The Real Story

Norway: From Oil to Renewables


Listen Later

We know that to keep our climate safe we need to stop burning fossil fuels and move to renewables. But how? Leading scientists and government delegates have been asking that question this week at a gathering in South Korea. Perhaps inspiration can be found in Tromso, in the Norwegian Arctic. Norway sees itself as a leading opponent of climate change. It already generates most of its electricity from hydropower and it's looking to turn some of its mountains and rivers into a giant green battery, storing power generated by wind turbines and solar cells elsewhere in Europe, then sending electricity back when the sun doesn’t shine or the wind blow. But Norway is still a major oil exporter. While its North Sea fields begin to run dry, Norway is continuing to dole out exploration permits for the Arctic waters. Ritula Shah and a panel of experts and politicians in Tromso debate Norway's energy future and ask what lessons the country has for the rest of the world.

(Photo: Midnight sun over the Arctic Ocean at Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway. Credit: Arterra/UIG via Getty Images)

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Real StoryBy BBC World Service

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

273 ratings


More shows like The Real Story

View all
In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,426 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,807 Listeners

F1: Chequered Flag by BBC Radio 5 Live

F1: Chequered Flag

786 Listeners

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,657 Listeners

Business Daily by BBC World Service

Business Daily

519 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,749 Listeners

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio

Learning English Conversations

1,066 Listeners

Discovery by BBC World Service

Discovery

971 Listeners

World Business Report by BBC World Service

World Business Report

289 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

2,062 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,041 Listeners

The Interview by BBC World Service

The Interview

368 Listeners

Business Matters by BBC World Service

Business Matters

44 Listeners

Learning English Stories by BBC Radio

Learning English Stories

382 Listeners

The Conversation by BBC World Service

The Conversation

71 Listeners

The Inquiry by BBC World Service

The Inquiry

754 Listeners

Learning English Vocabulary by BBC Radio

Learning English Vocabulary

498 Listeners

Learning English from the News by BBC Radio

Learning English from the News

237 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

702 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

2,988 Listeners

The Explanation by BBC World Service

The Explanation

25 Listeners

The Global Story by BBC World Service

The Global Story

142 Listeners