Promising the moon? Oslo falls short of bold climate pledges
The Norwegian capital's 2016 goal to combat climate change was to halve greenhouse gas emissions within four years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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The Norwegian capital's 2016 goal to combat climate change was to halve greenhouse gas emissions within four years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Publishing date: May 08, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 4 minute read • Article content (Bloomberg) — Norway is trying to make its dirtiest industry as clean as possible. The multi-billion-dollar plan will do little to reduce the nation’s overall climate impact. The Nordic country will use land-based green hydropower to electrify dozens of offshore oil and gas platforms. That will help meet national climate targets, and so allow the lucrative industry to keep pumping fossil fuels for decades more. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or ...