Local CorrespondentsIn this section you will find a selection of local climate related news. Written and submitted by our local country/state correspondents. Get an impression of how people living in a country/state handle climate change and what they (are planning to) do about it. The GNOMEDIARIES Local Correspondent team are working to fight climate change in over 5 countries around the globe. This blog is a record of their personal accounts, thoughts and opinions. NOTE: All views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors themselves and do no necessarily represent the views of GNOMEDIARIES or its partners.
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Hole in Ozon layer much smaller this year |
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Any Gnome Correspondents - The Dutch Diary
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Written by Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent
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Monday, 15 October 2007 |
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 The ozonlayer above the Artics is about 30 percent smaller this year then the record size of last year. According to measurements of the ESA satellite 'Envisat' the shortage of ozon is 27,7 million tons this year. Last year this was 40 million tons.
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Efforts in Norway |
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Any Gnome Correspondents - The Norwegian Diary
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Written by Kristin Over-Rein - Norwegian Correspondent
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Sunday, 14 October 2007 |
 Efforts to limit emissions of greenhouse gases tend to require more wide-reaching practical measures and policy instruments than those needed to deal with other types of pollution. |
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Norway's national budget launched |
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Any Gnome Correspondents - The Norwegian Diary
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Written by Kristin Over-Rein - Norwegian Correspondent
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Monday, 08 October 2007 |
 Norway's national budget for 2008 is the highest climate budget ever, but the government will soon cover the costs by incomes from oil and gas. |
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Dutch buy more durable as before |
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Any Gnome Correspondents - The Dutch Diary
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Written by Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent
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Thursday, 27 September 2007 |
 A third of the Dutch say they buy more durable products. Last year, this was only a quarter of the population. This is investigated by the agency 'Senter Novem' of the economic ministry of The Netherlands. |
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Stockholm congestion tax misses an enviromental point... |
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Any Gnome Correspondents - The Swedish Diary
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Written by Christer Lindqvist - Swedish Correspondent
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Monday, 27 August 2007 |
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 Stockholm tried out a system of pay tolls (locally known as "congestion taxes") about a year ago, in order to evaluate the effects on traffic congestion and the environment. It turned out to be a success in that traffic was down significantly and the environment quite possibly improved. The system has now been made permanent.
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Strange bugs find their home in The Netherlands |
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Any Gnome Correspondents - The Dutch Diary
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Written by Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent
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Wednesday, 22 August 2007 |
 The next few years, we’ll see more and more strange bugs in The Netherlands. This is because of the changing climate, says pest control expert “Fred Verseijden”. More and more bugs accidentally come across our country and survive the warm winter. |
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