[alephknoll]

If norway or norwegians cared so much, they wouldn't be pumping out so much oil. Norway is a top oil producer on a per capita basis ( along with saudi arabia, qatar, etc ).

If norwegians care so much about the environment or climate change, let them take out their oil platforms first.

[tyfon]

The argument here (that I don't buy) has always been that the extraction and processing is much cleaner here than in some of the countries you mention.

Personally I agree that we should stop the oil and gas extraction as the more oil stay in the ground the better, and the country is split about 50/50 on this issue.

Unfortunately, the major parties have been against so far but the conservatives are finally starting to debate it internally and if they come down on the planned phase out of oil and gas it will happen. The major left wing parties are not interested so far.

There has been some movement the in the legal route, the supreme court recently declared some recent exploration licenses invalid due to a clause in our constitution, however we'll see how long that ban lasts.

In any case, not being fast enough in one area does not mean you have to pollute max in other areas.