I do hope the interface is not going to be solely PowerBI. We need access to the underlying data!

Jeg tror ikke jeg brukte en osthøvel før jeg kom til Norge!

Huh. That sounds very similar to the Norwegian word "dugnad", which they always say is an idea only found in Norwegian... I tell them we had "working bees" when I grew up.

And now India updated, with a surge in sales in October to a record high on the back of some substantial reductions in value-added taxes (GST) in late September. October is also the high season for festivals, which leads to more splurging.
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/

More recent study here says the same thing.

It sounds like you don't do your peer reviews on your mobile, John?

Det gjør de. Sammen biodrivstoff og regnskapsføringsregler...

Things are indeed going in the wrong direction. Today's news:

One for @jaapburger.eu's collection, if he wasn't already aware!
And the article uses a peculiarly Aussie word in the first sentence "spruiking", which I believe just means promoting/pushing.

Possibly per capita and including LULUCF.

Yes, just over 28%.

ChatGPT:

Just a reminder that it's not "Norway" that awards the prize, it's a committee, and there's no question this committee has made some very, very odd decisions over the years.

And Norway's fund has specific exclusion rules for fossil fuels. That doesn't mean there is no investment in fossil fuels, but there is less of it in the investment mix than your average indexed fund, for example. Yes, it's a double standard. But better than no standard.

Of course Norway has an obligation to invest ethically. But that applies regardless of where the money comes from, not because of it. It applies especially to Norway and other countries that have made wealth from activities that are harmful, but not only to them.

and does its best to identify companies that breach those rules. It is labelled by others as the standard, but that doesn't mean it always gets it right, which is a high bar.
Of course failures should be called out, but let's put them in context. Greetings from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and others.

Selectively calling out countries / entities that are making some effort and are transparent enough to identify issues is what frustrates me, and the endless context of "the country claims to be a good actor but...".
Norway specifically excludes investment in weapons manufacturing in specific cases

I believe there's still some possibility that international shipping might have a bit of hydrogen?

Perhaps it's the future of museum displays...