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.
BellonabelievesthatSundtoftensuresthattheoilindustryisgoingtogetfreeaccesstothenorthwhenshemovesiskantgrensen.
-SundtoftrunoilindustryerrandssaysadviserpetroleumBellonaSiljeLundbergsaid.
ShesaysSundtofthaveshownthatNorwaydoesnothaveaclimateandenvironmentminister,buttwooilministers.
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