- Norway will have to phase out some of its old oil and gas fields prematurely to achieve its 2030 climate goals unless it can use carbon-free power on more offshore platforms to cut their emissions.
- The offshore petroleum industry accounts for about a quarter of Norway’s total emissions mainly because it uses gas to generate power at offshore installations.
- Environmental campaigners might welcome such a step, but it runs counter to the centre-left government’s pledge “to develop, not to phase out” the petroleum industry and would anger powerful oil workers’ unions.
Norway’s climate choice: old oil, gas fields switch to green power or close early
