UN Climate Negotiations

Information from the Norwegian Ministries about the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen Dec 7 – Dec 18.

Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has become member of the UN High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing. The group was recently appointed by the UN Secretary-General, to mobilise the financing promised for efforts against climate change during the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December.

UN Secretary-General appoints High-level Advisory Group:

Norway’s Stoltenberg to give advice on financing effort against climate change in developing countries

(Office of the Prime Minister, 04.03.2010)

Statsminister Jens StoltenbergFoto: Erle Kyllingmark

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