“As all indicators suggest, we are starting to go through a recession and this law just adds more regulations that make it harder for the economy to grow.”
Fjordheim Environmental Renewal Act of 2023
Rationale
Fjordheim renews its bond with the land: strict animal welfare, real vehicle emission standards, a carbon price returned to every household, large-scale wildlife restoration, and the end of single-use plastic. A nation that protects its people protects what sustains them too.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Animal Welfare Standards |
Regulated farming standards and anti-cruelty laws
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Strict welfare (ban factory farming; mandatory free-range; fur farming banned)
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| 2 | Vehicle Emissions Standards |
Emissions limits with gradual phase-in for new vehicles
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Strict emissions standards with immediate enforcement and heavy fines
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| 3 | Land Conservation & Rewilding |
Balanced land use
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Large-scale rewilding and new reserves
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| 4 | Single-Use Plastics |
Phased restrictions and charges
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Ban single-use plastics outright
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| 5 | Carbon Pricing |
High carbon price with a border adjustment on imports
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High carbon price returned to every citizen as a dividend
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Animal Welfare Standards2
Vehicle Emissions Standards3
Land Conservation & Rewilding4
Single-Use Plastics5
Carbon PricingProposer
Party
ASTER
ASTER believes no person's dignity should be bargained away. In Fjordheim, we choose dialogue over division, solidarity over isolation, and the stubborn hope that different people can share one future.
Core pillars
Silje Andersen
Activist · Age 56
A lifelong advocate for social justice, Silje Andersen built her reputation as a bridge-builder between grassroots movements and corporate elites, leveraging her sharp media instincts to turn policy debates into national conversations.
Timeline
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Draft23 December 2023
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Vote Open6 February 2024
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Vote Closed6 April 2024
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Did Not Become Law6 April 2024
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Nordting
FailedFor: 7 / 35 seats (20.0%)
Against: 11 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 17
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Better Fjordheim | 8 | No | ABF supports protecting Fjordheim’s environment, but this bill replaces gradual reform with outright bans, heavy fines and major new burdens on farms, industry and consumers. Environmental progress should be practical and compatible with a competitive economy. |
| ASTER Proposer | 7 | Yes | No reason given |
| Democratic Liberal Platform | 3 | No | We are for gradual moving towards a greener economy and more nature conservation. This is too much, too quickly. This will stifle our economy, as we have already seen happen the last months. |
| Libertarian Alliance | 0 | No | As all indicators suggest, we are starting to go through a recession and this law just adds more regulations that make it harder for the economy to grow. |
| Movement For Socialism | 0 | Yes | I support this proposal |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“I support this proposal”
“ABF supports protecting Fjordheim’s environment, but this bill replaces gradual reform with outright bans, heavy fines and major new burdens on farms, industry and consumers. Environmental progress should be practical and compatible with a competitive economy.”
“We are for gradual moving towards a greener economy and more nature conservation. This is too much, too quickly. This will stifle our economy, as we have already seen happen the last months.”