By Macy Moore

Norway is committed to creating a sustainable and improved environment. It has formed a relatively new plan regarding climate action in the region and is implementing new policies regarding climate change and action as a region. They have claimed intentions to cut carbon emissions in half by 2030. In addition, they are planning to be a zero-emission country by 2050. While these are all prospective claims, they are certainly not baseless. 

In a general summary, they plan to accomplish these goals by increasing taxes in sectors that produce the most emissions. The oil and gas industry as well as non-quota sectors were planned to see an increase in taxes as an effort to address and cut emissions in the region. In addition, they are planning to decrease emissions produced by transportation by phasing in electric vehicles and cars. Another important change that is of note is their idea to phase out the use of fossil fuels for energy purposes outside the quota system by 2030. All of these goals seem impressively steep for a typical region, as they require vast changes to aspects that are relevant to economy and lifestyle impressively quickly. 

An oil rig in Norway.

It is difficult to say whether or not Norway will be successful in its endeavor. They are a common supplier of oil within the industry, which is a process that definitely produces fossil fuels. It is difficult to say as well whether or not it is possible to do so as long as other countries maintain use of fossil fuels. It will be interesting to see how successful they can be with these ideas, and whether or not their success will come in the form of living up to the promises they have made in the past. 

Norway’s Climate Plan to Halve Emissions by 2030 – Life in Norway