Oslo | The dilemma Norwegians faced in their general election, which started on Sunday and runs until Monday night (Tuesday AEST), is how to reconcile their embrace of electric cars and environmental awareness with the need to wean their oil-rich economy off its key source of wealth.

The release of a landmark United Nations-backed report urging drastic measures to end carbon emissions has thrust climate change to the very heart of the campaign. But it’s also apparent that the two biggest parties in the country are still advocates for a $US40 billion ($54.4 billion) industry hooked on fossil fuels.

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