Norway contributes toward Polish energy savings

18/08/2008 :: A scientific research and development programme worth more than NOK 300 million is being launched in Norway with the aim of generating more cost effective technology for CO2-capture. The project is one of the biggest of its kind to date. + More

22/07/2008 :: Norway will enter the Joint Declaration on Cooperation in the Field of Research on Offshore Wind Energy Deployment, a cooperation programme on offshore wind power development established last year by Denmark, Sweden and Germany. Norway has recently been invited to participate in this programme. + More

22/07/2008 :: On 16 July the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) accepted that the Norwegian State’s partaking in the Test Center Mongstad is compatible with the state aid rules of the EEA Agreement. - This is a big step towards developing and testing new CO2 capture technology, says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. + More

29/02/2008 :: “We need urgent action on climate change adaptation. Some of the most dramatic effects of climate change will occur in regions with weak governance structures, environmental degradation, poverty and violent conflict. And to all of that we now have to add the accelerating consequences of climate change”. + More