The countries that produce oil and gas from the North Sea (Norway, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark) rank among the countries with the greatest economic capacity and responsibility to rapidly phase out extraction, and to finance just transitions to renewable energy solutions domestically and abroad.
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New Report Reveals North Sea Countries’ Oil and Gas Plans Breach Paris Agreement
A comprehensive report released today by Oil Change International exposes the failure of the five major North Sea oil and gas producing countries – Norway, UK, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany – in terms of aligning its oil and gas policies with the Paris Agreement, posing a grave threat to global efforts to combat the climate crisis.
Press Conference: New Report Reveals North Sea Countries’ Oil and Gas Plans Breach Paris Agreement
Join us for a critical press conference addressing the failure of the five major North Sea oil and gas-producing countries – Norway, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark – to fulfill their climate commitments. The press conference will unveil a comprehensive report and set of benchmarks rating North Sea countries’ oil and gas production policies by their level of alignment with the Paris Agreement developed by Oil Change International.
On Thin Ice: Norway’s Fossil Ambitions and the EU’s Green Energy Future
This report finds that the EU’s demand for gas is set to decline significantly in line with climate targets, eliminating the need to expand supply from new fields or infrastructure. In the report the authors model how EU’s gas demand matches future supply in various forecasted scenarios.
New Analysis: EU does not need expanded oil and gas supply to meet declining energy demand
A new report finds that the EU’s demand for gas is set to decline significantly in line with climate targets, eliminating the need to expand supply from new fields or infrastructure. In the report, On Thin Ice, the authors model how EU’s gas demand matches future supply in various forecasted scenarios.
Norway joins 40-signatory partnership to end international public finance for fossil fuels
Minutes ago, Norway joined a major international initiative to end international public finance for fossil fuels today at COP28, called the Clean Energy Transition Partnership.
First Ever Norwegian Oil and Gas Industry’s Influence Mapped Exposes Fossil Fuel Sway in Multiple Sectors
Oslo, Norway– Norway, Europe’s largest producer of oil and gas, plays a pivotal role in the global energy landscape. In the last ten years the country has increased its oil and gas licensing exponentially, making it Europe’s most aggressive explorer. The oil and gas industry is one of Norway’s most significant economic sectors, employing approximately … Read More
New Report: Mapping the network of Norwegian oil and gas interests
A new report commissioned by Oil Change International attempts to map out the potential influence that oil and gas interests may have on other influential stakeholders in Norway.
Norwegian Government “must immediately stop human rights violations against the Sámi”
Two years ago today, the Norwegian Supreme Court ruled that one of the biggest wind turbine developments in Europe had violated the rights of the Indigenous Sámi reindeer herders in the country.
New briefing reveals Norway’s electrification of Melkøya gas plant as the perfect storm of climate injustice
With this decision, the Norwegian Government locks-in decades of continued gas production in the Arctic. The fact that the Government has green-lighted new power lines over Sámi lands, while the human rights violations against the Sámi people are ongoing, is not only absurd, it’s a disgrace.