CO2-kompensasjon for industrien for perioden 2021-2030

CO2-kompensasjon is a Norwegian state grant scheme administered by Miljødirektoratet. The purpose of the scheme, as stated on the page, is "å forhindre at kraftkrevende industri legger ned produksjonen og flytter den til land som ikke har like streng klimapolitikk, såkalt karbonlekkasje" (to prevent energy-intensive industry from closing down production and relocating to countries with less strict climate policy — so-called carbon leakage).

Applicants must be "virksomheter som har produksjon innen de 14 sektorene og undersektorene som er listet opp i forskriftens § 4" (enterprises with production in the 14 sectors and sub-sectors listed in § 4 of the regulation). Examples of eligible sectors cited on the page include aluminium, ferrolegeringer (ferroalloys), papir (paper), hydrogen, and other inorganic chemicals.

The scheme has a stated spending cap: "fra og med for støtteåret 2024 er det et bevilgningstak på 7 milliarder kroner for ordningen" (from the 2024 support year, there is a budget ceiling of 7 billion kroner for the scheme). For 2025 the page states "7,252 milliarder kroner." If the ceiling is exceeded, support is reduced proportionally for all recipients.

The application deadline is a fixed annual date: "Søknadsfristen er 1. mars hvert år for foregående år (støtteåret)" (the application deadline is 1 March each year, for the preceding year). Applications are submitted via Tilde (a form opens by end of January) and a link is also available in Altinn; no specific application URL is printed on the page.