Can Norway Shake its Addiction to Oil?

Keep Calm and Drill On (2016): Norway is one of the greenest countries on the planet, yet for decades it has used its bountiful oil reserves to bankroll its economy. Now its citizens are wondering how long their country can sustain this environmental paradox.

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"I’m part of the oil generation here in Norway...We don’t even have to pay to go to the dentist" boasts oil analyst Thina Saltvedt. For decades Norwegians like Thina have savoured the good life thanks to a bounty of oil in the Arctic Sea, even as their country leads the way as a renewable energy pioneer. "The idea of Norway being such a great contributor to solving climate change is a scam. We’re contributing to the problem much more than we’re contributing to the solution," argues Green MP Rasmus Hansson. Is it time for Norway to re-evaluate its dependency on oil?

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