Instead, Norway’s delegation will be led by acting climate and environment minister Tore O. Sandvik, state secretary Kristoffer Thoner (Ap) tells newspaper.
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) and Development Minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Sp) will also be present at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku.
– Norway is this year in the G20, and the G20 summit in Rio takes place immediately after the climate summit in Baku. The government will be well represented at the climate summit with the climate and environment minister, the foreign minister and the development minister. The Minister for Climate and Environment will have a leading role in the work on emission reductions during the COP, says Thoner.
Earlier on Wednesday, the government announced that Norway will join and lead negotiations on emission reductions in Baku.
– We live in troubled times, but the climate crisis is not taking a break, Sandvik said in a press release.
Until now, Støre has attended all of the UN’s major climate summits after he took over as prime minister. He was present at COP 26 in Glasgow, COP 27 i Egypt and COP 28 i The United Arab Emirates.
When the proposal for the national budget was presented on Monday, it was confirmed that the government not on track to reach its goal of cutting emissions by 2030. The government is opening the door for the purchase of emission quotas in order to reach the climate target that Norway has submitted to the UN.
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