Oslo is one of the few places in the country where greenhouse gas emissions decreased in 2021. In total, emissions decreased by 4.6 per cent. This is shown by recent figures from the Norwegian Environment Agency. Road traffic provided by far the largest amount of emissions in the capital – as much as 57 per cent. – We see that the transition must go faster, and the municipalities have a responsibility for this together with all other social actors. I hope that we will see even more good solutions from a local level in the coming years, says Ellen Hambro, director of the Norwegian Environment Agency, in a press release. Increased emissions in the big cities The other big cities in Norway had increased emissions in 2021. Stavanger: Increase of 5.4 per cent Bergen: Increase of 1.1 per cent Trondheim: Increase of 3.2 per cent Kristiansand: Increase of 1.9 per cent Tromsø: Increase 4.9 percent
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Less greenhouse gas emissions in Oslo in 2021 – news Oslo and Viken – Local news, TV and radio
