Five MPs—Frøya Skjold Sjursæther, Arild Hermstad, Ingrid Liland, Oda Indgaard, and Julie E. Stuestøl—proposed that Norway join the EU's social climate fund, designed to cushion the social impact of the EU's emissions trading system (ETS2). The Standing Committee on Energy and Environment recommends the Storting reject this proposal, though various committee members have put forward alternative proposals for investigation or government accounts of participation.
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The Storting urges the government to present a proposal for Norwegian participation in the EU's social climate fund.
If Norway participates in the EU's social climate fund, the Storting urges the government to prepare a national action plan for use of the fund's resources in line with the fund's regulations and requirements.
If Norway participates in the EU's social climate fund, the Storting urges the government to report annually to the Storting on progress in implementing a national action plan for use of the fund's resources and on how those resources are deployed.
The Storting urges the government to account, no later than the budget proposal for 2027, for which existing climate policy tools may be counted as the co-financing required for participation in the EU's social climate fund.
The Storting urges the government to investigate Norwegian participation in the EU's social climate fund and report back to the Storting no later than the budget proposal for 2027.
The Storting urges the government to present a proposal for Norwegian participation in the EU's social climate fund as soon as possible.