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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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.
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Tuesday November 6th is election day in the United States. At this event we will explore the consequences of the election for U.S. climate policy. We have invited two renowned American experts to present their analysis and predictions.
The Norwegian Government has decided to merge the Directorate for Nature Management (DN) and the Climate and Pollution Agency (Klif) to form a new single agency, the Directorate of the Environment, with effect from 1 July 2013.
The Government is following up on the Climate Agreement in the National Budget for 2013. The CO2 tax on offshore operations on the Norwegian continental shelf is being increased from 1 January, NOK 10 billion extra is being set aside for a new
The draft national budget for 2013 proposes an 11.4 per cent increase in the Ministry of the Environment's budget. The top priorities in the Government's environmental strategy are the protection of natural diversity, conservation of cultural
In this publication you can read about Norway’s environmental targets and what we are doing to reach them.
A new synthesis report, co-financed by Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative, investigates activities (drivers) that lead to deforestation and forest degradation.
All photos can be used free of charge. Click on photo or link to download print version. Political Adviser Olav Magnus Linge (Photo: Bjørn Stuedal) Political Adviser Olav Magnus Linge (Photo: Bjørn Stuedal)
All photos can be used free of charge. Click on photo or link to download print version. Former State Secretary Henriette Killi Westhrin (Photo: Bjørn Stuedal) Former State Secretary Henriette Killi Westhrin (Photo: Bjørn Stuedal) Former State
All photos can be used free of charge. Click on photo or link to download print version. Former State Secretary Ketil Raknes (Photo: Bjørn Stuedal) Former State Secretary Ketil Raknes (Photo: Bjørn Stuedal) Former State Secretary Ketil Raknes (Photo
Are you interested in attending the conference in Røros? Please click on the link below to find information on how to registrate to for the conference. Registration (pdf) Registration (Word)
The Norwegian Government takes a number of steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote technological advances. Some of the most important are: establishing a new climate and energy fund, raising the CO2 tax rate for the offshore industry,
- Impressive and encouraging, and shows that further reduction is possible, says Norwegian Minister of the Environment, Mr Bård Vegar Solhjell.
1972 saw the establishment of the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, the first of its kind in the world. We celebrate the 40th anniversary with snapshots from our history and with a look ahead - to a sustainable future.
All photos: Berit Roald/Scanpix. All photos can be used free of charge. Click on photo to download print version. Fomer Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell. (Berit Roald/Scanpix) Fomer Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell. (
Bård Vegar Solhjell was appointed as the new Minister of the Environment today. He takes over the keys to his new office at 14.15 and is officially in place as the Minister at 15:00.
The Minister of the Environment has a particular responsibility for carrying out the environmental policies of the Government.
As part of the Norwegian chairmanship of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2012, the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment will arrange a Conference on Green Economic Growth in Oslo on Thursday March 1st.