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“La Norvegia è giustamente orgogliosa della sua attenzione per l’ambiente. Il 100% dell’ elettricità del paese proviene da fonti rinnovabili, il riciclaggio dei rifiuti è quasi totale e il paese è sulla buona strada verso un futuro a zero emissioni. Il governo auspica che entro il 2025 tutte le auto vendute in Norvegia saranno elettriche. Le sue politiche sono un modello per il resto del mondo. Eppure, il quadro non è così semplice. Per cominciare, il norvegese medio produce la stessa quantità di emissioni di anidride carbonica della maggior parte degli altri paesi occidentali e sviluppati. Fatto non meno importante, essendo uno dei maggiori produttori ed esportatori di petrolio al mondo, la Norvegia contribuisce alle emissioni globali di biossido di carbonio in misura sproporzionata rispetto alle sue dimensioni. Il risultato è che l’affermazione della Norvegia di essere un paese responsabile dal punto di vista ambientale si riduce a questa formula forse un po’ troppo semplicistica: fanno la cosa giusta a casa loro, ma possono permetterselo solo esportando il problema (e il loro carbonio) in altri paesi.”

Norvegia
Book:Lonely Planet Norway
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“A hedgehog flies from the safety of a bush, startling me. It darts past us in a terrible hurry. Kartik nods toward the furry little thing. "Don't mind him. He's off to meet his lady friend." "How can you be sure?" "He has on his best hedgehog suit." "Ah, I should have noticed." I say, happy to be playing this game-any game-with him. I put my hand on the tree's trunk and swing myself around it slowly, letting my body feel gravity's pull. "And why has he worn his best?" "He's been away in London, you see, and now he has returned to her," Kartik continues. "And what if she is angry with him for being away so long?" Kartik circles just behind me. "She will forgive him." "Will she?" I say pointedly. "It is his hope that she will, for he didn't mean to upset her." Kartik answers, and I am no longer sure we speak of the hedgehog. "And is he happy to see her again?" "Yes," Kartik says. "He should like to stay longer, but he cannot." The bark chafes against my hand. "Why is that?" "He has his reasons, and hopes his lady will understand them one day." Kartik has changed direction. He comes around the other side of the tree. We are face to face. A palm of moonglow reaches through the branches to caress his face. "Oh," I say, heart beating fast. "And what would the lady hedgehog say to that?" he asks. His voice soft and low. "She would say..." I swallow hard. Kartik steps closer. "Yes?" "She would say," I whisper, "'If you please, I am not a hedgehog. I am a woodchuck.'" A small smile plays at Kartik's lips. "He is fortunate to have so witty a lady friend," he says, and I wish I could have the moment back again to play differently.”

The Sweet Far Thing
Book:The Sweet Far Thing
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