MPs from several parties introduced a private member's bill to build infrastructure for transporting and storing CO2 from smaller, geographically dispersed emission sources. Labour and Progress Party members recommend rejecting the proposal, while members from other parties have put forward alternative proposals for studies, roadmaps, and assessments of CO2 management.
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The Storting calls on the government to present a proposal for investment in CO2 transport and storage infrastructure, enabling smaller and geographically dispersed emission sources to access such solutions. The expansion should proceed in phases, building on industrial clusters and projects already under development in Haugalandet, Grenland, Mongstad, and Mo i Rana.
The Storting calls on the government to examine future models for ownership and governance of CO2 management infrastructure, including consideration of a model similar to the role Gassco plays today in Norway's natural gas infrastructure.
The Storting calls on the government to establish a national roadmap with clear, time-bound targets for how much CO2 should be captured, transported, and stored in Norway by 2030, 2035, and 2040, following up on resolution no. 90 (2024–2025) from the 2025 budget proceedings.
The Storting calls on the government to require maximum emission levels for cement and steel in public procurement for construction and infrastructure projects, with the goal of developing a market for industrial products with low or zero emissions.
The Storting calls on the government to assess how smaller and geographically dispersed emission sources can access CO2 transport and storage infrastructure.
The Storting calls on the government to examine possible future financing models for non-quota-regulated CO2 management.
The Storting calls on the government, as part of the upcoming joint energy and climate strategy and based on ongoing work on a CO2 management roadmap, to assess how much CO2 should be captured, transported, and stored in Norway at various levels of emission reduction needed to achieve Norway's climate targets.