Norway's Climate Quota Purchase Agreement with Indonesia Draws Domestic Criticism
The purchase of climate quotas remains controversial in Norway. The Red Party (Rødt) has reacted to the agreement.
"First there was a deal for 200 million with Uzbekistan, now Indonesia. This is the government's climate policy in practice: that we should buy our way out of cutting emissions at home by paying others to do the heavy lifting. The Red Party is working to increase climate financing for countries in the Global South, but not to embellish our own climate accounts," said party leader Marie Sneve Martinussen.
The government most recently faced criticism for the practice when it submitted its new climate targets to the United Nations on Thursday.
"The government, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party have ensured that we can comfortably reach this target without cutting more emissions in Norway. Instead, we can simply buy quotas in African countries and the EU," said Green Party leader Arild Hermstad.
Norway's new climate target is to cut emissions by 70 to 75 per cent by 2035, compared with 1990 levels.
"First there was a deal for 200 million with Uzbekistan, now Indonesia. This is the government's climate policy in practice: that we should buy our way out of cutting emissions at home by paying others to do the heavy lifting. The Red Party is working to increase climate financing for countries in the Global South, but not to embellish our own climate accounts," said party leader Marie Sneve Martinussen.
The government most recently faced criticism for the practice when it submitted its new climate targets to the United Nations on Thursday.
"The government, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party have ensured that we can comfortably reach this target without cutting more emissions in Norway. Instead, we can simply buy quotas in African countries and the EU," said Green Party leader Arild Hermstad.
Norway's new climate target is to cut emissions by 70 to 75 per cent by 2035, compared with 1990 levels.