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Address at conference on climate change – feminist action for gender justice
25/03/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim's address at the conference Climate change - feminist action for gender justice, hosted by Forum for Women and Development (Fokus) and UN Women.
By Former Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim Oslo, 25 March
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Opening remarks by Prime Minister Støre at the Global Leadership Council´s meeting in New York
21/09/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterThe challenge is of course to leapfrog the carbon-intensive economic model. The technology exists. But the costs are prohibitive for many developing countries. Hardware may be too expensive. Financing may not be available, and business models may be
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre GLC meeting in New York
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Statement at the Forest and Land-use Event
02/11/2021 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterYour Royal Highness, Presidents and Prime Ministers, ladies and gentlemen, there is progress being made here at COP 26.
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre COP26, Glasgow, Scotland
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Norway and the Age of Energy
24/09/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister'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
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Prime Minister's statement at a digital Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate-meeting
17/06/2022 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterMr. 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
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The Prime Minister's introductory remarks at the meeting with John Kerry and representatives of the First Movers Coalition
15/02/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister“We have to believe in the fact that we can cut emissions and create jobs. Because if the reverse message is there, that we are going to cut jobs and cut emissions, that would not work. So, this is the equation we have to make sure”, said Prime
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Oslo
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Urgent action is needed to keep the 1.5-degree target alive
08/11/2022 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterLadies 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
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Plenary Session III: Creating Sustainable Blue Economies
20/04/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsRemarks 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 Former Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim
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Minister Eide’s Statement on the occasion of the signing of MoU between Norway and Indonesia
12/09/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentMinister 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
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The Prime Minister's speech at the opening of Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2024
26/08/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister- At the same time as we continue to provide energy security for our European friends, we will push forward the energy transition. From day one, the green transition has been on top of my agenda as Prime Minister. We aim to cut emissions from our
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Stavanger
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The Prime Minister's remarks at the panel discussion on “Rethinking Arctic Development” at the Arctic Frontiers conference
31/01/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister'There are eight coastal states around the Arctic. Now, one of those eight states are kept on the outside, for obvious reasons. How do we take that into account? We have done a lot of progress on how we involve indigenous groups, local groups, local
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Remarks by Prime Minister Støre at the 2nd North Sea Summit in Ostend
24/04/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterThank 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
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The North Seas can be the world’s biggest power plant
23/04/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterOp-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
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The Prime Minister's opening address at Oslo Energy Forum
14/02/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister'When we succeed in carbon capture and storage, it may have major impact far beyond Norway. If we can do our offshore activity with 50 percent reduction of emissions, the technology can have an impact far beyond us', said Prime Minister Støre.
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A Route to a Healthy Ocean, Prosperous People and Thriving Economies
22/04/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsRemarks 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 Former Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim
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Statement by the Prime Minister at the session on 10 Years of the Paris Agreement – NDCs and Financing
07/11/2025 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister'Norway is stepping up its efforts. Our 1.5 aligned NDC for 2035 is to reduce emissions by at least 70-75 per cent by 2035, compared to 1990,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre COP30 Summit in Belém, Brazil
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A Resilient World
23/11/2025 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterDear President Ramaphosa, dear colleagues. As my Irish colleague said, we were at COP30 in Belem two weeks ago. And although there are reasons to be very concerned about climate change, at least we can see that the Paris agreement is working.
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Remarks at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg
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Statement by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the Belém Climate Summit
07/11/2025 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister'Ten years after Paris, we can conclude that the Paris Agreement is working. Countries are setting climate targets and implementing them. The global energy transition is picking up scale and pace, and countries are pursuing low-emission pathways.
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre COP30 Summit in Belém, Brazil
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The Norwegian Statement at the Stockholm +50 Conference
03/06/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentHeld by the Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment at the Stockholm + 50 conference. 2nd of May 2022.
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Statement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow
02/11/2021 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterLadies and Gentlemen, Norway comes to Glasgow with one overriding ambition; helping keep the 1.5 degree target alive.
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre COP26, Glasgow, Scotland