A green shift is necessary to mitigate global climate change, but building renewable energy infrastructures has significant negative externalities for local nature. This presents a dilemma for environmentalists and enables potentially unlikely alliances between them and climate-sceptical citizens emphasising nature preservation. Using the case of Norway, where the development of renewable energy infrastructures such as wind farms has met increased public opposition, this paper investigates political representation by examining opinion congruence between citizens and political representatives on the trade-off between preserving local nature and mitigating global climate change. Our findings suggest clear urban-rural divides in citizens' preferences, with rural citizens showing stronger preferences for local nature preservation. Drawing on survey data from the Norwegian Citizens Panel and the Norwegian Panel of Elected Representatives, we study how citizens' preferences align with those of their representatives across different groups and contexts, thus contributing to the understanding of environmental representation and the challenges of implementing climate policies.