At a seminar under Arendalsuka presented liaison KonKraft Wednesday a new report for Climate and Environment Minister Vidar Helgesen (H). Here they promise to cut CO2 emissions equivalent to 70 percent of the annual emissions from all passenger cars in Norway by 2030.
– Historical lift
The assumption is that oil production will continue as today, and that industry gets access to new areas. From before the industry has committed itself to CO2 cut equivalent to 1.4 million tons by 2020. In the new “climate roadmap” launched measures equivalent reductions of a further 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 by 2030. With a massive investment in research, the goal is to develop technology for further cuts by 2050.
– This is historic and a great boost. We are the first oil industry in the world who undertake emission cuts far beyond what the government has imposed on us, says CEO Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen Industry Association Norwegian Oil Industry Association, said.
New Technology
He stressed that emission cuts they propose from a future oil production, is not technically possible to achieve today.
– We must develop new technologies. For many years we have worked closely with the authorities to bring about a technology that is both good for the industry and provides significant export earnings. Therefore, we challenge the authorities to a common project to achieve this, says Schjøtt-Pedersen.
– Disrespectful
Neither Bellona or Greenpeace is impressed by climate plan in which industry invites the State with the a joint effort to create a national center for low-emission technologies for the petroleum industry and intensify the research. 11 billion will be used over ten years, and the state are invited to take half of the bill.
– This is not splicing, it is begging for artificial respiration from the oil companies. It is also disrespectful to all the oil workers who have been made redundant, and who know that this industry is declining. If this industry is to get public money, it must be reorganization to create new jobs outside the oil industry, said Greenpeace leader Truls Gullowsen.
– Naughty
He stressed that the most effective measure to cut emissions from oil production, will be turning up the CO2 tax.
Bellona leader Frederic Hauge believes the measures come too late, too little ambitious and represents cheeky gift from an industry that receives large tax benefits and much research money.
– It’s nice that they will reduce emissions, look at CO2 capture (CCS), hydrogen production and other measures. But it is 20 years too late. These are measures the industry very actively worked against, said Bellona President Frederic Hauge said.
– No credibility
Also SV and the Green Party (MDG) dishes criticism climate plan.
– This report has no credibility. Norwegian Oil Industry Association speaks out of self-interest, not climate interest, says SV party secretary Kari Elisabeth Kaski.
– A filthy rich industry that has increased its CO2 pollution in recent years, will have the money of taxpayers to reduce pollution’s. It shows well primarily because the oil industry is completely out of step with reality, says MDGs parliament Rasmus Hansson.
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