Norwegian youth win climate court case against the Norwegian State
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#2Related: https://apnews.com/article/youth-climate-lawsuit-montana-sup... ("AP: Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark climate ruling that said emissions can’t be ignored")
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#3> rendering the approvals of three oil and gas fields in the North Sea invalid
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#5> rendering the approvals of three oil and gas fields in the North Sea invalid
Norwegian GDP just took a hit
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#6Is this really a win?
You need a strong economy to shift to a Green future. Norway was a small country before oil and gas, now they've made the best use of it out of any country in the world.
Shouldnt they keep their foot on the pedal a little longer? Making new battery technology isn't cheap.
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#7I'm not an expert on the Norwegian court system, but they seem to have a Supreme Court, so I assume this can be appealed. And, since it's a completely novel[1] ruling, and the state has a large amount of money they could receive if this were overturned, I expect it will be appealed.
[1] "Novel" meaning "without precedent in Norwegian rulings". I did not mean "without foundation" or "unreasonable".
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#8> rendering the approvals of three oil and gas fields in the North Sea invalid
Norwegian GDP just took a hit
It boggles my mind that we allow GDP to not account for externalities to the environment. Like burning a wick, we cheer the flame with no consideration for the dynamite at the other end.
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#10Are there now grounds to start shutting down existing oil fields?
Something like 20% of the government budget comes from oil revenue, and the entire pension system (to my understanding) comes from oil funds.