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The election was on Monday, the left side with Labor and the Center Party were the major winners. Which parties will form government remains to be seen. Not su
by Norwegianguy 5y ago
The election was on Monday, the left side with Labor and the Center Party were the major winners. Which parties will form government remains to be seen.
Not sure where they got that climate/environment was a big issue for this campaign, because it hasn't really been. The most outspoken "green" party even got a fairly mediocre result and fell below the very important 4 % limit. This will probably be seen as a sign that the Norwegian people is in no hurry to completely stop our petroleum industry right away.
In any case, what we do here won't have any significant impact on global environment. However, if we lead the way then perhaps others will follow; the big question is what the most effective course of action to achieve that will be.
- londons_explore 5y agoThe most effective course of action would be to implement a law that for every kilogram of carbon imported or extracted from Norwegian ocean, one kg of carbon must be sequestered somewhere in Norway. Soon there will be nowhere to sequester carbon, no new space to plant trees, and oil and gas extraction will cease. Along the way, tremendous funds will be poured into carbon collection and sequesteration technology, and energy prices will rise, forcing investment into alternatives.
- dotancohen 5y agoWhy stop at the Norwegian ocean? I would support such a law in any first-world nation, even if it tripled my cost of living.
- dotancohen 5y ago> In any case, what we do here won't have any significant impact on global environment. This is wrong. I agree with and appreciate the rest of your perspective, but this statement is wrong.