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Norway aims to be carbon neutral by 2050
Thursday, 19 April 2007 17:13Norway is aiming to offset all emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 with the world's toughest national target for fighting global warming.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg told a meeting of the Labour Party today that he plans to make the country carbon neutral by 2050.
'Norway would be the first country in the world to take on such a concrete measure,' Mr Stoltenberg announced.
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He added that the government of Norway, the world's number five oil exporter, also plans to cut emissions by 30% by 2020.
That target is tougher than the European Union goal of at least a 20% reduction.
Mr Stoltenberg said that all the proposals had the backing of the cabinet of the three-party centre-left government.
