New climate vision for the Støre government
Twelve proposals for a better climate policy before the election
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The government has announced that it will present a climate change report to Parliament this spring. At the same time, Jonas Gahr Støre has called for a broad climate agreement. This memorandum addresses twelve proposals for a more ambitious and binding climate policy that should be included in the climate agreement, or implemented in parallel. All proposals are designed so that Parliament has the opportunity to gather about them until autumn's general election.
The memo recommends:
- More foreign cables - fast
- Send Støre to Brussels - green exports should count as climate cuts
- Buy and delete climate allowances
- CO2 tax for agriculture
- Climate contributions from the petroleum industry
- Establish an independent climate council
- Strengthen and clarify the climate target
- Increase the climate requirement of the CO2 compensation scheme
- New carbon tax escalation plan
- Extend the climate agreement with the EU
- More frequent emission figures
- Scaling up the Renewable Energy Guarantee Scheme
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