Oil-Rich Norway Pledges To Go Carbon Neutral By 2030

Norway, a major producer of oil and natural gas, pledged late Tuesday to become carbon neutral by 2030, two decades ahead of schedule.

The accelerated plan followed a tight parliamentary vote and the loss of support from two parties, the Guardian reports, but will nonetheless include carbon dioxide reductions and carbon trading to offset emissions from oil and gas production, a sector that in 2014 accounted for 45 percent of Norway’s exports.....
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/06/15/3788941/norway-pledges-carbon-neutrality-for-2030/