[joshklein]

On the other hand, 98% of their domestic electricity is renewable (95% hydroelectric). If other nations followed Norway's lead by nationalizing their respective oil sectors, it could be an important step towards curbing consumption.

[nothrabannosir]

Unfortunately not. They sell most of it, and buy fossil fuels for 58% of their own energy consumption.

https://www.nve.no/energiforsyning/varedeklarasjon/nasjonal-...

Their politicians love touting that 98% green energy production but it’s incredibly misleading.

Sorry by the way I really don’t mean to take this conversation so off topic. It was meant half tongue in cheek :) every country has blind spots and this was about coronavirus and cruises, not global warming! And this is only their politicians; Norwegians are the most lovely people. Nothing against the country.

I’ll leave it here. Sorry again.

[ericmay]

Well, then if 98% is already renewable, why keep pumping oil out of the ground and contributing to global warming? (Hint: money)

I don't really think there's a way around this for Norwegians. If you're upset about climate change (and you should be) then you should also be honest that continuing to extract and sell oil is contributing to the problem.

It's nice that Norway has a small, homogenous population in a country with low population density, great education, and opportunities for easy (relatively speaking) renewable energy. Many countries don't have those luxuries.

With that being said, I applaud Norway in general as a country. I think they do a lot of great stuff. But I think it's fair to point out what I perceive as a shortcoming that they currently have in the context of this discussion.

[martinhath]

You criticize Norway for continuing to pump up oil, which you attribute to greed, and then, in the same comment, point out that many other countries don't have the opportunities for renewable energy that Norway (allegedly) has. Do you not see a connection here?

> It's nice that Norway has a small, homogenous population in a country with low population density, great education

This all seems off-topic to me.

> But I think it's fair to point out what I perceive as a shortcoming that they currently have in the context of this discussion.

Considering this post is about an US based cruise ship lying about a virus, nothing in your comment is really appropriate for "the context of this discussion".

[jjeaff]

He is pointing out that Norway's massive oil wealth and small, homogenous, educated population makes pursuing green energy goals much easier.