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Madam President,

We have come together, here in Belém, among so many illustrations that climate action is urgent for the planet and for humanity. – And that must inspire us.

At the same time, let us recommit to the roadmap that can help us succeed.

Ten years after Paris, we can conclude that the Paris Agreement is working. Countries are setting climate targets and implementing them.

The global energy transition is picking up scale and pace, and countries are pursuing low emission pathways.

COP 30 should celebrate that multilateralism, including the Paris Agreement, is delivering. Undermining multilateralism will not work. That would be the road to global decay.

At the same time, we need to facilitate and face the formidable challenges in front of us. – And what science tells us.

Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees will require us to accelerate all our efforts.

Therefore, Norway is stepping up.

Our 1.5 aligned Nationally Determined Contribution – our NDC for 2035 – is set to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 70 to 75% by 2035, compared to 1990.

We will do this in cooperation with the European Union, as we have done up till now, as well as through ambitious national policies.

Carbon pricing is a cornerstone of our climate policy. We have presented a plan to gradually increase the carbon tax towards 2035. This and other efforts – ambitious targets – will enable us to progress along timelines for phasing out the use of fossil fuels in key sectors towards 2050.

Combining our policies and strong and long-term signals, they provide predictability for our pathway to a low-emission society.

Madam President,

Norway has also delivered on past commitments. We have overachieved our Kyoto Protocol commitments, and we will deliver on our 2030 NDCs together with the European Union partners.

So, multilateralism works. Cooperation on the implementation of our climate targets enables us to have more ambitious NDCs, and to unlock both public and private financial flows to developing countries.

Fighting poverty and enabling development is a cornerstone in our efforts to save the climate.

Norway has increased its support to developing countries from already high levels.

We plan to support emission reductions in developing countries worth up to EUR $1.5 billion through Article 6 arrangements.

We have for the third time exceeded our target to double climate finance by 2026, a pledge we made in Glasgow four years ago.

Then, dear colleagues, to reach the Paris Agreement goals, we need to mobilise more finance, and we need to do so now and in a way that drives growth, creates jobs, sparks innovation and even builds healthier societies.

We must scale up finance flows from all sources, and especially mobilise private investments.

We must collectively meet the finance commitments we made last year in Baku.

Increasing support to adaptation, especially to the least developed countries and small island states, is of utmost importance.

Norway will continue to invest in renewable energy in developing countries, both to combat energy poverty and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Here in Belém, the Amazon meets the ocean. It reminds us that the forests and oceans regulate our climate system, support biodiversity, and provide food and water security.

Protecting forests and oceans are essential for future food security. Since 2008, Norway has partnered with tropical forest countries to reduce deforestation with substantial effects. Brazil, Indonesia and other tropical forest countries have successfully implemented policies that have delivered significant emission reductions globally.

However, delivering on our collective ambition to halt deforestation by 2030, we need to do more, together.

I have just announced Norway's conditional investment to the TFFF of up to 3 billion USD over 10 years. And I salute President Lula for arranging this gathering here at Belém. It will be a milestone carrying the name of Belém and the President in the future.

Last year, my government extended our international Climate and forest initiative until 2035. So, we are in it for the long haul.

And then, finally, Madam President, with the world's second longest coastline, in my country we see the ocean as an ally in addressing climate change.

Norway's work for sustainable ocean management aims to safeguard the ocean's ability to regulate the global climate, as well as to promote ocean based climate solutions.

Together with my colleague, the President of Palau, I am chairing the Ocean Panel, setting concrete targets for ocean states on how to manage their resources.

We are well under way to accelerate offshore wind in my country, green shipping, carbon capture, utilization and storage, and hydrogen. And we seek to share our knowledge and experience with others.

So, friends, before we leave Belém, we must unite with a clear message:

We are committed to strengthening ambitions and actions. We call upon all partners to catalyse actions and investments for implementation.

And, let us not loose sight. We must protect and strengthen multilateralism.

The actions we take today will shape our sustainable future for a generation, for our children and our grandchildren.

Thank you, Madam President.