Breaking: Norwegian Progress Party Diverges from Paris Agreement Goals
The Paris Agreement’s climate targets aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030. However, if the Progress Party (Frp) gains power, they will not be steering towards this objective, according to Marius Arion Nilsen, Frp’s climate policy spokesperson, in an interview with Norwegian news outlet Klassekampen.
"55% is a completely unrealistic goal that we’ve voted against multiple times. It’s expensive symbolic politics," Nilsen stated. He further commented, "If we enter government, our aim will be to bring reality back into the climate debate. That will be a crucial issue for us. The era of symbolic politics is over."
Frp leader Sylvi Listhaug told NRK on Tuesday that the party is in favor of Norway cutting emissions by 40%.
Sveinung Rotevatn, a Storting (Norwegian Parliament) representative for Venstre and former climate and environment minister, asserts there’s no reason to lower ambition on climate issues. "It’s the Storting that decides on climate goals. We agree on the climate goal we have and have no intention of changing it," Rotevatn stated.
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