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Urgent action is needed to keep the 1.5-degree target alive

Ladies and gentlemen, Urgent action is needed to keep the 1.5-degree target alive. Norway is stepping up its efforts. I am pleased to announce that we have submitted an enhanced climate target under the Paris Agreement. We will reduce emissions by

Norway and the Age of Energy

'We are transitioning out of oil, out of gas, out of fossil, and now into a new chapter. I emphasize transitioning, because this is complex; when energy sources shift, power shifts and politics shifts', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Columbia University, World Leaders Forum

A Route to a Healthy Ocean, Prosperous People and Thriving Economies

Remarks by Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Minister of International Cooperation, at the side event on sustainable ocean planning during Our Ocean Palau, 14 April 2022: A Route to a Healthy Ocean, Prosperous People and Thriving Economies. The speech was

By Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim

Prime Minister's statement at a digital Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate-meeting

Mr. President, Excellencies, our agreement in Glasgow was clear: We must urgently strengthen efforts to stay below 1.5 degrees. We must revisit our NDCs and strengthen them if they are not aligned with the Paris Agreement. We must increase

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Minister Eide’s Statement on the occasion of the signing of MoU between Norway and Indonesia

Minister Eide’s Statement on the occasion of the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Norway and Indonesia on Partnership in Support of Indonesia’s Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Forestry and Other Land Use (FOLU). Jakarta

By Minister of climate and environment Espen Barth Eide

Plenary Session III: Creating Sustainable Blue Economies

Remarks by Minister of International Cooperation Anne Beathe Tvinnereim at Our Ocean Palau, 13 April 2022. The speech was delivered by ambassador Bjørn S. Jahnsen.

By Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim

The North Seas can be the world’s biggest power plant

Op-ed in POLITICO by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Belgium), Prime Minister Mark Rutte (The Netherlands), Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (Luxembourg), President Emmanuel Macron (France), Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Germany), Prime Minister Leo

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre POLITICO

Remarks by Prime Minister Støre at the 2nd North Sea Summit in Ostend

Thank you, Alexander [De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium], it is good to be ‘the new kid on the block’ with my friends around the North Sea, the emerging, biggest energy region, potentially, in the world. Norway is, as you said, the largest provider

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Ostend, Belgium

NOK 120 million for disaster risk reduction in developing countries

Norway has signed an agreement with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on support for efforts to enhance preparedness and disaster risk reduction in developing countries. Norway will provide NOK 120 million in support for the period

Norway Launches Initiative to Cut Emissions in Developing Countries

Norway will use up to US$740 million under the Paris Agreement Article 6 to contribute to emission reductions and green growth in developing countries.

UNEA: Agreement in Nairobi on global deal against plastic pollution

World leaders agreed on a new international, binding agreement on plastic pollution through a full lifecycle approach to be finalised by 2024. The decision marks a historical achievement in the global cooperation against plastic pollution.

Ambitious offshore wind initiative

Today, the Government is presenting a major initiative to promote offshore wind power. The aim is to use offshore wind power to generate new electricity on a par with the total amount of electricity currently produced in Norway. The initiative will

New bilateral partnership between Indonesia and Norway

Indonesia and Norway enter into a new bilateral climate and forest partnership to recognize Indonesia’s impressive results to date and support its ambitious emissions reduction plans. Indonesia has become a global leader by reducing its

Green Competitiveness

Executive summary of report from the Norwegian Government’s Expert Committee for Green Competitiveness

Download executive summary (pdf) The expert committee have consisted of Connie Hedegaard and Idar Kreutzer. Hedegaard has previously been European Commissioner for Climate Action and Minister of Climate and Energy in Denmark. Idar Kreutzer is

Final Round of Plastic Negotiations

This week, negotiators from around the world are gathering in Busan, South Korea, for the final negotiations on a global plastics agreement. Norway’s Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, will participate in the closing of

Norwegian Global Emission Reduction Initiative

Driving ambition through international carbon cooperation

Ocean plays a vital role in achieving climate targets

On Wednesday, the High-level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy issued a communiqué in which members emphasised the need to accelerate action for the world’s oceans. ‘It is more important than ever to ensure clean and productive oceans,’ said

NOU 2023: 25 - The transition to low emissions

Climate policy choices towards 2050

Norway plays leading role in negotiations on global plastics treaty

Every week, some 976 kilogrammes of the microplastics floating in the atmosphere fall back to the ground in New York, where the UN General Assembly is opening this week. This is equivalent to 100 000 half-litre plastic bottles. Correspondingly, the

Amendments to environmental regulations in Svalbard

The Norwegian Government has adopted several amendments to the environmental regulations in Svalbard. The purpose is to protect wildlife, and one of the largest wilderness areas left in Europe.