{"id":14470,"date":"2024-02-06T12:46:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T11:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/a-landmark-oslo-court-ruling-requires-downstream-emissions-to-be-taken-into-account-before-permits-are-granted\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T10:14:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T08:14:49","slug":"a-landmark-oslo-court-ruling-requires-downstream-emissions-to-be-taken-into-account-before-permits-are-granted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/a-landmark-oslo-court-ruling-requires-downstream-emissions-to-be-taken-into-account-before-permits-are-granted\/","title":{"rendered":"A landmark Oslo court ruling requires downstream emissions to be taken into account before permits are granted."},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-ByW3_Y5ks6 tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"60px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='60px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-SylndFqksa\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-HJn_F5Jip\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-SJXPwk-Fo2   \" ><style>.tatsu-SJXPwk-Fo2 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}.tatsu-SJXPwk-Fo2.tatsu-inline-text{margin: 0px 0px 44px 0px;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p><span class=\"swatch-black \">The District Court of Oslo, Norway, recently handed down a ruling on fossil fuels that is a wake-up call for anyone concerned about climate change. The ruling requires energy companies to take into account the industry&#8217;s total carbon footprint, which could change the way oil and gas exploration and production licenses are awarded in Norway and inspire similar legal challenges in other countries. The court ruled that three oil production licenses, held by companies such as Equinor and Aker BP, were invalid mainly because they failed to take into account &#8220;downstream&#8221; emissions, i.e. emissions resulting from the combustion of oil extracted from the North Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-black \">This case represents a significant victory for environmental campaigners who have sought to make oil and gas companies take responsibility for the emissions resulting from the combustion of their products. Despite similar legal challenges elsewhere, this approach has often been rejected in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">Oil and gas companies applying for exploration and production licenses are generally required to produce an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for each proposed project, which must now take into account its impact on climate. However, this obligation was generally interpreted as covering only exploration and production emissions, and not those resulting from the combustion of extracted hydrocarbons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-black swatch-white \">The Oslo court&#8217;s decision marks a turning point in requiring downstream emissions to be taken into account before permits are granted, calling into question the approach hitherto adopted by regulators and courts in hydrocarbon-producing countries such as Norway and the UK. Although this decision applies only to Norway, it could inspire similar arguments in climate disputes elsewhere, forcing governments to reassess how the exploitation and burning of new oil and gas fields actually affects climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap align-block block-center  tatsu-S1IQc9Jia   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/oil-firms-forced-to-consider-full-climate-effects-of-new-drilling-following-landmark-norwegian-court-ruling-221810\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"The Conversation (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conversation (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-S1IQc9Jia .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(230,255,0,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;border-width: 1px;border-color: rgba(127,128,133,1); }<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HJn_F5Jip.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-HJn_F5Jip.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-HJn_F5Jip > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJn_F5Jip > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJn_F5Jip > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJn_F5Jip > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HJn_F5Jip.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HJn_F5Jip.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HJn_F5Jip.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><style>.tatsu-ByW3_Y5ks6 .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 60px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-ByW3_Y5ks6 .tatsu-section-offset-wrap{transform: translateY(-0px);}.tatsu-ByW3_Y5ks6 > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ByW3_Y5ks6 > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ByW3_Y5ks6 .tatsu-section-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oslo District Court in Norway has made a landmark decision in the fight against climate change, requiring energy companies to consider the industry&#8217;s total carbon footprint when awarding oil and gas licenses. The decision, which invalidated three licenses held by companies such as Equinor and Aker BP for failing to take downstream emissions into account, represents a major victory for environmental campaigners. It highlights companies&#8217; responsibility for the emissions resulting from the combustion of their products. The need to include downstream emissions in environmental impact assessments (EIAs) could radically change the way licenses are granted, not only in Norway but potentially worldwide, forcing governments and industries to reconsider the climate impact of fossil fuel production. This decision could inspire similar legal challenges in other countries, underlining the urgency of aligning the exploitation of fossil resources with global climate objectives.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/a-landmark-oslo-court-ruling-requires-downstream-emissions-to-be-taken-into-account-before-permits-are-granted\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14470"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14480,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14470\/revisions\/14480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}