Topic: Erik Solheim

Oslo reiterates pledge of at least 30 pct CO2 cut

Reuters Environmental Online Report - 749 days ago
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway reaffirmed on Thursday a unilateral pledge to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30 percent by 2020 as part of international efforts to combat global warming.Environment Minister Erik Solheim also restated a policy announced in October ...

Climate change's polar bear threat: Norway

AFP Global Edition - 1066 days ago
Countries around the Arctic must commit to curbing climate change to ensure the survival of the polar bear, Norway's environment minister said Tuesday as an international meeting opened on the species' fate. "The principal threat to polar bears now is coming ...

Mass migrations and war: Dire climate scenario

AP News - 1089 days ago
Over coffee and wine, stranded ministers, experts talk of climate, migrations and warIf we don't deal with climate change decisively, " And so, Lord Nicholas Stern was telling them, was the potential for mass migrations setting off mass conflict. "Somehow we have ...

Sri Lanka peace talks to be held in Geneva Feb 22-23

Forbes - 2201 days ago
Sri Lanka's warring parties agreed Monday to meet for talks in Geneva on Feb 22, ending a three-year deadlock in negotiations on how to end decades of ethnic bloodshed, peace broker Norway said. The breakthrough came after Norway's top envoy ...