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'Disappointing' decision from Norway's Supreme Court in climate lawsuit challenging Arctic offshore oil licenses


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‘Disappointing’ decision from Norway’s Supreme Court in climate lawsuit challenging Arctic offshore oil licenses
“The Court has let the government off the hook at this time, but leaves the door open for an assessment on climate impacts, including emissions after export, at the later production stage.
Image Credit: Ric Francis/Greenpeace
Norway’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled not to overturn the Norwegian
government’s approval of new licenses for offshore oil drilling in the
fragile Arctic region.
The ruling – a culmination of four years of high-profile litigation in a case challenging continued fossil fuel production on climate change grounds   came as a big disappointment, and even outrage, for environmental and climate activists in Norway and internationally. ....

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"Disappointing" Decision from Norway's Supreme Court in Climate Lawsuit Challenging Arctic Offshore Oil Licenses


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By Dana Drugmand • Tuesday, December 22, 2020 - 12:30
Norway’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled not to overturn the Norwegian government’s approval of new licenses for offshore oil drilling in the fragile Arctic region.
The ruling – a culmination of four years of high-profile litigation in a case challenging continued fossil fuel production on climate change grounds   came as a big disappointment, and even outrage, for environmental and climate activists in Norway and internationally.
“We are outraged with this judgment, which leaves youth and future generations without Constitutional protection. The Supreme Court chooses loyalty to Norwegian oil over our rights to a liveable future,” Therese Hugstmyr Woie, head of a youth-led environmental organization called Young Friends of the Earth Norway, said in a press release. ....

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