3 November 2022 at 08:45 The government increases the climate target to 55 per cent Next week the government will travel to the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. Now the government is increasing Norway’s climate target to cut 55 percent by 2030. Last year, Norway reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 0.7 percent from 2020, which is 4.7 percent lower than in 1990. – Today’s notified climate target is set to create 2.5 degrees of warming if not more countries increase their climate targets and do more to reach them, says Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre during the government’s press conference before the climate summit. – I can’t come there. They are not sufficient. Therefore, I am forced to do more, says Støre. The government is therefore increasing Norway’s climate target, which states how much Norway must cut emissions. – We report 55 per cent to the UN. Thus, it is no longer 50 to 55, but it is 55. Until today, Norway was not on the list of countries that had updated their official emission targets in the past year. Climate Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) says that such a climate target involves a structural transformation in the entire economy, which will require an effort in all sectors. – In short, we will go from fossil fuels to renewables in all sectors. We must move from use and throw away, from one lines to a circular economy, and it must also take more care of natural areas, so that we move towards net zero via 55 per cent, says Eide.
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