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We
will experience more severe climate changes than previously expected: Part I of
the IPCC Fourth Assesment Report released today confirms that climate change is
human induced.
(02.02.07)
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The
Wihte Paper is now available in english and russian.
(28.11.06)
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 The revision of the regulations concerning
air pollution from ships is mostly welcomed, said the Norwegian minister of
Environment, Ms Helen Bjørnøy, when
opening an Intersessional Meeting on air pollution in Oslo today.
(13.11.06)
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The Norwegian Government has decided to ask for the
Parliaments approval to access the International Convention for the Control and
Management for Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments. Norway will be among the first
countries to join the Convention.
(30.10.06)
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The Norwegian government and Statoil have undertaken an
agreement to establish the world's largest full-scale CO2 capture and storage
(CCS) project in conjunction with the projected combined heat and power plant
at Mongstad. The CCS project is to be fully operational by the end of 2014. The
first stage of the CCS project will be in place at the start-up of the proposed
cogeneration facility in 2010.
(12.10.06)
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 The Norwegian Commission on Low Emissions presented their final
report to Minister of the Environment Helen Bjørnøy. The Commission stresses
that we face a serious and accelerating climate problem as a result of
greenhouse gas emissions from human activity.
(05.10.06)
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29 September 2006, Beijing, China – United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) and Government of Norway announced a new partnership today in Beijing to support China in its objectives to promote
environmental protection, awareness and biodiversity.
(29.09.06)
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The
Ministry of the Environment proposes in a consultation document the
introduction by regulation of an environment fee for journeys to Svalbard’s
land areas. According to the proposal, all visitors will pay the fee with the
exception of permanent residents on Svalbard.
(08.09.06)
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 The fjord country of western Norway is one of the
world's most beautiful landscapes. Its inclusion on the Unesco World Heritage
List, while most certainly warranted, carries with it obligations affecting all
who are responsible for managing the region, says environment minister Helen
Bjørnøy.
(10.06.06)
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The Government will establish a new and more coordinated system
for monitoring the marine ecosystems in the north. This initiative is a part of
the Integrated Management Plan for the Barents Sea and the sea areas off
Lofoten, which calls for more knowledge about these marine areas.
(31.03.06)
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Minister of Environment Helen Bjørnøy congratulates the
Argentinean environment and human rights advocate Romina Picolotti with the
Sophie Prize 2006. The Sophie Foundation announced the award om 29 March, in
recognition of her efforts to link problems of environmental destruction to the
fight for basic human rights.
(29.03.06)
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 The Norwegian government has decided to allow linking of
its domestic emissions trading scheme with the EU version through the European
Economic Area (EEA) agreement. Such linking would make it possible to transfer
allowances between companies in Norway and in EU countries.
(24.03.06)
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 Minister
of Environment Helen Bjørnøy
welcomes Statoil's and Shell's decision to work together to capture and use CO2
for enhanced oil recovery offshore at Tjeldbergodden - a gas-fired power plant
and methanol production facility in Mid-Norway, which also provides electricity
to offshore fields.
(20.03.06)
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Attached you will find a guide to Norwegian environmental
competence. The brochure is produced by The Norwegian Ministry of Environment
and its agencies. It aims to provide practical insights into the service that
we can offer to present and future partners in institutional capacity building
and policy development in the environmental field.
(22.12.05)
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The White Paper describes the state and the development of the
environment in Norway . It gives an overview of Norway's key environmental
policy goals and priorities to address global, regional and national
environmental challenges.
(20.12.05)
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