shift in Government, from today's Conservative-coalition government to a Labour-coalition government. Talks and negotiations are happening over the next weeks, and one of the biggest issues is the future of the Norwegian oil and gas industry. Will Norway's new government pass a more restrictive oil and gas policy?

Every Vote Matters

Dark money wins as Senate Judiciary Committee votes for Amy Coney Barrett

Just as we have seen dark money fund climate denial and undermine climate discourse, it now seems to be undermining American justice, too.

The No Fossil Fuel Money caucus in Congress more than doubled this week

In a sign of things to come, the number of Congress members who've signed the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge has now more than doubled. Over 30 Members of Congress have now pledged to reject all contributions from the oil, gas, and coal industries, with some races still to be called that could increase that number even further.

The Democrats support a climate test. Now what?

Last Saturday, news broke that the Democratic National Platform Committee formally adopted a “Climate Test” into their draft platform that will be adopted this month. This is big news, but it's just the start of what we need.

Democratic Platform must back up words with actions

The DNC released the first public draft of the 2016 Democratic Party Platform, and there are many elements worth supporting. But there is also plenty of room for improvement.

The not-so-hidden fracking money fueling the 2016 elections

We’ve long known that the oil and gas industry was buying politicians. The latest expose from the New York Times confirms it once again, and this time it is frackers in the lead.