Towards energy independence

ENAR

The dictum ‘the Stone Age did not come to an end because the world ran out of stone’ still rings true. The transition to forms of energy other than oil, gas and coal will happen — and is happening — and therefore will continue to happen in 2015. In fact, 2015 will serve to remind us that the world will not come off fossil fuels for many decades. Globally, we get a miniscule 0.3 percent of our energy from solar and wind power, and will only get 3.5 percent from them in 2035, according to the International Energy Agency. In 2015, the world will get a full 82 percent of its energy from fossil fuels. Therefore, in 2015, Norway will continue to offer assistance to 15 developing countries in their efforts to manage petroleum resources in a sustainable manner. Oil and gas play an important role in an increasing number