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Norway asks supreme court to overturn environmental verdict against oilfields
The case pits environmental groups against Norway's oil industry, provider of half the country's export revenue, as well as the government whose policy is to prolong the extraction of crude and natural gas for decades to come.
Two lower courts have ruled in favour of Greenpeace and Young Friends of the Earth since the two groups first brought the case to trial in 2023, finding that Norway failed to properly assess the environmental impact from the three fields.
Norway's government on Monday asked the country's supreme court to overturn a lower-court ruling that invalidated permits for three oilfields, in a closely watched case that could reshape how the country approves new petroleum projects.
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