On the last court day in the case between the environmental organizations Greenpeace and Natur og Ungdom, and the state in the Oslo district court, the temperature was high towards the end of the day. The case concerns the government’s approval of plans for the development and operation of three new oil and gas fields in the North Sea, Tyrving, Breidablikk and Yggdrasil. The organizations believe that the state has breached the investigation requirement when approving the three fields. Demands a temporary halt in the development The lawsuit from the environmental organizations is a continuation of the first climate lawsuit that went three rounds before the court from 2017 to 2020. The organizations lost the case in the Supreme Court. The state was acquitted on all counts. In the Supreme Court judgment, it was established that the state must assess the global consequences for the climate before approving new oil projects. – This case is about the state ignoring a Supreme Court judgment. The state gives permission for new oil fields without impact assessment, as the Supreme Court requires, says head of Nature and Youth, Gina Gylver. Representatives of the environmental organizations follow the government attorney’s proceedings in court. Among others, head of Greenpeace Frode Peym and head of Nature and Youth Gina Gylver. On the right, the organisations’ lawyer, Jenny Sandvig. Photo: news – In a thorough impact assessment, the climate impacts in the countries that burn oil and gas from the new fields must also be taken into account, the climate organizations emphasize. They believe that this was either not done, or was insufficiently done, before the three fields were approved. Greenpeace and Nature and Youth also demanded an immediate halt, or so-called temporary injunction, in the development of Tyrving, Breidablikk and Yggdrasil until a final judgment in the case. If the decisions are valid, the State refutes that they have not followed up on the obligation to investigate. – When the ministry calculates combustion emissions, they consider the total amount of emissions from what is to be extracted from the field, government lawyer Gøran Østerman Thengs said in court. Government attorney Gøran Østerman Thengs held his final proceedings in the Oslo District Court on Wednesday. Photo: news In the state’s final statement, it is pointed out that the state believes that the decisions on approval of the three oil fields are valid and that the impact assessments are in line with the current regulations. – There is no basis for further impact assessment requirements, they write. A verdict in the case is expected at the end of January.
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The environmental organizations believe the state is ignoring the Supreme Court ruling – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
