Long-Awaited Judgment in Norway on the Future of Oil Exploitation in the North Sea
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avisendanmark.dkNorwegian decision that permits for oil fields were invalid does not mean that the oil fields may not be used.
The organizations Greenpeace and Nature and Youth filed a lawsuit against the Norwegian state three years ago.
The state has not assessed the climate consequences of three disputed oil fields in the North Sea well enough. But that does not mean the projects must be stopped, the Supreme Court has ruled.
The scope of the judgement, whatever it may be, will be studied outside the borders of the Scandinavian country by the numerous lawyers and NGOs who contest, in the name of the climate, the exploitation permits granted to oil and gas companies, a type of litigation that is growing from Europe to Australia. A victory "would mean that they would no longer have permission to continue their production and develop their activities," hopes Klimentina …
The Supreme Court has ruled: The impact assessments of three oil fields in the North Sea are invalid. But the projects are still not being stopped.
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