Norway's bold 'carbon neutral' goal comes with an asterisk

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: March 22, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

Elisabeth Rosenthal The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
03-22-2008
Norway's bold 'carbon neutral' goal comes with an asterisk
Byline: Elisabeth Rosenthal The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 1
Section: NEWS

OSLO --

Last year, as United Nations scientists were warning of the perils of man-made climate change, this small country of fjords and factories reacted with an extraordinary pledge: By 2050 Norway would be "carbon neutral" - generating no net greenhouse gases into the air.

Norway's bold promise raised the bar for other nations, who were mostly still struggling to ...

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