http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180814-norways-plan-for-a-fleet...

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180814-norways-plan-for-a-fleet-of-electric-planes

@6151 posted this link over on another forum, I though the Puss readers might also appreciate how future Air travel will be conducted on short-haul flights in Norway.

You know the inevitability of the future is within our grasp.
The progressive march towards a world that is electric powered over fossil fuel powered can be obtained today if not tomorrow.

The Norwegen's have been leaders for the up-take of this "Fossil Fuel Shackle Busting Technological Age " and yet,

"Norway is in the global top 5 exporters of crude oil. The oil and gas sector constitutes around 22% of Norwegian GDP and 67% of Norwegian exports. Norway is Western Europe's most important source of natural gas. Apr 16, 2018" Norway - Trade - European Commission
ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/norway/

WFT people of this earth, WTF.

How can a nation be so progressive on the decoupling of fossil fuel with the understanding that the economic benefits the resources contribute to the GDP will effect the nations bottom-line, is it by design or rather just a timing thing (right place, right time).
Well it could be for a combination of several factors, one of them being, their own supply's of the Oil/Gas resource's are finite, they know there is an end to the reserves.
Or the surplus of the Oil/Gas funds from the resource going into a Sovereign Wealth Fund for the last 20 years that has invested into several sectors other then exploration. Like the sharemarket, now owning 1.3% of Global Stocks and Shares. Returning $130 Billion in 2017.
So is it only when you as a country have the luxury of such a bottomline have the freedom to think further then next quarter, come to the realisation that wealth for the country and the health of the planet can coexist?

So we all know that a timeline for this decoupling whether planned for or not has occurred, due to circumstance or forethought unknown to me.

Yes it didn't happen overnight, it has been in the making for at least the last 20 years in this case.
Regardless, new timelines and goals have been put down to met the conscious of the nation.

Wake-up Australia, stop for a minute and have a look around at other nations apart from the US , who (IMO)  we have wrongly emulated ourselves on.
Open your eyes to see how others are making a concerted effort to accelerate change by having goals and targets contributing to the inevitable (decoupling) while also making a dollar.
Yes old money, hedge funds and the shorts sellers are having a field day making money on the back of change, and they are thinking it's going to come eventually but not upset the apple cart to much for the sake of the planet, let's make all the money we can before it's to late.

Open up your eyes Australia, be apart of the change today, buy more LPD.   

DYOR all IMO

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