According to preliminary data released by Statistics Norway, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Norway rose by 1.5% in 2015, from 53.2 MtCO2eq in 2014 to 53.9 MtCOeq2 in 2015, due to a 2.3% increase in emissions from the oil and gas sector (up to 15.1 MtCO2eq, i.e. 28% of total emissions).
GHG emissions also grew by 3.1% in the manufacturing and mining sectors (up to 12 MtCO2eq) and the production of fertiliser and oil refining had the largest increase in 2015. Emissions from energy supply decreased by 0.9%, while heating emissions rose by 2.2% and those from agriculture rose by 1.7%, mainly due to higher sheep numbers and more use of fertilizer. Emissions covered by quotas made up 47.6% of the total emissions of greenhouse gases in Norway. Free emission quotas were allocated for 16.7 MtCO2eq in 2015, corresponding to 65% of the total quota emissions.
This is the first increase after many years of emissions cuts and 2015 GHG were 3.9% higher than in 1990. Norway aims to cut emissions by at least 40% by 2030 from 1990 levels as part of the Paris Agreement.