On Monday at 5 p.m., markings began in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Tromsø and other places in Norway. About thirty organizations with partly very different values stand behind the markings (see below), from the Nature Conservation Association and the Trade Union (Norway’s largest trade union) to the Oslo diocese and the Økobuddhists. In the press release they write: “Climate policy in Norway must be drastically strengthened. Experts say that all countries, including Norway, must stop oil exploration, phase out oil and gas and invest in energy efficiency and gentle renewable energy. Nevertheless, Norway continues to pursue an aggressive oil policy, which increases emissions both here and in other countries.” Climate summit in Dubai They indicate that the phasing out of all fossil energy will be an important topic at this year’s climate summit COP28 in the oil capital of Dubai in December. “The pressure is increasing against countries that still produce oil, coal and gas. Norway must accept that this will be phased out. We demand that Norway is at the forefront of climate change,” say the organisers. – The union’s members feel the climate crisis first hand every day at work. They clean up when crises happen. Climate adaptation will demand a lot from employees in the public sector, but also in increased public transfers. For that reason, and to ensure sufficient cuts in emissions, the Trade Union says no to continued high exploration activity and increasing fossil infrastructure. Also to secure financial and human resources in the transition to new renewable industries and green industry. That’s what Mette Nord, leader of the Trade Union, says. Photo: Tor Bjarne Christensen / Naturvernforbundet – Most people want climate action The organizers claim that most people want climate action and expect an ambitious climate policy with measures that work: “We expect that Climate Minister Andreas Bjelland Eriksen (Ap) and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) have high ambitions at the climate summit and take responsibility for a fair climate policy, the phasing out of all fossil energy and a real, fair transition.” – Working against climate change is broadly politically rooted in Norway, but it stretches when we have to take the concrete actions against, among other things, oil extraction. That’s what leader Tom Skauge of the Nature Conservation Association Hordaland says during the commemoration in Bergen. – Man-made climate change and loss of biodiversity must be combated in line with international agreements to which we have committed ourselves. Norway must take responsibility for its own emissions, and we must act now, says Christopher Beckham, head of the Trade and Office Confederation. – Cowards, fakes, fossils – Let’s gather across religious and political divides in a common fight to save our earth and life on the farm. We want to be in the front row to ensure that all people and all creatures have a good living space, says Oslo Bishop Kari Veiteberg. – It is said that it is typically Norwegian to be good. In reality, Norway is good at policies that harm both people and the environment. We need real climate action now, not today’s cowardly, fake and fossil solutions. Something must be done and quickly, says Elise Åsnes, manager of Spire. The climate markings 20 November 2023: The following organizations stand behind the markings: Nature Conservation Association, Nature and Youth, Greenpeace, Spire, Fagforbundet, Electricity and IT Association, Handel og Kontor, Norwegian Civil Service Union (NTL), LO in Oslo, The Norwegian Church – Oslo Diocese , Changemaker, YMCA-YMCA Global, Forum for Development and the Environment (Forum), Grandparents’ Climate Action (BKA), Latin American Groups in Norway (LAG), Network for Fair Debt Policy (SLUG), Veterinary Resilience Forum, The Future in our Hands, Concerned Scientists Norway, Doctors’ Climate Action, Redd Barna, Press – Save the Youth, WWF Verdsnaturfondet, Extinction Rebellion, Student Parliament at the University of Oslo, Environmental Agents, La humla suse, Young Artists Community and Eco-Buddhists. Oslo – Eidsvolls plass Bergen – Torgallmenningen Stavanger – Torget Tromsø – Domkirkeplassen
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– We don’t need today’s cowardly, fake and fossil solutions – news Vestland
