Norway's parliament will on Thursday debate proposals to delay, or stop, a plan to electrify Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, in the latest example of controversy over cutting CO2 emissions in the Nordic country.
and partners are seeking approval to replace the use of gas at the plant with power from the national grid, and thus reduce its emissions. The site is one of Norway's largest single emitters of carbon dioxide.to comply with the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
Sami indigenous herders are also worried the power masts needed to transport the power will be built on reindeer pastures. They say the sight and sound of the mastsWith Norwegians heading to the polls in local elections later this year, the plan has become a top concern for voters and the opposition is seeking to capitalise on poor ratings for the minority centre-left government.
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