Pressure grows to rein in oil industry
Newsinenglish.no, 24. september 2019
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian officials are under increasing international pressure to get serious about restructuring the country’s economy away from its reliance on polluting fossil fuels. Prime Minister Erna Solberg drew criticism after what many called a “disappointing” presentation at the UN’s Climate Action Summit on Monday, while a new UN report due next spring is expected to call on Norway to halt new oil and gas projects.
Solberg disappointed both foreign aid and environmental organizations on Monday that accused her of merely “recirculating” old promises of emissions cuts. “We are especially disappointed that the (Norwegian) government isn’t offering any new climate goals or emissions cuts at home and presents old promises on climate financing (elsewhere) as new,” Ingrid Rostad told Nowegian Broadcasting (NRK). She represents a network of more than 50 Norwegian climate, environmental and foreign aid organizations (Forum for utvikling og miljø).