The rich petroleum resources in the North Sea have provided Norway enormous benefits, but Norwegians have also accepted that there are important responsibilities coupled with these resources. As scientists have come to understand the urgency with which society must curb CO2 emissions in order to control climate change, Norwegian politicians, scientists, engineers and industries have taken a pioneering role in developing the technology and know-how to capture climate-damaging carbon dioxide and lock it away from the Earth’s atmosphere in deep reservoirs under the ocean.