Siv Jensen doubt anthropogenic climate change – Dagbladet.no

Progress Party leader Siv Jensen said in a Aftenposten interview Tuesday “yes” to the question whether she is in no doubt that climate change is man-made. Then she was in contact with various media in order to “clarify” what she thinks.

The answers to the questions about the Progress Party and her views on climate change moves in a game of yes or no questions with Aftenposten’s political editor Trine Eilertsen and her editor colleague Harald Stanghelle.

She answers “no” to the question whether she is convinced that climate change is documented in recent decades, is man-made – ‘yes’ on the follow-up question whether she is “in doubt it. “

Faced with NTB maintains she, however, that although the Progress Party” has a nuanced approach to this, “so she says that she herself appears oversimplified in the interview. FRP platform calls that climate change should be taken seriously, and that the precautionary principle should apply, according to the party leader. FRP recognizes that there is a human influence.

– The government has also not only endorsed the climate agreement, but also committed to reinforce efforts in it. It is clear that the climate is changing. When there is a derailment to discuss who causes it, says Jensen.

– Severe

The opposition is not reassured over Jensens clarification, and in the Labour call party leader Jonas Gahr Støre Jensens climate skepticism seriously.

– This is unfortunately nothing new that FRP not believe in anthropogenic climate change, says Støre said.

– The serious thing is that this is the attitude of the Norwegian finance minister. She says she respects climate agreement, but it is not indifferent to the power of climate work on the finance minister believe in politics and the need for changes, or if she just is obliged to follow the Party’s policy, he stressed.

SV Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås react strongly, calling it embarrassing for Norway that people who believe that climate problems is our greatest challenge, can provide FRP influence in Norwegian politics. Rasmus Hansson, the Green Party says he is not surprised Jensens statements.

– Incapable

Nature and Youth are often quick to criticize those who do not take climate change seriously. Now finds that Jensen is unfit as finance minister.

– Now hold it. It is not possible to have a climate denies the Treasury in climate year 2015. Siv Jensen proves clearly unfit to minister role, and now Erna take action. Siv must go, says Nature and Youth leader Arnstein Vestre said.

– The government will never strengthen its climate agreement when the second most influential minister living in their own bubble and do not believe in climate change. She is a threat to Norwegian reorganization and for this year’s key climate negotiations. This must end, says NU leader.

– More ambitious

Environmental Policy spokesman of the Conservative Party, Nikolai Astrup, stressed in turn that Siv Jensen “clearly endorses the government’s ambition to reinforce climate agreement.”

For Aftenposten says he added that the government leads a far more ambitious climate policies than the coalition.

(NTB)