Brussels to keep ban on Arctic oil and gas drilling despite Norwegian pressure
- A ban on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic will remain the European Commission’s official position in a revised strategy Brussels is due to unveil, a Commission spokesperson told Euronews, despite fierce pressure from oil-rich Norway to drop the ban.
- The revised version of the EU’s 2021 Arctic strategy will be announced on 20 October, as the region gains increasing strategic importance for the bloc’s defence and climate ambitions.
- “Moving forward, our approach on the moratorium will remain unchanged: our policies have objectives to address climate change and environmental degradation and
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- A ban on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic will remain the European Commission’s official position in a revised strategy Brussels is due to unveil, a Commission spokesperson told Euronews, despite fierce pressure from oil-rich Norway to drop the ban.
- The revised version of the EU’s 2021 Arctic strategy will be announced on 20 October, as the region gains increasing strategic importance for the bloc’s defence and climate ambitions.
- “Moving forward, our approach on the moratorium will remain unchanged: our policies have objectives to address climate change and environmental degradation and
Sources: Euronews