Oslo welcomes new round of shelf drilling rcinet.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rcinet.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Biden welcome, not his Arctic oil ban
December 15, 2020
The vast majority of Norway’s top and mostly liberal politicians welcomed the news this week that Joe Biden finally has been officially elected as the next US president. Most, however, are not at all keen on his proposal to stop oil drilling in the Arctic.
The drilling rig
Songa Enabler has been a target of environmental activists protesting oil exploration in Norway’s offshore Arctic areas. Now US President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a moratorium on more drilling in the Arctic, which Norway is likely to oppose. PHOTO: Greenpeace
Biden has said he intends to make climate issues a top priority for the US and other members of the Arctic Council, billed as the leading intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation in the Arctic. Its members include all countries with Arctic territory, including the US, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Permanent participants include organizations representi