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Norway's supreme court voids three North Sea oil permits over unassessed emissions

Co-plaintiff; won the main case

Norway's Supreme Court ruled 6-5 on 13 November 2026 that the development permits for three North Sea oil and gas fields are invalid. The court found the state never assessed the climate impact of burning the fuel those fields produce, emissions that mostly occur outside Norway. The fields are Breidablikk, Tyrving and Yggdrasil.

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