Relationship dossier
Belgium
Norway
Relationship assessment
NATO allies with cooperation on cross-border carbon capture and storage
Belgium toward Norway
+25Belgium has cooperated with Norway on arrangements for cross-border transport and storage of captured carbon dioxide, supporting a positive bilateral relationship.
Norway toward Belgium
+25Norway has cooperated with Belgium on arrangements for cross-border transport and storage of captured carbon dioxide, supporting a positive bilateral relationship.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is underpinned by NATO cooperation and a shared effort to enable cross-border carbon transport and storage. These provide concrete bases for cooperation, although the breadth of bilateral government initiatives is uncertain.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Belgium and Norway cooperate through NATO and have pursued bilateral cooperation on cross-border transport and storage of captured carbon dioxide. These ties support a positive assessment, though the scope of direct cooperation beyond these areas is less clear.
Key developments
Belgium and Norway agreed to cooperate on cross-border transport and storage of captured carbon dioxide.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral carbon-capture and storage cooperation are unclear.
- Details of other direct government cooperation between Belgium and Norway are limited.