Norwegian emissions of greenhouse gases corresponded to 49.1 million tonnes of CO₂ last year. This was 155,000 tonnes less than the year before, a decrease of almost 0.3 per cent. – A decrease in greenhouse gas emissions of 0.3 percent can be described as a flat development, says senior adviser Trude Melby Bothner in Statistics Norway in a press release. The agency emphasizes that the figures are preliminary, and that it is common for the figures to be adjusted +/- 0.5 percentage points during the year. Far from the climate goal in 2030 In any case, there is little doubt that the goal Norway has committed to through the Paris Agreement will not be easy, to say the least. This goal states that Norway will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50-55 percent by 2030 compared to 1990. The goal will be taken in collaboration with the EU, which in practice means that industry and petroleum activities can choose between cutting emissions and buying climate quotas. Today’s government, however, has set an even stricter goal in its government platform. It states that Norway will cut 55 percent of emissions in the entire economy. In this case, it is therefore not allowed to buy allowances. The figure below shows how far we are from reaching this goal compared to today’s emissions.
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Emissions of greenhouse gases in Norway almost did not fall in 2021 – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
