Historical archive

Historical archive

Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government

In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.

Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.

  • A good environmental budget

    11/10/2001 Press release Ministry of the Environment

    The Ministry of Environment's budget is to increase by 9.3 per cent in 2002. The government's objectives include more intensive research into CO2-free gas-power technology and work on PCBs. The government is also aiming for progress in marine

  • Norway Examines Legislation for the Protection of Biodiversity

    26/09/2001 News story Ministry of the Environment

    26.09.01 Norway Examines Legislation for the Protection of Biodiversity The Norwegian Government appointed in april 2001 an expert group assigned to examine Norwegian legislation with the aim to strengthen legal measures for the protection of

  • Optimistic Environment Ministers will increase funding

    17/09/2001 Press release Ministry of the Environment

    The Nordic Environment Ministers will increase the amount of capital in the Nordic Environmental Finance Corporation (NEFCO), to secure the funding of additional projects in the Barents Region. (17.09.01)

  • Norway`s waste policy

    03/09/2001 Speech/statement Ministry of the Environment

  • The Barents Environmental Co-operation

    23/08/2001 Speech/statement Ministry of the Environment

    Miljøvernminister Siri Bjerkes innlegg under Barentsrådets ministermøte 21. august 2001 i Kirkenes. The Barents Environmental Co-operation Dear Colleagues and Participants in the Barents process, The Barents co-operation is a very successful example

  • Governmental decision allows two gas-fired power plants in Norway

    06/07/2001 Press release Ministry of the Environment

    The Government has today upheld the permits issued by the Ministry of Environment, given October 2000 to Naturkraft, to establish gas-fired power plants at Kollsnes and Kårstø. (06.07.01)

  • Socialist International Council meeting

    29/06/2001 Speech/statement Ministry of the Environment

    Speach by Siri Bjerke Minister of Environment, Socialist International Council meeting, Lisbon, 29-06-01 Socialist International Council meeting Dear friends, The world is at a crucial juncture. The time has come to make the change. As true

  • The Government will ensure that Norway meets its Kyoto commitments

    22/06/2001 Press release Ministry of the Environment

    On 22 June 2001, the Norwegian Government submitted a Report to the Parliament (Storting) on Norwegian climate policy. Agreements with the industry, CO 2-taxes, development of technology and emissions trading are measures that will ensure that

  • Sofie prize

    14/06/2001 Speech/statement Ministry of the Environment

    Minister of Environment Siri Bjerke, Sofie prize presentation, Oslo 14 June 2001 Sofie prize Prize winners Ms. Gisèle Halimi and Mr. Bernard Cassen on behalf of ATTAC, ladies and gentlemen It is a real pleasure for me to present this year’s Sofie

  • How to achieve sustainable development

    17/05/2001 Speech/statement Ministry of the Environment

    Miljøvernminister Siri Bjerkes innlegg om bidrag til utviklingsland under OECD-møtet i Paris 17. mai. Se ministrenes Kommuniké fra møtet

  • Maintaining Ecosystem Integrity: Stopping Renewable Natural Resources from becoming "non-renewable" - Minister of Environment Siri Bjerke

    16/05/2001 Speech/statement Ministry of the Environment

    Minister of Environment Siri Bjerke, Meeting of OECD Environment Ministers, Paris 16 May 2001 Agenda Item 3: Maintaining Ecosystem Integrity: Stopping Renewable Natural Resources from becoming "non-renewable" Thank you Madame Chair. Human life

  • Eurosai environmental auditing seminar - Minister of Environment Siri Bjerke

    15/05/2001 Speech/statement Ministry of the Environment

  • "Seminar on Acidification for Chinese Managers" - political advisor Jo Stein Moen

    27/04/2001 Speech/statement Ministry of the Environment

    Statement by Jo Stein Moen, political advisor, Ministry of the Environment, Seminar on Acidification for Chinese Managers, Oslo 27 April 2001 Seminar on Acidification for Chinese Managers Good morning. It is a pleasure for me, on behalf of the

  • The prosess brings the world forward - Minister of Environment Siri Bjerke

    19/04/2001 Speech/statement Ministry of the Environment

    Minister of Environment Siri Bjerke, CSD 9, New York 19 April 2001 The prosess brings the world forward Mr Chairman, Excellencies, This is the ninth time ministers meet to discuss commitments made to Agenda 21 in Rio. Nine years of painstaking

  • "5th European Conference for Ministers responsible for the Cultural Heritage" - political advisor Jo Stein Moen

    06/04/2001 Speech/statement Ministry of the Environment

    Speech by Jo Stein Moen, political advisor, Ministry of the Environment, 5 th> European Conference for Ministers responsible for the Cultural Heritage Portoroz, Slovenia 6 April 2001 "5 th European Conference for Ministers responsible for the

  • Siri Bjerke ber USA vise lederskap

    02/04/2001 News story Ministry of the Environment

    Miljøvernminister Siri Bjerke har sendt et brev til lederen for USAs miljøverndirektorat, Christine Todd Whitman, med en innstendig anmodning om at USA viser lederskap i klimaarbeidet. 02.04.01) Les brevet

  • Norwegian Environmental Assistance

    02/04/2001 News story Ministry of the Environment

    The new web site Norwegian Environmental Assistance provides information about Norwegian governmental expertise on environmental issues. (02.04.01) www.norad.no/environment

  • Attac gets the Sophie Prize 2001

    02/04/2001 News story Ministry of the Environment

    The Minister of Environment, Mrs. Siri Bjerke, congratulates the organization Attac as the winner of this years Sophie Prize. The awardwinning ceremony will take place in the "Gamle Logen" in Oslo on 14 June (02.04 01)

  • "Sustainable development and trade" - political advisor Jo Stein Moen

    22/03/2001 Speech/statement Ministry of the Environment

    Statement by Jo Stein Moen, political advisor, Ministry of the Environment, Ministerial meeting, UNEP, Berlin, 22`th of March 2001 "Sustainable development and trade" Thank you, Mr. Chairman Honorable Ministers, Environmentall assessment of trade

  • Environmental Rights Convention Embraces the Electronic Information Age

    14/03/2001 News story Ministry of the Environment

    Press release jointly Issued by UNEP/UNECE Environmental Rights Convention Embraces the Electronic Information Age Nairobi/Geneva/Arendal/Vienna/Szentendre, 13 March 2001 - The goal of giving people and communities across the globe up-to-the minute

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