8 June 2023 at 08:00 0.5 per cent decrease in emissions of greenhouse gases in 2022 On Thursday, Statistics Norway presented figures for Norwegian greenhouse gas emissions last year. The report shows that greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by 0.5 per cent from last year. At the same time, emissions from aviation, shipping and construction machinery are increasing. There, emissions increased by 3.1 per cent compared to the previous year. This means that emissions have been almost at a standstill since 2020, with a decrease of 0.8 per cent in the last two years. In the last two years, only 1.6 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions have been cut. – It appears that the increased prices for electricity, fuel and natural gas affected energy use and thus emissions in 2022, says senior adviser Trude Melby Bothner in the press release. – High electricity prices in southern Norway in 2022 led to more propane and wood being used for heating, and less electricity and natural gas. Several old stoves were put into use and contributed to higher greenhouse gas emissions from heating, says Melby Bothner.
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