Norway’s parliamentary election on September 13 tested the country’s commitment to fighting climate change. With the election of new prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre of the Labour Party, many are wondering how the country will reconcile its fossil fuel-based economy with a need for climate action. As David Boyd, U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, reports Norway has a “strong environmental record.” Hydropower plants generate most of the country’s power, and its air and water are fairly clean.