Four MPs—Lars Haltbrekken, Marthe Hammer, Anne Lise Gjerstad Fredlund, and Ingrid Fiskaa—proposed a state initiative to develop zero-emission fast ferries. The transport committee majority (Progress Party, Labour Party, Conservative Party, and Centre Party) recommends rejecting the proposal. The Red Party and Green Party support it, while other parties argue the issue should be handled through regular budget processes or left to county authorities to decide on technology.
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The Storting calls on the government to advance work on zero-emission solutions for fast ferries through a new initiative dedicated to zero-emission fast ferries.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure that responsibility for procurement, development, and demonstration of zero-emission fast ferries is assigned to an organization with the necessary resources, expertise, and experience to carry out such an initiative.
The Storting calls on the government to develop a plan for contracting and developing zero-emission technology on demanding routes such as the Nordlands Express, and a plan for further demonstration and rollout of the technology that provides necessary predictability for involved actors, so that the initiative benefits Norwegian industry and jobs. The pilot project should be operational by 2030.