Re:The $47T Death Sentence for Oil and Gas
by planetzero on Thursday September 26, 2019 @09:44AM
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What about a country like Norway that bases its entire economy on oil? Why shouldn't they be considered evil too?
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Re:The $47T Death Sentence for Oil and Gas
by jihadjihad on Thursday September 26, 2019 @10:07AM
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I wouldn't say it "bases its entire economy on oil." If you're referring to their sovereign wealth fund [0], your statement is misleading since the fund was started with monies from Noway's own oil reserves, and the fund actively excludes companies on ethical grounds.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Pension_Fund_of_Nor...
Re:The $47T Death Sentence for Oil and Gas
by selectodude on Thursday September 26, 2019 @10:30AM
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22 percent of Norway's GDP and 67 percent of their exports are oil and gas. That's a petrostate.
Re:The $47T Death Sentence for Oil and Gas
by kachnuv_ocasek on Thursday September 26, 2019 @10:07AM
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Norway has started steering away from fossil fuels already: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/08/norways-1tn-we...
Re:The $47T Death Sentence for Oil and Gas
by Iv on Thursday September 26, 2019 @10:04AM
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You are a bit harsh on a country that generates 98% of its electricity through renewable energy.
Re:The $47T Death Sentence for Oil and Gas
by piokoch on Thursday September 26, 2019 @10:40AM
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Yup, and they can afford that because they sell oil and gas to others.
Re:The $47T Death Sentence for Oil and Gas
by Iv on Thursday September 26, 2019 @10:52AM
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Nah, because of low density and tons of mountains (it is hydroelectricity mostly)
BTW, dropping oil and gas investment (which is not what this article is about yet, as it seems to impact mostly coal) has been on their agenda since 2017: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42011995