Fighting Climate Change with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

On the basis of its extensive experience of CCS technology, Norway is inviting a select group of political leaders from all over the world to come to Bergen in May 2009 to discuss greenhouse gas emissions and CCS technologies.

Major increase for rainforest, women and education

The Norwegian Government is giving priority to the rainforest, education, and women’s rights and gender equality in the international development budget. “No other government has increased funding as much as we have,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim.

New Climate Center Opens in Norway

Norway’s glacier museum launched its new climate change center by putting US Vice President Walter M. Mondale in a water pool and unplug it.

Management of living marine resources

The fisheries industry is the backbone of coastal Norway. Fisheries, aquaculture and fish processing provide employment for more than 30 000 people. The annual export value of fish and fish products is around NOK 30 billion, making this one of Norway’s largest export sectors. It is therefore of crucial importance to Norway to ensure sound management of living marine resources.

Norwegian sealing

Sealing is one of the traditional means of livelihood for people in the countries around the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic. The Norwegian seal hunt is based mainly on harp seals and hooded seals. Stocks of both species are growing, and neither species is threatened.

Norway and UK commit GBP 100 million to Congo rainforest fund

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Prime Minister Gordon Brown have launched a major new initiative to preserve the rainforest in the Congo Basin. The two Prime Ministers each committed GBP 50 million to the Congo Basin Forest Fund.

Ambitious Climate Targets for Norway

The Norwegian government launches a plan for bold cuts in greenhouse gas emissions both in Norway and abroad.

Norwegian minke whaling

From earliest times, whaling and sealing have been one of the main bases for settlement along the Norwegian coast. In 1993, after a five-year break to allow a thorough investigation of the stock, the Norwegian government decided that Norwegian minke whaling was to be resumed.

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa