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  • Hazardous waste still on the rise

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    A total of 1.41 million tonnes of hazardous waste were sent for approved treatment in 2015 – an increase of around 75 per cent compared to 2003. In comparison, gross domestic product (GDP) and the population has only increased by 21 and 14 per cen...

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  • Almost 1 000 urban settlements in Norway

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    In total, 4 230 000 inhabitants lived in a total of 990 urban settlements in Norway as of 1 January 2016. Near 81 per cent of the population of Norway lives in urban settlements.

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  • Growing number of Norwegians are exposed to noise

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    The number of Norwegians exposed to noise continued to increase, and in 2014 was at the highest level since 1999. Road traffic was by far the largest source, and affected about 35 per cent of the population.

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  • Almost 1 billion less to environmental protection measures

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    In 2015, as in 2014, there was a decline in the environmental protection expenditures in manufacturing, mining and quarrying. Total expenditures were NOK 8 billion in 2015. The main cause for the decline is lower current expenditures, while invest...

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  • NOK 23.9 billion in turnover

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    Preliminary figures show that enterprises within water supply, sewerage and waste had a total turnover of NOK 23.9 billion in 2015, which corresponds to an increase of 6.2 per cent compared to final figures for 2014.

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  • The Norwegian Emission Inventory 2016

    Documents 2016/22

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    The Norwegian emission inventory is a joint undertaking between the Norwegian Environment Agency and Statistics Norway. Statistics Norway is responsible for the collection and development of activity data, and emission figures are derived from mod...

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  • Macro-economic analysis for Norway of the EU climate policy up to 2030

    Reports 2016/25

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  • Negligible increase in waste from building activities

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    In 2014, there was a very small increase in the generation of waste from new constructions, rehabilitation and demolition activities compared to 2013. In total, 1.87 million tonnes of waste were generated in 2014 from different building activities...

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  • Small increase in Norway’s waste

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    The total amount of waste in Norway increased by 7 per cent from 2013 to 2014. In 2014, a total of 11.9 million tonnes of waste was generated. This continues the trend seen in recent years, with an increase by several per cent each year.

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  • Agriculture and Environment

    Reports 2016/14

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    Statistics Norway produces the report “Agriculture and Environment - State and Development” on annual commission from the Norwegian Agricultural Authority. The report contains statistical information on status and development of agri-environmental...

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  • Pesticide use in agriculture in 2014

    Reports 2016/02

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  • Municipal wastewater 2014

    Reports 2015/53

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  • Transport and environment 2015

    Reports 2015/34

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  • Cities and environment

    Reports 2015/20

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  • Minifacts about Norway 2015

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    The 2015 edition of Minifacts about Norway was the final edition.Minifacts about Norway presents key information about Norway in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

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