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Melting ice

4/17/2009 :: Nobel Laureate Al Gore and Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre will host a conference on melting ice in Tromsø. The aim is to produce a joint statement that can provide input for the climate conference in Copenhagen. + More

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Norway joins agency to promote renewable energy

2/3/2009 :: Norway joins the newly founded International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The purpose of IRENA is to promote the use of renewable energy on a global scale, particularly in developing countries. + More

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Norway donates $1 billion to Brazilian rainforest fund

9/29/2008 :: Norway is the first country to contribute up to $1 billion to a Brazilian fund to reduce deforestation in the Amazon. Reducing deforestation can provide the largest, quickest and cheapest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the short term. + More

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Norway and UK commit GBP 100 million to Congo rainforest fund

6/18/2008 :: Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Prime Minister Gordon Brown have launched a major new initiative to preserve the rainforest in the Congo Basin. The two Prime Ministers each committed GBP 50 million ($196 million) to the Congo Basin Forest Fund. + More

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Boosting Support for Efforts to Combat Deforestation

6/6/2008 :: Norway is increasing its support for measures to prevent deforestation in developing countries. The Government will raise half a billion USD a year as part of its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. + More

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