Nordic minister warns the age of LNG is over

With a fuel agenda under development both in technological and political terms, it’s no longer enough to have newbuilds that only sail on liquefied natural gas, warns the Norwegian presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers. ”I wouldn’t invest in LNG ships today,” climate minister says.
(ARKIV) | Photo: Petros Karadjias/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
(ARKIV) | Photo: Petros Karadjias/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
by peter thomsen, watch media eu correspondent, translated by Jonas Sahl Hollænder

BRUSSELS – He’s in no position to decide how the world’s shipping companies must spend their money, but that doesn’t prevent Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment Espen Barth Eide from stating in the clearest terms:

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