Comments by "Luredreier" (@Luredreier) on "Norwegian Labour Party: We will not set a date to exit the oil and gas industry" video.

  1. Don't worry. Labour can't come to power alone. In order for Labour to come to power they need support from SP (the center party, or formerly peasant/farmers party) as well as from either SV (the socialist left party) or R (Red, aka communists) and MDG (Greens)s. SV and MDG both want to put an end to the oil industry asap. Alternatively on the right hand side you'd need all the right wing coalition members and SP to form a coalition there, including V (the liberals) who also want to put an end to the oil industry as well as KRF (the christian democrats) who thing that we have a god given duty to take care of gods creation, aka the enviroment. Trust me, the math for continued oil exploration and exploitation just doesn't add up. However the relative power of the political parties on the gray side of the political spectrum means that some kind of compromise will be reached. My guess is a significant reduction in the number of new areas explored, perhaps non for the duration of the term without an outright ban being placed, and a continued exploitation with demand for reduced climate impact for now. Or something to that effect. The oil industry was permitted to explore some areas just before the election, I believe these areas will be permitted as a concession to the gray parties, but that no new explorations will be permitted as a concession to the green ones, existing exploitation will be permitted as a concession to the gray parties, while demands for less impact will be demanded and higher taxes imposed will be the concession to the green ones. Or something of that nature... You get the picture...
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