Norway’s Government Collapses Over EU Net-Zero Energy Policies Dispute

Coalition partner the Centre Party quit over plans to adopt EU renewable energy rules.
Norway’s Government Collapses Over EU Net-Zero Energy Policies Dispute
Norwegian Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum at a news conference in Oslo, Norway, on Feb. 4, 2022. Terje Bendiksby/NTB via Reuters
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Norway’s euroskeptic Centre Party quit the government on Jan. 30 in a dispute over the adoption of European Union net-zero energy policies.

The center-left Labour Party wanted Norway, which is not part of the EU but adopts most of the bloc’s laws, to adopt EU directives on renewable energy consumption, energy performance in buildings, and increased overall energy efficiency, government ministers said.

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