Sve is new to the Storting, and elected from the same county as Listhaug, Møre and Romsdal.
There he has made a strong mark as county leader and former mayor of Stranda municipality.
Sve has now been given a seat on the energy and environment committee in the Storting, together with, among others, the Liberal Party’s former climate minister Ola Elvestuen, who according to Sve is «klimahysteriker».
– Frank Sve is among the new representatives in the Storting. Photo: Per Haugen / TV 2
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But the FRP has also programmed to support Norway’s agreement with the EU to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement.
However, the FRP’s new energy policy spokesman has no faith in this agreement.
– No, personally I’m just very opposed. I have not seen that we need to make this cut in such a short time, says Sve to TV 2.
He nevertheless accepts the party’s view of the Paris Agreement.
– The party has the attitude they have, it’s the way it is, Sve states.
Listhaug stands firm
On Saturday, Listhaug launched a fierce attack on the other parties, accusing them of “wasting dizzying sums on symbolic climate measures” when she spoke to the party’s national government.
But she confirms to TV 2 that FRP’s support for the climate agreement is firm.
– Yes, we have a plan to achieve that goal like the other countries in Europe, Listhaug says.
She points out that FRP’s plan for how Norway will achieve the climate goals includes CO2 storage in Norwegian forests.
Sve, for its part, has no belief that it is possible to meet Norway’s goal of climate cuts.
– When we see the debate that is in both the municipality and the county, there is nothing to indicate that there is any chance of achieving that goal, says FRP’s energy policy spokesman.
Thinks the Paris Agreement is nonsense
In this area, Sve is in line with party veteran and parliamentary representative Carl I. Hagen.
– I see no reason why we should be part of the Paris Agreement, but that is my personal opinion. I respect the party’s opinion, says Hagen.
He believes the Paris Agreement is only rhetoric, and has no meaning.
– All countries report what they are going to do, and it is just nonsense in that China does not have to do anything before 2030, and has not committed to anything after 2030, Hagen says.
– Do you think Frp should walk away from the support for the Paris Agreement?
– No comment.
However, Hagen believes that Frp has a new and better climate profile after Sylvi Listhaug took over as leader after Siv Jensen.
– It has become much clearer, fortunately, says Hagen.
Right equals MDG
Listhaug rejects that she will now give more space to “climate deniers” in the party.
– No, our program is fixed, and it is that we will help reduce emissions, but we will do it in a way that gives results, and is not symbolic politics, she says.
Listhaug claims that the other parties are coming up with increasingly extreme measures, while the FRP wants to make everyday life easier for people in Norway.
– While Norwegian politicians are most concerned with talking about climate as if Norway can save the whole world, and we have our own atmosphere and burn billions on symbolic climate measures, many families and ordinary people are now worried about whether they can pay the bills sine, she said in the speech.
Listhaug attacked the Conservatives for being confusingly similar to the MDGs in climate policy.
– It is almost impossible to hear the difference between the Conservatives, the Labor Party and the MDGs anymore. It is a bit absurd to read that politicians in the Conservative Party are disappointed that SV is not in the government, she said.
– Insane
Listhaug and Sve agree, however, that the FRP is the only party that has sensible measures that work, and is not an expensive symbolic policy.
– I think ordinary people are concerned about what each individual can do. We do not want to litter the sea, but have it clean and nice and tidy around us, and take action on our own keel, says Sve.
He believes lower taxes on electric cars are an example of measures that work, and that ordinary people understand.
– There will not be a better climate if we electrify the shelf for NOK 50 billion. We must spend the money on the mainland, develop new networks for electricity and get an equal electricity price throughout the country, he says.
Listhaug calls for sobriety.
– Norway is a small country with five million inhabitants. We account for about one per thousand of the emissions, and we can not save the whole world, even if it sounds like some want it, Listhaug says to TV 2.
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