In 2016, environmental groups Greenpeace International and Norway’s Nature and Youth Group filed a lawsuit against Norway after the country issued new oil drilling licenses in the arctic, according to the BBC. The organizations argued that by allowing oil drilling, the government was violating the Norwegian constitution — which, according to Reuters, includes the guarantee of a safe environment. In January 2018, a Norwegian court dismissed the lawsuit and approved the plans for more oil drilling.

Elina Berg, a 17-year-old member of the Nature and Youth Group, has joined the fight against the Norwegian government, which hasn’t ended as the groups are planning on appealing the court’s decision. “My worst fear is that there will be an oil spill,” Elina told the BBC, “which is quite probable because of the cold climate up in the arctic.”

Norway’s embrace of Arctic drilling is contradictory to the country’s support of the Paris climate agreement and its efforts towards becoming a leader in renewable technologies. According to The Guardian, Norway has been promoting fossil fuel–free energy startups, and 97% of its electricity is generated from renewable sources, primarily hydropower.

Essentially, Norway is encouraging its own citizens to no longer rely on fossil fuels, while being one of the world’s biggest oil producers — with oil and gas accounting for 12% of its gross domestic product and more than a third of Norwegian exports. So, while domestically, Norway’s carbon emissions are low, emissions from the oil exported by the country are currently 10 times as high, according to The New York Times.

“This is uncharacteristically irrational behavior for Norway,” Hannah McKinnon of Oil Change International told The Guardian. “The Paris climate goals mean the world has to stay within a finite carbon budget. Norway’s current plans for fossil fuel production, expansion, and exploration are dangerously out of line with these budgets. Norway can’t be a climate leader at the same time as depending on new oil and gas production.”

According to Reuters, Norway’s domestic accomplishments with regard to renewable energy are why the environmental groups’ claims that the drilling breached the constitution were denied, with the court saying that the risks were limited disregarding the risks outside of the country.

“For the sake of my future, I’m really hoping that we’ll win the appeal,” Elina told the BBC. “And I hope that the judges will take us seriously.”

Teens in the U.S. have filed similar lawsuits against the U.S. government.

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