Norwegian Government: Stop oil and gas explorations in Arctic waters

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Norway has

a unique opportunity to vitalize the Climate Summit.



The forthcoming Climate Summit meeting could be the last

opportunity for mankind to control climate gas emissions and alleviate disastrous

consequences of global warming. Prime minister Erna Solberg (postmottak@smk.dep.no) can play an

important role and take advantage of Norway´s favorable international

reputation in environmental and climate causes. Her government has, however, lost

much credibility through its double communication. It has announced a stronger

will to reduce climate gas emissions. But at the same time new concessions to

oil and gas explorations in Arctic waters are issued, and considerable economic

support to the petroleum industry is rendered.



The IPCC has made it clear that most of the fossil fuel

must be left in the ground. If all the proven fossil energy sources are produced

and burned, the average global temperature will rise catastrophically. Not only

Norwegian inhabitants, but all inhabitants on this beautiful blue planet, are

therefore called upon to enforce pressure on the Norwegian Government by

signing this petition.



Prime Minister Erna Solberg is urged to deliver the

following proposal from the Government to the Parliament:



·

Public economic support to the oil and gas industry exceeding

support to other industries shall cease. Government guaranties and economic

support to oil exploration north of the polar circle is phased out.



·

The Norwegian pension fund, the world`s largest, to receive

directions to pull out of investments in oil and gas, in addition to what has already

been directed for coal, and invest in green alternatives.



·

All announcements of further concessions for oil and

gas exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf to be cancelled.



Norway´s prime minister is not only representing the

moral obligation of a nation with very high emission of climate gasses per

inhabitant, she also has the power in a nation with a strong economy and a well

informed population. After two years in power the Norwegian Government has not

realized the necessity, but in fact they may still decide according to what has

been proposed above, provided they have the will and the courage to do so.



Otto M. Martens Trondheim

09.10.2015











