Climate and environment
It is the Ministry of Climate and Environment that has chief responsibility for the Government’s environmental policy. Environmental policy cuts across ministerial boundaries and involves issues that are the responsibility of several different ministries.
Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI)
Norway has pledged up to 3 billion NOK a year to help save these forests while improving the livelihoods of those who life off, in, and near the forests. At COP21 in Paris, NICFI was extended until 2030.
Norway part of new agreement to protect the Congo Basin
The Central African Forest Initiative and the Demokratic Republic of Congo today signs a Letter of Intent to protect the world's second largest rainforest.
Norwegian Carbon Credit Procurement Program
Norway is committed to an ambitious climate policy and has a target of 30 % GHG emissions reduction by 2020 relative to 1990 levels. About 50 per cent of Norwegian emissions is covered by the EU Emission Trading System (EU-ETS). More than 80 per cent of domestic emissions is subject to mandatory emissions trading, a CO2 tax, or both.
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Enova supports Equinor’s pilot project for floating offshore wind
29/08/2019: Enova has decided to grant Equinor, along with its partners, NOK 2.3 billion in a funding commitment for what could turn out to be the world’s largest floating offshore wind park.
Norway increases contribution to UN Environment
18/07/2019: Norway is increasing its support to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to NOK 360 million. A new three-year agreement will be signed when Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein meets with the head of UNEP, Inger Andersen, in New York today.
Latest news
- The Norwegian Government’s action plan for green shipping News story 07/10/2019
- Launch of initiative to negotiate an Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability News story 25/09/2019
- Leaders for Nature and People Speech/statement 24/09/2019
- Climate Action Summit Speech/statement 23/09/2019
Documents
Climate risk and the Norwegian economy
Summary of a report from a Commission appointed by Royal Decree on 6 October 2017 to assess climate-related risk factors and their significance for the Norwegian economy. The report was delivered to the Ministry of Finance on 12 December 2018.
Latest documents
- Meld. St. 27 (2018–2019) - Norway’s Role and Interests in Multilateral Cooperation Report to the Storting 14/06/2019
- The Norwegian Government's Updated Ocean Strategy Plans/strategy 03/06/2019
- Meld. St. 24 (2018–2019) - Financial Markets Report 2019 Report to the Storting 26/04/2019
- NOU 2018: 17 - Climate risk and the Norwegian economy Norwegian Official Report (NOU) 12/12/2018
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Ministry of Climate and Environment
E-mail: postmottak@kld.dep.no
Phone: +47 22 24 90 90
Press phone: +47 947 82 505 (please no sms)
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Address: Postboks 8013 Dep, 0030 Oslo
Visitor address: Kongens gate 20, 0153 Oslo