Norway's Supreme Court voids oil field approvals on procedural grounds

Norway's Supreme Court ruled that the state's approval of the Tyrving, Breidablikk and Yggdrasil oil fields was invalid because of procedural mistakes, and ordered the state to pay more than 5 million kroner in legal costs. Eleven judges heard the case in the court's Storkammer; six sided with Greenpeace and Natur og Ungdom and five dissented. The ruling requires new Norwegian oil and gas fields to assess the climate impact of combustion, including emissions outside Norway. Separately, at the UN COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye, which runs until 20 Nov, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged a drastic cut in emissions and an end to fossil fuels.