Governance & Policy
Norway Climate Change Act
Norway's 2017 framework climate law, legislating its 2030 and 2050 emission reduction targets and requiring annual climate reporting to Parliament.
Definition
Norway's Climate Change Act, in force since 2018, converts the country's climate targets into law: a 40 percent reduction by 2030 relative to 1990 and transformation into a low-emission society by 2050. It requires the government to present updated targets, report annually to Parliament on progress and projections, and consider climate in budget and policy processes.
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- Subject
- Governance & Policy
- Editorial status
- Editorial draft
- Definition status
- Established
- Last updated
- 19 August 2026
- Also known as
- Klimaloven · Lov om klimamål · Climate Change Act 2017
Overview
What it means
An oil-producing nation bound itself by statute to deep decarbonisation, with parliamentary scrutiny as the enforcement mechanism.
How it is used
Governments report progress in the national budget; civil society benchmarks petroleum policy against the Act; municipalities align with national targets.
Why it matters
It is the reference climate framework law for a fossil-exporting economy — the tension it manages is the global one in miniature.
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