ABSTRACT
The policy of establishing an international climate regime can be traced back to the second half of the 1980s. This chapter explains Norway's goal attainment with respect to climate policy objectives at both the national and international levels. It argues that there has been a high degree of overlap between the Norwegian negotiation positions and the establishment of a climate regime with differentiated emission targets between countries and possibilities for emission trading and joint implementation. The chapter highlights three factors when explaining this: the emphasis on cost effectiveness as an overriding principle in environmental politics; increased knowledge about the flexibility mechanisms; and the decision rules of the climate regime combined with the high number of participants. It investigates to what degree a lack of coordination between the external and internal dimension of Norwegian climate policies have affected the Norwegian goal attainment. Finally, the chapter discusses the malignancy of the climate problem and how this affects Norwegian goal attainment.
