Norway goes carbon neutral online

Norway is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050. The new website carbonneutralnorway.no is established as part of the strategy in reaching the ambitious goal.

Norway’s plan for CDM purchases

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, presented Norway’s plan for CDM purchases at the ‘India Carbon Market Conclave 2007’ at New Delhi from November 1 to 2, 2007.

Active environmental policy promotes peace

Global climate change not only threatens the environment, but also poses a danger to international peace. Norway links climate change to development.

Kicking the Co2 Habit at Climate Convention Meet

Erik Solheim, Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development and Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), together at Bali marked the UN's aim to become carbon neutral.

New Delhi, 6 February: The Norwegian Prime Minster, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, together with the Director General of TERI, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, inaugurated the seminar “Renewable Energy and CDM in India: Opportunities offered by Norway”, a side event to the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2008. The seminar, co-organised by TERI and the Norwegian Embassy, reflected the theme of this year’s DSD...

Climate change on the agenda for northern neighbours

Climate change and environmental issues were the main agenda items when Nordic ministers met in Oslo to discuss how the Nordic countries can work together and learn from each other to ensure an effective response to climate-related challenges.

From Bali to Copenhagen – Message from Nordic Council Director

The warning bells toll ever more resoundingly – the melting of the snow and ice is accelerating, extreme weather phenomena are becoming more and more common, and the Earth's mean temperature is rising. Global warming is a fact, as the most recent reports make alarmingly clear.

Boosting support for efforts to combat deforestation

Norway is increasing its support for measures to prevent deforestation in developing countries. The Government will raise three billion Norwegian kroner a year as part of its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.