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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New guidelines for responsible investment practices in the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG)

The Ministry of Finance today adopted two new guidelines for responsible investment practices in the Government Pension Fund Global. “The new guidelines represent follow-up of the evaluation of the ethical guidelines for the Fund that was completed in 2009,” says Minister of Finance Sigbjørn Johnsen. “We retain several important elements from the ethical guidelines, as well as introducing a number of new measures.”

(Ministry of Finance, 02.03.2010)

Joint disarmament initiative in NATO

Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg have called on NATO to support efforts to achieve a world without nuclear weapons. “Our aim is to reduce the importance of nuclear weapons in NATO’s security policy,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 26.02.2010)

The Government takes action to prevent VAT fraud in connection with trading of emissions allowances

In a draft legislation proposal, the Government recently presented changes to the VAT Act in order to prevent VAT fraud in connection with trading of emissions allowances.

(Ministry of Finance, 26.02.2010)

David Miliband and Jonas Gahr Støre in Oslo June 2009. Photo: British Embassy, Oslo

UK and Norway Agree on Priorities for Diplomatic Cooperation to Fight Climate Change

The United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, David Miliband, and Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, reached agreement today on a set of priorities for diplomatic cooperation to fight climate change.

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 19.02.2010)

Jan Egeland. Photo: The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

Egeland to co-chair international taskforce

Jan Egeland was 26 February elected to co-chair the High-level Taskforce for the Global Framework for Climate Services, an international taskforce that is to compile and make available climate information.

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 26.02.2010)

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