Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Strong reactions against the relocation of the ice edge – Aftenbladet.no

Strong reactions against the relocation of the ice edge – Aftenbladet.no

SundtoftcontinuedonTuesdayanewlineofice.Nowgoiceedgenorthforallareasopenedforoilandgas.

Theiceedgehascreptnorthward

ClimateandEnvironmentTineSundtoft(H)hassetanewbarforice.Nowgoiceedgenorthforallareasopenedforoilandgas.

ItisalsoexpectedthatoilandenergyTordLien(FRP)thisweekisgoingtoannouncethenewblocks23rdlicensinground,andseveralofthesewillliefurthernorththanpreviouslyhasbeendefinedastheiceedge.

Willnotaccepttheborder

Noneofthegovernment’stwocooperatingparties,LeftandKrf,sayingthattheywillacceptthatkrensenforiceedgetobedrawnasfarnorthasthegovernmentwants.

-WemustfollowtheNPIrecommendations,andthenthelimitoftheiceedgecomemuchfurthersouththanthegovernmentnowproposes,saysLiberaldeputyOlaElvestuensaid.

ClimateScientistsdoubtbourgeoismitigation

Climatemeasuresinbourgeoisbudgetcompromiseisnotenoughtoachievethegoalofemissionreductions.Emissionscanbecontrarytogoupnextyear,accordingtoclimatescientists.

PolarInstitutehasmadestrongobjectionstotheannouncementof23roundbecauseseveraloftheblocksarelocatedwithinorneartheiceedgewhereitisdrawninday.WithSundtoftsnewdemarcationisallopenedareassouthoftheiceedge.

-PolarInstitutehascriticizedthemethodsusedtoexaminethescientificbasis.Theyaretoosimple.Itmustbeusednewermethodswhentolookatthis,anditisthisParliamentmustassumeintheirtreatment,saysElvestuen.



-Verysurprised

ChristianDemocraticPartywouldrathernotacceptwithoutgovernment’snewpositionoftheiceedgeandalertsreachpoliticalstruggleofwheretogo.

-Iamverysurprisedthatthegovernmentpullstheiceedgeasfarnorth,saysChristianDemocratRigmorAndersenEidesaid.

-Governmentgamblerwith126billiontaxdollarsintheBarentsSea

WWFbelievesthatthegovernmentbettingbillionsoftaxpayers’dollarsonprojectsthatwillbedevelopedwhentheyreachannouncesnewexplorationlicensesnorthernBarentsSeasoutheast.

Shemakesreservationsaboutthecontentsofthescientificbasisthegovernmenthastodrawiceedgefurthernorth,butreferstothePolarInstitutehasadoptedamoreconservativelinethanthegovernment.

-That’swhatwehavepreviouslyassumed.Ireckonthatthisissuewillbeclarifiedatparliamentarylevelbetweenthegovernmentandcooperativeparties.Thisistheregulatedbythecooperationagreement,saysEide.

ParliamentmaycometotreatthematterinParliamentalreadyduringthespringsession,accordingElvestuen.



-NotaEnvironmentworthy

EnvironmentOrganizationGreenpeacebelievesSundtoftmakesanewgenuflectionfortheoilindustrybysettingnewlimitsontheiceedge.

-ThatSundtoftattemptingtocreateanewdefinitionandanewlinebasedonotherbackgroundfigures,lackofrespectforherownspecialistagencies,notanEnvironmentworthy,saysGreenpeaceNorway,TrulsGulowsen,said.

Statoilpressforoilexplorationinnorth

WebelievethattheallocationofnewexplorationareasintheBarentsSeamusthappennowandthatnoblocksremoved.SpeculationrunshighthatthegovernmentarguinginternallyandwithKrF/Leftofthenorthernareas.

-Thispastanticsarenothingmorethananewgenuflectionfortheoilindustry,whohavesaidthattheyrequiretheseareas.Althoughweknowthatthisisoilandgasthatcannotberecoveredifwearetoreachtwo-degreetarget,andthatmostlikelywillneverbeprofitabletorecoverfortheNorwegiangovernment,saysGulowsen.

GreenpeacebothhopeandexpectthattheLiberals,ChristianDemocratsandtherestoftheParliamentrejectstheproposal.

-Theymustensurethatwegetaiskantdefinisjoninlinewithprofessionalandnonpartisanjudgments,saysGreenpeaceleader.



RoperonStøre

BellonabelievesthatSundtoftensuresthattheoilindustryisgoingtogetfreeaccesstothenorthwhenshemovesiskantgrensen.

-SundtoftrunoilindustryerrandssaysadviserpetroleumBellonaSiljeLundbergsaid.

ShesaysSundtofthaveshownthatNorwaydoesnothaveaclimateandenvironmentminister,buttwooilministers.

BellonarequireNPDchiefdeparting

DirectorBenteNylandmustresign,requireBellona.AdministrationsheleadsviolatetheActandfailsitssocialmission,accordingtotheenvironmentalorganization.TheywantscrutinyofNPD.

-WeexpectthataunitedoppositionnowensurestheiceedgeisrescuedfromtheclutchesofSundtoftandLien.LeftandKrFhasaspecialresponsibility,butitalsohastheLabourParty.IfMinisterisseriousaboutclimatetheircommitmenthehasthechancetoproveitinthismatter,saysLundberg.

ActinginenvironmentalfoundationZero,KariElisabethKaski,toldNTBthatitisreprehensiblethatthegovernmentputforwardadefinitionoftheiceedgecontrarywithupdatedknowledgeofPolarResearch.

-Butthegovernmentshouldnotbesurethatthisgoesway.ThethingabouticeedgegoingtotheParliament,whichmustdateknowledgetoreason,saysKaski.

-OilactivitiesfarnorthintheBarentsSeaisagiantbetsagainstsuccessfulclimatepolicyandafailedbusinessstrategyforthenortherncounties.Thefallinoilpricesprovidesanopportunitytobuildupotherindustries,donotgiveartificialrespirationtoofthepastindustry.

OD:-Lienspreadinguncertainty

DirectorBenteNylandunderstandoilcompaniesworrythattheywillnotgetdrillneartheiceedgeinthenorth.-Thepostponementof23roundcreatesuncertainty,saysNyland.

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