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"Oslo, Norway – Greenpeace Nordic and Natur og Ungdom (Young Friends of the
Earth Norway) secured a historic win against the Norwegian State, rendering the
approvals of three oil and gas fields in the North Sea invalid.
In November 2023, environmental organisation Greenpeace Nordic and youth group
Natur og Ungdom took the Norwegian State to court once again. The organisations
argued that recent approvals of three new oil and gas fields, Breidablikk,
Yggdrasil and Tyrving, all in the North Sea, violate the Norwegian
Constitution, European Economic Area law and Norway’s international human
rights commitments. They also argued the Ministry of Energy failed to consider
the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child during the approval of the fields,
thus rendering the approvals invalid.
“I am extremely pleased and relieved that the Court has delivered such a
positive and thorough judgement. The judgement establishes that the
Breidablikk, Yggdrasil and Tyrving oil and gas fields were approved on an
illegal basis and that production must be stopped immediately. We expect a halt
to all further developments,” said Frode Pleym, Head of Greenpeace, Norway
Specifically, the organisations pointed to the fact that impact assessments of
the three oil and gas fields’ global climate effects, which the Ministry of
Energy is required to carry out, are either highly inadequate or non-existent.
The judgement delivered today by the Oslo District Court, has found the
approvals of all three oil and gas fields invalid and issued an injunction
forbidding the state from granting any new permits necessary to construct and
produce from the fields."
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Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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