[matsemann]

I'm Norwegian, and I agree. We have deluded ourselves to believe our oil is "clean" and "green".

And while stopping the pumps would probably wreak havoc on our economy, we could at least stop looking for new fields while emptying the ones we have for some more years. So slowly wean off the oil tit. But every time that's suggested, the government says "develop, not stop". And use straw men like "we can't stop abruptly!!", even though that's not the suggestion on the table. And they've used the same excuse for a decade to not do anything. If we actually started transitioning away from oil a decade ago, we would be better off. And if we at least started now we would be better off. But that can just gets kicked down the road.

[tpmx]

You mean to say Norwegians in general actually think the Norwegian oil is "clean" and "green" just because the operations to pump it up are? I mean, brain-washing can be effective, especially when there's a financial motive to believe it.