GRID-Arendal : State of the Environment Norway - Climate change

Emissions of carbon dioxide in Norway

Manmade CO2-emissions in Norway 1973-1995 (million tonnes). Source, SFT/State Pollution Control Agency, Statistics Norway
CO2 -emissions per capita as tonnes of CO2 per person per year. Source:UN-INC/FCCC

Manmade CO2 -emissions in Norway have increased from 33.9 millions tonnes since 1991 to 41 million tonnes in 1996.

Norway's provisional goal of stabilising CO2 -emissions at 1989-level (35.3 million tons) by the year 2000 will be difficult to reach, especially because of increased emissions from the petroleum sector. The more than 5 per cent increase during 1993-95 is mainly due to increased industry and petroleum production. It is now estimated that the goal will be exceeded by 19 per cent.

Manmade CO2 -emissions by source 1995. Source: Statistics Norway

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,IPCC

The IPPC concludes that CO2 -emissions resulting from human activity should be reduced by more than 60 per cent in relation to emissions observed in 1990, if the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is to be stabilised at the 1990 level.

To stabilise the level of methane (CH4) on today’s level, the emissions must be reduced by 10 per cent. Global anthropogenic (resulting from human activities) emissions of N2O must be reduced by more than 50 per cent to stabilise the current concentration.