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– Erna Solberg has ideological blinders on and doesn’t see that political will is needed here, Labor Party (Labor) leader Jonas Gahr Støre tells DN.
Støre presented his hydrogen plan at Klassekampen in February, where he attacked the government for its “commercial neutrality” without taking advantage of industrial opportunities with hydrogen. Solberg called this criticism a “joke” in an interview with DN before the weekend, where he laid out the Conservatives’ plan for a new energy investment.
– The Labor Party contends the criticism 20 years after the word was last used in a report to the Storting, and it was Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen of the Labor Party who wrote. The Labor Party really fails to renew criticism of the government when it has to criticize its own policies of that time. It’s a little “pathetic,” Solberg said.
This causes Støre to react.
– She says it’s “pathetic” with an active state – and that’s a nice word for young people, but when I’m traveling on Norwegian business it’s surprising how many people think the state should stand up and make demands, she says.
Open to a state hydrogen company
Støre promises that the investment in hydrogen will be very important both in the climate and in the new industrialization as part of the next party program of parties.
– First, we should use our ownership in companies like Statkraft and Equinor to strengthen investment in hydrogen at an industrial level. We are open to establishing a state hydrogen company if this helps create demand and activity. We must direct research funds so that Norway can take the lead in this entire value chain, he says.
Solberg told DN that he does not want such a company or acquisition.
– We say there is another way to go. It is stimulating demand instead of the state assuming the risk of all production. This does not mean that the state will not be on the side of ownership in companies that operate on hydrogen, Solberg said.
– Risks of being left behind
Støre notes that hydrogen is central to the EU’s green commitment and calls for Norway to come to the fore with greater clarity.
– Climate Minister Sveinung Rotevatn said before the summer that he is not worried about other countries running from Norway on hydrogen; I think it’s defensive. Norway should be at the forefront in this area, and this should happen now, there is no point waiting. I want to see that these are initiatives that are clearly established in the state budget, he says.
– Norway has great opportunities in hydrogen investment, but runs the risk of being left behind, because the government has doubts. We have called for more investment for some years now, and the policy that Erna Solberg presented at the Conservative Party national meeting is quite fair, we do not disagree with the development of centers, but this will not do itself, says Støre.
It will have 400,000 tons of hydrogen annually as a goal.
The Labor leader calls for clearer targets for production, distribution and use: a “roadmap for hydrogen.”
– We believe that we should have a goal that by 2030 we produce 400,000 tons of hydrogen per year.
He says the goal is for us not to build more fossil fuel-powered ships after 2030.
– We now have a crisis-hit shipbuilding and shipbuilding industry, and we could use the available capacity and time to implement these important technological changes: To support both new construction and conversion to future ammonia- and hydrogen-based operations.
– How is your plan better than the one Erna presented before the weekend?
– Our plan sets clearer goals on how the state will contribute, it is clearer that we will invest in a leading green transportation industry where hydrogen can be important. The plan is more ambitious in cleaning up CO2, if we succeed, the gas can have a much longer useful life than we imagine today, says Støre.(Terms)Copyright Dagens Næringsliv AS and / or our suppliers. We would like you to share our cases via a link, which leads directly to our pages. Copying or other use of all or part of the content may only be done with written permission or as permitted by law. For more terms, see here.
