The background for the demand is a report that the National Audit Office presented today. There it emerges that the Government’s coordination to achieve Norway’s climate goals is too weak. This is objectionable, says the National Audit Office in the report. – The report shows that Støre has no control over climate policy. The government is criticized for a lack of overall management and a lack of transparency about the uncertainties linked to whether we achieve the targets or not. It is very serious. Ensuring that we avoid catastrophic climate change is the most important task of today’s politicians. Both this and previous governments have failed here, says parliamentary leader of MDG, Lan Marie Berg. – Not very concrete The National Audit Office believes that the climate targets are not very concrete and bindingly formulated in the individual ministries. There is a lack of a plan showing which ministries are responsible for further developing measures, and when this should happen. And the work on the further development of means of action is partly not specified. Auditor General Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen. Photo: Terje Bendiksby / NTB – Climate change requires extensive restructuring in many areas. It is then crucial that the ministries cooperate, that the work is coordinated, and that it is clear what the individual ministries are to contribute. Our investigation shows that this coordination is too weak. This increases the risk that Norway will not meet the climate targets, says Auditor General Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen. The report also points out that it is uncertain to what extent it will be possible to buy emission units, forest credits and quotas abroad in order to reach Norway’s climate goals. – Up for grabs – In 2021, Jonas Gahr Støre said that the climate crisis was going to affect his entire work as prime minister. Today came the National Audit Office’s harsh verdict: The Støre government lacks a plan for responsibility, follow-up and coordination of the work. Støre has simply not followed through and taken leadership responsibilities as he promised in the Storting hall, says Nikolai Astrup, parliamentary representative for the Conservative Party and member of the Storting’s energy and environment committee. Deputy leader and parliamentary representative for the Liberal Party, Sveinung Rotevatn, says it this way: – It is not surprising that the National Audit Office believes that we are not meeting the climate targets. The government has not come up with new measures to strengthen climate policy. On the contrary, they have made electric cars more expensive, postponed the electrification of ferries and cut important environmental taxes to undermine the effect of the CO2 tax. The WWF World Wildlife Fund also reacts strongly to what is revealed in the report. – The government promised to count emissions like they count money, and to make climate the framework for all politics. The National Audit Office says their efforts are “worthy of criticism”. It is serious. One of the government’s most important responsibilities is to cut emissions in the face of a global climate crisis, but implementation is failing, says general secretary Karoline Andaur. Published 11.06.2024, at 13.51 Updated 11.06.2024, at 14.08
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Asks Støre to inform the Storting about how the climate targets are to be achieved – news – Climate
