Norway has been named “today’s fossil” by the Climate Action Network (CAN) at the climate summit in Glasgow. The Minister of the Environment says that he in no way feels hit.
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The coveted prize is awarded daily to the countries that “do the most to contribute the least” during the climate negotiations and was first awarded during the climate negotiations in Bonn in 1999.
While Norway “won”, Japan came in second place and Australia in third.
Climate Action Network (CAN) is the world’s largest civil society network. They point out that Norway will develop – and not phase out – oil and gas production.
That Norway is named “Today’s fossil”, says Secretary General Karoline Andaur of the WWF World Wide Fund for Nature is completely in place.
She believes that Norway has a “double role” as both climate advocate and oil and gas producer – and says it is natural that this gets attention at the climate summit in Glasgow.
– In a short time, Støre has taught the UN that gas is an energy source for the future, at the same time as he has put forward concrete proposals to combat climate change, Andaur points out.
The Minister of the Environment: – I feel in no way hit
The recent Minister of Climate and Environment Espen Barth Eide (Labor Party) writes in an e-mail to VG that “we must tolerate that attention is drawn to the fact that Norway is a producer of oil and gas, and that we have not set an end date for further search”.
– I register that many see this as a paradox, when we are also concerned about climate. But I completely disagree that Norway is not a constructive contributor in international climate cooperation, writes Barth Eide (Labor) further.
He emphasizes that he is responding on behalf of the entire government.