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  • Norway investing in renewable energy development in South Africa

    23/11/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Norway is providing NOK 760 million for renewable energy development in South Africa through the Norwegian Climate Investment Fund. The funding will go to the South African company Mulilo to support wind, solar and battery energy storage projects.

  • Norway to provide guarantees of NOK 2 billion for renewable energy in the Amazon and Central America

    07/11/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Norway is joining forces with Sweden and Denmark to provide guarantees totalling approximately NOK 2 billion to support renewable energy development in the Amazon and Central America. Together, the guarantees will unlock close to NOK 8 billion for

  • International Commitment to Indigenous Peoples at UN’s Climate Summit in Brazil

    07/11/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Norway and several other countries pledge funding and political support to give Indigenous Peoples rights and resources to protect the rainforest.

  • Norwegian Government to provide up to 3 billion USD to new fund to preserve tropical forests

    06/11/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment

    For many years, Norway has been one of the largest donors of funding to protect the world’s rainforests. The Government is now proposing to allocate up to 3 billion USD to a new international fund designed to safeguard the world’s tropical forests

  • Norway will implement EU rules to reduce deforestation

    07/07/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Preserving rainforests and other tropical forests is crucial to reduce climate change and halt loss of biodiversity. The Norwegian Government will implement parts of the EU Deforestation Regulation. This regulation introduces new requirements for

  • Norway submits its new NDC under the Paris Agreement

    26/06/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Today, Norway submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2035 under the Paris Agreement. Norway’s NDC for 2035 is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 70-75 per cent compared to 1990 levels.

  • New Guide Requirements in Svalbard

    19/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    “Tourism and field activities” that travel, conduct activity, or stay outside inhabited areas in Svalbard must, in the future, use approved Svalbard guides. This is a requirement under the new field safety regulation. Svalbard guides are responsible

  • New regulation on field safety in Svalbard – guides must be approved

    06/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Government has implemented a new regulation on field safety in Svalbard intended to ensure continued responsible development of tourism in a time of increasing activity and rapid climate change. The regulation includes, among other things, an

  • Norway ratifies the BBNJ Agreement – “On duty for the Ocean”

    04/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Today, Norway ratified the new international ocean agreement (BBNJ) at the United Nations in New York. With this, Norway takes a leading role in the global effort to protect the world’s oceans and ensure the sustainable use of marine resources.

  • Record High Tropical Forest Loss in 2024

    21/05/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Tropical forest loss reached record levels in 2024, according to a report published today. Large-scale fires, mainly human induced, and intensified by rising temperatures and drought, were a major driver.

  • Zero-Emission Requirements for Passenger Ships in World Heritage Fjords

    22/04/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    On behalf of the Ministry of Climate and Environment, the Norwegian Maritime Authority has enacted requirements for zero-emission from tourist ships and ferries in the World Heritage fjords.

  • Proposing a new ambitious climate target for Norway

    11/04/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The Norwegian government is proposing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 70 to 75 percent by 2035.

  • Norway operates F-35s on biofuel

    15/01/2025 News story Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Norway is the first country to operate F-35 fighter jets using a significant proportion of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. 'A historic climate initiative that can strengthen Norwegian preparedness,' said the Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram.

  • Strengthening Norway’s strategic cooperation with the UK

    16/12/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘The UK is one of Norway’s most important allies. These are challenging times, and we are now taking steps to further strengthen our bilateral ties. The new cooperation agreement sets the direction for us to work together to safeguard common

  • UK Prime Minister to pay official visit to Norway

    14/12/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be visiting Bergen together with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Monday 16 December.

  • Prime Minister Støre met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi

    09/12/2024 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    On Monday 9 December, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre welcomed the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, to a working lunch in the Government Guest House in Oslo. President El-Sisi is the first Egyptian head of state to pay an official visit to

  • Final Round of Plastic Negotiations

    26/11/2024 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    This week, negotiators from around the world are gathering in Busan, South Korea, for the final negotiations on a global plastics agreement. Norway’s Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, will participate in the closing of

  • Norway and Brazil to cooperate on climate-friendly shipping

    19/11/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Norway and Brazil will work together to promote climate-friendly shipping. The aim is to establish fixed routes between Brazil and Europe for ships employing technology and fuel with lower greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Norway Launches Initiative to Cut Emissions in Developing Countries

    19/11/2024 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Norway will use up to US$740 million under the Paris Agreement Article 6 to contribute to emission reductions and green growth in developing countries.

  • Norway grants NOK 27 million to global ecosystem maps

    31/10/2024 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment, H.E. Tore O. Sandvik, announces a contribution of NOK 27 million to support the development of a new tool for integrating and sharing data on the world’s ecosystems.

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