Key Opinions

  • Carbon Lock-in in Norway: The Role of the Petroleum-Institutional Complex

    Introduction Unruh (2000) defined “carbon lock-in” as an industrial economy that perpetuates the use of fossil fuels due to the co-evolution and interdependence of technical systems, institutions and society (Technical-Institutional Complex). This promotes through mutual self-interest the status quo and inhibits the introduction of alternatives to fossil fuels. Seto et al. (2016) describes three types of carbon lock-in:Continue…

  • 10 reasons dissected

    E24´s article from September 2021, prior to the Norwegian General election, on “Ten reasons why Norwegian oil and gas activity remain important” (see https://e24.no/olje-og-energi/i/RrmbbJ/ti-grunner-til-at-norsk-olje-og-gassaktivitet-forblir-viktig) is a good example of the oil and gas sector´s attempt to control the narrative in relation to the Petroleum-Industrial Complex. The article was written by the former CEO of LundinContinue…

  • Norway´s Top Ten Contributors to Global GHG Emissions

    Stavanger Aftenblad recently published an article titled “Ten on top – The shelf´s biggest producers” (Vikingstad, 2022). The focus of the article was to highlight the top ten oil and gas producers in Norway for 2022 with no other reason than that. There was no mention of the climate crises or how the combustion of theseContinue…