Norway
GDP per capita: $ 54 200 (no. 5 of 216 countries)
Revenue from business: 76 % services, 21.1 % industry,
2.9 % agriculture
Energy sources (consumption): water power 38 %,
biomass 6 % and non-sustainable sources 56 % (hereof oil
67 %, natural gas 26 % and coal 7 %).
Worth knowing about Norway:
 Rich industrial country with high standard of living. Norway has an extensive welfare system
which is mainly financed by the revenue from oil and gas.
 Is no. 68 of 210 countries when it comes to total emission (emits 42.757 thousand tons of CO2
per year)
 Is no. 34 of 215 countries when it comes to emissions per capita (10.5 tons of CO2 per capita)
 The emissions have been climbing steadily the past few years, but the country has committed to
reduce it through the Kyoto agreement.
 Considerable export of oil and gas
 Great contributor of foreign aid.
Sources: Globalis.no, cia.gov, wikimedia commons, UN Statistics Division, CDIAC/UN
Examples of names:
 Peter Hansen
 Marie Knutsen
 Terese Hovin
 Emma Kjellstad
 Kristian Pettersen
 Jonas Solstad
Negotiation tips:
Ordering a country to reduce emissions will increase the expenses of using fossil energy. If some
countries are ordered to reduce emission, while others are not, the consequence might be that
industry and jobs move to countries without restrictions. This doesn’t reduce emission, but merely
moves it somewhere else. That is called carbon leakage. To avoid that, it is important that every
country commits to reducing their emissions.
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Climate change in the classroom
Capital: Oslo
Language: Norwegian
Population: 4.9 million (life expectancy: 80.2 years)
PREPARATION FOR THE CLIMATE SUMMIT
Answer the questions below as part of your preparations for the climate summit.
A. Pick a name
On the previous page you will find a list of typical names from your country. Every member of
the delegation must pick a name and use it during the negotiations.
B. consider the four issues up for negotiation
Consider each of the four issues below and form arguments to present during the negotiations.
1) Industrial countries should, according to the UN, reduce their CO2 emissions with 50-85%
before 2050 to reduce the rise in temperature to a maximum of 2°C. In your opinion, by how
much should the industrial countries reduce their CO2 emissions before 2050?
More than 85%
Between 50-85%
Less than 50%
There should not be any requirement to lower the emission
2) Emerging countries have a much lower rate of CO2 emissions per capita than the industrial
countries. However, as some of the emerging countries are so large, their emissions are still
substantial and they represent a big part of the rise in the global CO2 emissions. Which
requirements should these emerging countries meet?
They should reduce the CO2 emissions with the same percentage as the industrial
countries
They should have limits on their emissions in the same way as the industrial countries,
but not as strict limits
They should not have to meet any requirements about reducing CO 2 emissions
3) Developing countries have low emissions of greenhouse gasses. Most developing
countries want economic growth. This involves increased use of energy which most often leads
to an increase in the emission of greenhouse gasses. How should these countries participate in
a solution?
They should have limits for their emissions, but not as sharp limits as the industrial and
emerging countries
They should have limits for their emissions, but only if the rich countries give monetary
contributions to reduce emissions
They should not have to meet any requirements to reduce emissions
4) Technology that produces clean energy or that cleans up industrial emissions is very
important for curbing emissions. Such technology is often called “green” technology, and is
primarily produced in industrialised countries. Poor countries do not have the money to develop
nor to buy the green technology needed for cutting emissions. How can we make sure that
these countries get access to green technology?
 Every country is responsible for acquiring the green technology that they need – thus
there is no need to include this in the climate agreement.
 Industrialised countries should commit to share or finance green technology in middleincome and developing countries.
 Industrialised countries should commit to share or finance green technology in
developing countries.
C. Prepare an appeal
Prepare an appeal for question 4. An appeal is a short speech in which you inform the other
countries what is important for your country/organisation. The appeal cannot be longer than 2
minutes and must contain the following:
 Which of the three scenarios does your country/organisation believe is the right one?
 Why? Give three reasons why the other countries should vote for your preferred
scenario.
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Supported by Klimaløftet/ the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment