Climate Change Act

The Act aims to promote the implementation of Norway's climate targets which are indicated in the Section 3 and 4 of the Act as follows:

 

- Climate target for 2030: The target is for greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by 50-55% by 2030 from the level in the reference year 1990

- Climate target for 2050: The target is for Norway to become a low-emission society by 2050 and in quantitative terms, to achieve emission reductions of the order of 90-95% by 2050 from the level in the reference year 1990.

 

The act will have an overarching function in addition to existing environmental legislation. The Climate Change Act introduces a system of five-year reviews of Norway’s climate targets, based on the same principle as the Paris Agreement. In addition the act introduces an annual reporting mechanism. The Government shall each year submit to the Parliament updated information on status and progress in achieving the climate targets under the law, and how Norway prepares for and adapts to climate change.

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