Related goal
Annual emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2) will not exceed 22 000 tonnes from 2010 onwards.
Norway has greatly reduced its sulphur dioxide emissions since 1980. Total Norwegian emissions dropped from 136 000 tonnes in 1980 to 16 000 tonnes in 2009, according to preliminary figures from Statistics Norway. Emissions in 2009 were 6 000 tonnes below the emission ceiling for 2010 set out in the Gothenburg Protocol.
New limits for the sulphur content of various oil products, the introduction of the sulphur tax and new requirements introduced under the Pollution Control Act have played an important role in reducing emissions.