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40th Anniversary Celebrations

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1972 saw the establishment of the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, the first of its kind in the world. We celebrate the 40th anniversary with snapshots from our history and with a look ahead – to a sustainable future.

Ambitious Norwegian white paper on climate efforts

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The Norwegian Government intends to take a number of steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote technological advances. Some of the most important are: establishing a new climate and energy fund and improving public transport.

The Government of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative

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The initiative seeks to achieve cost-effective and verifiable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD), and applies to all types of tropical forests.

Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell

Bård Vegar
Solhjell

Minister of the Environment

The Ministry of the Environment has a particular responsibility for carrying out the environmental policies of the Government.
Telephone number

Switchboard: +47 22 24 90 90

Press telephone: +47 947 82 505

Visiting and mailing address

Myntgata 2 (map)

P.O. Box 8013 Dep, 0030 Oslo

News

Bård Vegar Solhjell is the new Minister of the Environment (23.03.2012)

Invitation to a Nordic Conference on Green Economic Growth (06.02.2012)

Durban: Ethiopia unveils ambitious plans for green growth, Britain and Norway pledge support (09.12.2011)

Efforts to Conserve Migratory Species Strengthened at UN Conference (01.12.2011)

Vulnerability to the impacts of climate change in Norway (30.11.2011)

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