This is the case Climate emissions from passenger cars fell by 12.1 per cent last year. A quarter of cars registered in Norway are electric cars, and 90 percent of all newly registered cars are electric. Shipping and the fishing industry are now the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the transport sector in Norway. Emissions from the fishing industry alone increased by eleven percent last year. The Norwegian Climate Foundation believes that the government is deliberately delaying addressing the emissions from the fishing industry. It is not relevant to replace diesel boats in the fishing industry, according to Fiskebåt’s managing director, Audun Maråk. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. A third of Norwegian emissions came from the transport industry last year. And for the first time, it is no longer the passenger car at the peak of emissions, shows a recent report from the Norwegian Climate Foundation. Climate emissions from passenger cars fell by 12.1 per cent last year. Marton Digernes (61) from Bryne is one of the electric drivers in the country. When his workplace decided to become more environmentally friendly, it also went beyond the car fleet. That way he became an electric car driver. – It is very positive. This is the best car I have ever owned. If more people had tried, even more people would have driven an electric car. You get a better driving style and it is safer than fossil fuels, he believes. – Makes an impact One in four cars registered in Norway are electric cars. And 90 percent of all newly registered cars are electric. – It is very good. The passenger car has received a lot of attention related to electrification. It is starting to show results, says general manager Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen of the Norwegian Climate Foundation. At the same time, it has become more common to mix biofuel into the fuel that is sold. Now it is shipping and the fishing industry that release the most greenhouse gases in the transport sector in this country. They emitted 3.9 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents last year. By comparison, passenger cars emitted 3.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents. Both cruises, fast boats and ferries are behind these emissions. For the very first time, it is no longer the passenger car at the peak of emissions in Norway. Managing Director Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen of the Norwegian Climate Foundation believes that this shows that the electric car policy is finally paying off. Photo: Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas / news – The land on the moon 50 years ago Emissions within fisheries alone rose by a full eleven percent last year. These are emissions that, among other things, are caused by fishing boats and offshore vessels. – Many fishing boats are old. There has not been as rapid a development to new technology as we see in road traffic, says Michelsen. He also believes that the transition in this industry is more difficult. – A small work boat that is inside a year old is easy to electrify. It is worse with a boat lying in the middle of the sea and waiting. Marton Digernes believes it will take time before we will see electrification in the fishing industry. – Everything is possible. After all, they landed on the moon 50 years ago. Of course we can electrify boats too, he says. Marton Digernes is waiting for the ferry from Halhjem to Sandvikvåg on Thursday morning. He thinks it is very positive that emissions from passenger cars are falling. – This is the best car I’ve ever owned, he says. Photo: Synne Lykkebø Hafsaas / news – Let us be in peace The Norwegian Climate Foundation believes that the government is deliberately delaying tackling the emissions from the fishing industry. It consists of large companies in the oil industry to small sole proprietorships. – Fishing has been allowed to be in peace. I think they are reluctant to come up with regulations against an industry where there can quickly be outcry and opposition, says Michelsen. He believes that the fishing industry should also adapt on its own initiative. – The sea is getting warmer and the species are moving. It is absolutely in their interest that something be done about this, says Michelsen. – Living well with it Audun Maråk is managing director of Fiskebåt, interest and employer organization for the Norwegian ocean-going fishing fleet. He says that the reasons for the increased emissions are complex. – There has been poorer availability of mackerel and cod. We have used more fuel, because we have spent more time fishing the quotas we have been allocated, he says. – Have you been allowed to be in peace? – No, that is completely wrong. We are very keen to reduce emissions and work daily to make the fleet more efficient with new propellers and new fishing equipment. But replacing diesel boats is completely out of the question, he believes. – We must use diesel in fishing. It is not possible to electrify today. We live well with that, because there is a low environmental footprint on fish, says Maråk. The fishing industry believes that it is not possible to adjust. We live well with it, because there is a low environmental footprint on fish, says Audun Maråk in Fiskebåt. Photo: Halvard Alvik / NTB The report shows that greenhouse gas emissions in Norway decreased by 2.3 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents last year. Only two years earlier had emissions fallen so much in one year. The last time was during the financial crisis in 2009. Over 80 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions come from three sectors: transport, industry and oil and gas extraction. In 2023, emissions decreased in all three. The transport sector had emissions of 15.7 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents. A decrease of 700,000 tonnes from the previous year. Emissions in shipping and fishing increased by 1.6 per cent to 3.9 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 2023. In industry and in the production of oil and gas, there are 59 facilities that account for most of the emissions. 59 facilities on land and at sea released more than 100,000 tonnes of CO₂ each in 2023. Source: Norwegian Climate Foundation Hello! Thank you very much for reading the story! Thinking of something? Do you have something on your mind that I should write about? I would be very happy to receive an email. Published 07.11.2024, at 19.22 Updated 07.11.2024, at 19.34
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The car is no longer the biggest source of emissions – for the first time boats emit the most – news Vestland
