Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the historical archive, you can find information from previous governments. Among the documents found here are press releases, news articles and speeches from earlier government periods. The document archive also contains documents which are no longer valid, for instance replaced or expired documents.
Documents which are moved to the archive are not updated, so the information in the archive is mostly of historical value.
Bhutan MDG country progress snapshot Norway’s assistance to Bhutan’s energy sector dates back more than 20 years, and has mainly consisted of support for the hydropower sector. In 2012, Norway and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) entered into a
Manual agricultural work in Tigrai, Ethiopia. Photo: Trond Viken, MFA
MDG country progress snapshot In 2008, Kenya launched a development strategy called Kenya Vision 2030, covering the period 2008 to 2030. Its objective is to help transform Kenya into a middle-income country by 2030. The Kenya Vision 2030 strategy
In Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, only 7 % of the population has access to electricity. In rural areas approximately 1 % of the population has access to energy, but
Energy is crucial for creating development, and renewable energy is an important way of increasing energy access without increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
Check against delivery Opening Speech from State Secretary Paal Bjørnestad It’s a great pleasure to welcome you to the Ministry of Finance, Professor Ang, to present your report on the Government Pension Fund Global. I am also happy that so
1. What is the International Energy and Climate Initiative – Energy+? 2. Why Energy+? 3. What does the plus mean? 4. Who initiated Energy+? 5. What is the status of the Energy+ Partnership? 6. What are the Energy+ Guiding Principles? 7. Poor
The international energy and climate initiative Energy+ will use public funds to mobilise and provide incentives for commercial investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency in developing countries, in order to increase access to energy
A national energy registry will ensure transparent verification and communication of results through a system for measuring, reporting and verification (MRV). A national energy registry can provide information on projects, tenders and investment
In the "Soria Moria declaration", the government determined that it should develop national strategies for industrial areas where Norway has special skills or advantages. The maritime sector was identified as one such area.
The funds provided through official development assistance (ODA) are not sufficient for ensuring universal energy access.
Developing countries: Kenya, Bhutan, Liberia, Ethiopia, Maldives, Senegal, Morocco, Tanzania, Nepal, Mali, Grenada, Mozambique Developed countries: United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Switzerland, Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Iceland, Norway
Measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems will be developed at sectoral level, and will provide data on results achieved in terms of increased access to sustainable energy services and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Indicators are
Energy+ will support efforts to achieve universal access to sustainable energy services and to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in developing countries. Energy+ will do that by scaling up the use of renewable energy (RE) and improved energy
Friday, 27.06.2014, The BBC misreports on ending of Norwegian Internet voting pilots. The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation has prepared a response to correct the misreported facts and statements.
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Carter Center has published a report from the Norwegian Internet voting trials in 12 municipalities at the Parliamentary Elections of 2013.
State Secretary Paal Bjørnestad took part in the 2014 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris on 6-7 May. State Secretary Hans Brattskar from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also took part. The key theme of the meeting was «Resilient Economies and
The Ministry of Finance arranged a seminar on January 20, 2010, to discuss the future role of active management of the Government Pension Fund Global (Statens pensjonsfond utland).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces an opportunity to apply for grants for peace- and state building projects in the Western Balkans.