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Norway brings forward carbon neutrality goal to 2030
2016-06-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: OSLO Norway's parliament has agreed on a goal to cut the country's net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030, moving the target forward by 20 years, an official at the national assembly said on Tuesday. To achieve this goal, oil and gas producing Norway will have to lower its carbon output or purchase carbon credits to offset its emissions. In 2008, Norway set a similar target of reaching so-called carbon neutrality by 2030, but later pushed the goal back to 2050 when international negotiations...
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