New Norway gov’t likely to continue climate policy

A new Conservative government will take power in Norway next month and questions are being raised about the future of the Nordic country’s climate initiative given its almost US$700 million in unspent climate forest aid including to Guyana.

Norway’s opposition Conservatives, promising tax cuts and better healthcare, won elections in a landslide on September 9  and Erna Solberg, 52, will become Norway’s second female prime minister,