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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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When the environmental toxin mercury is released to the environment it is very harmful, and i.a. the development of children may be damaged as a result. The Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development, Erik Solheim, has
The Nobel Prize awarded jointly to the IPCC and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. is a testimony to the global priority placed on tackling climate change, and the highest level of endorsement for the unparalleled work of the IPCC.
By Former Minister of the Environment and International Development
Norway invites the Contracting Parties to the 1973 Polar Bear Agreement, Denmark/Greenland, Russia, USA and Canada, to a meeting of the parties in Tromsø spring 2009. The purpose of the meeting will be to enhance circumpolar cooperation on
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Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen First of all, let me thank Russia for chairing this important co-operation for the last two years. It is a great honour for me to take over the chairmanship of the Barents environmental co-operation on behalf of
It’s an honor and a privilege for me to be here in Trondheim and participate in a conference that focuses on the importance of biodiversity in combating poverty and in achieving sustainable development.
Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity 2007 (29 October - 2 November 2007)
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Climate change is taking place - and at a more rapid pace than ever before. Mankind’s development and use of technology is at the heart of the problem. But technology will also play an essential role in the response to climate change. Carbon
- I wish to congratulate the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, and former US Vice President Al Gore with the Nobel Peace Prize. This is a recognition of global warming as today’s most significant threat to global as well as regional
Protection of the marine environment is the most prioritised field of co-operation under the Joint Norwegian-Russian Commission on Environmental Protection. The Barents Sea is a continuous ecosystem, and a close co-operation with Russia is decisive
We have before us two very important documents. One is the Belgrade Assessment from the European Environmental Agency. The other is the EECCA-report from the OECD.
As everybody in this room knows, nature is the very basis for the way we live, our long-term development and welfare - and even security. Norway supports the Georgian and Armenian authorities through WWF in the work along the Iori-river, in the “
Welcome to this Special session on biodiversity. I am honoured to be asked to co-chair to this session together with Rob Wolters. We are looking forward to some good ideas and positive results!
Workshop on greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation and maritime transport, Oslo 4-5 October 2007
100 climate experts and - negotiators are meeting in Oslo 4 and 5 October for an international workshop on greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation and maritime transport. The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment invites journalists to
Minister of the Environment Helen Bjørnøy and Environment Ministers of Austria, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Latvia and Luxembourg met in Vienna today to warn against the promotion of nuclear power as a solution to the climate crisis.
Climate change is a pressing global security issue, and should be handled as such, Norway’s minister for the Environment, Helen Bjørnøy, stated summing up the NY-Aalesund Symposium ”Climate change - A need for Action”.