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As petroleum exploration and production expand into the Arctic one of the challenges we face, is how to maintain the qualities of the Barents Sea.
As petroleum exploration and production expand into the Arctic one of the challenges we face, is how to maintain the qualities of the Barents Sea.
Norway subscribes to the highest possible standards of health, safety, and the environment (HSE) and has adopted an integrated management plan for our northernmost waters.
Norway subscribes to the highest possible standards of health, safety, and the environment (HSE) and has adopted an integrated management plan for our northernmost waters.
The plan takes a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to the development of petroleum resources in the High North.
The plan takes a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to the development of petroleum resources in the High North.
The Integrated Management Plan seeks to preserve the ecosystems of northern waters within a framework that allows for the coexistence of petroleum activities, fisheries and maritime transport.
The Integrated Management Plan seeks to preserve the ecosystems of northern waters within a framework that allows for the coexistence of petroleum activities, fisheries and maritime transport.
The plan provides for ecosystem-based management and both presupposes and requires extensive knowledge about the marine environment of the Barents Sea.
The plan provides for ecosystem-based management and both presupposes and requires extensive knowledge about the marine environment of the Barents Sea.
It is therefore being followed up by large-scale scientific research programmes.
It is therefore being followed up by large-scale scientific research programmes.
There is no denying, however, that while Norway’s production of oil and natural gas has been well schooled in sustainable development and is relatively clean, it is still contributing to the global climate crisis.
There is no denying, however, that while Norway’s production of oil and natural gas has been well schooled in sustainable development and is relatively clean, it is still contributing to the global climate crisis.
With the emergence of climate change as an urgent global political priority, the Norwegian Government has signalled that it will lead the efforts to mitigate the negative effects of oil and gas production.
With the emergence of climate change as an urgent global political priority, the Norwegian Government has signalled that it will lead the efforts to mitigate the negative effects of oil and gas production.
On the one hand, we will strive to produce more of the fossil fuels that the world will need in the decades to come.
On the one hand, we will strive to produce more of the fossil fuels that the world will need in the decades to come.
On the other hand, we will seek to be among the most advanced and committed nations when it comes to minimising the greenhouse gas emissions.
On the other hand, we will seek to be among the most advanced and committed nations when it comes to minimising the greenhouse gas emissions.
Speaking in Oslo last February, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said that Norway’s approach to energy and climate “sounds like a paradox, but is in fact profound insight.”
Speaking in Oslo last February, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said that Norway’s approach to energy and climate “sounds like a paradox, but is in fact profound insight.”
Paradox or profound insight?
Paradox or profound insight?
It is certainly a dilemma.
It is certainly a dilemma.
But Norway’s dilemma is also the world’s dilemma and it must be dealt with as such.
But Norway’s dilemma is also the world’s dilemma and it must be dealt with as such.
The relevant questions are not whether measures should be taken, but rather what type, how much and when.
The relevant questions are not whether measures should be taken, but rather what type, how much and when.
We must craft the next climate agreement in such a manner that it also engages the developing world.
We must craft the next climate agreement in such a manner that it also engages the developing world.
To do so, however, we – the industrialised countries – must meet the twin challenges of cutting our own emissions while at the same time providing assistance to developing countries so that they can grow along a much less carbon intensive path than we have done.
To do so, however, we – the industrialised countries – must meet the twin challenges of cutting our own emissions while at the same time providing assistance to developing countries so that they can grow along a much less carbon intensive path than we have done.
We must do so by limiting our own emissions and by developing and diffusing new technologies that can serve that purpose on a global scale.
We must do so by limiting our own emissions and by developing and diffusing new technologies that can serve that purpose on a global scale.
Let me sum up the three targets we have set for ourselves:
Let me sum up the three targets we have set for ourselves:
First, we aim for a 30% reduction in carbon emissions by 2020.
First, we aim for a 30% reduction in carbon emissions by 2020.
2/3 of this reduction will be taken within Norway.
2/3 of this reduction will be taken within Norway.
Second, by 2012 – the end date of the first Kyoto commitment period – we aim to reduce our emissions by an additional 10% on top of our initial Kyoto Protocol commitments.
Second, by 2012 – the end date of the first Kyoto commitment period – we aim to reduce our emissions by an additional 10% on top of our initial Kyoto Protocol commitments.
Third, looking further ahead, our overriding goal is to make Norway carbon neutral by 2030.
Third, looking further ahead, our overriding goal is to make Norway carbon neutral by 2030.
The Norwegian experience shows that environmental regulations and taxation can spur technological innovation and make business more, not less, competitive in world markets.
The Norwegian experience shows that environmental regulations and taxation can spur technological innovation and make business more, not less, competitive in world markets.
The Norwegian oil industry has demonstrated the ability to integrate new technology that ensures cleaner or more sustainable production.
The Norwegian oil industry has demonstrated the ability to integrate new technology that ensures cleaner or more sustainable production.
It will have to continue on this path if we are to succeed at Mongstad in developing a full scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project and making a contribution towards “decarbonising” the global energy mix.
It will have to continue on this path if we are to succeed at Mongstad in developing a full scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project and making a contribution towards “decarbonising” the global energy mix.
The resources of the Arctic must be put to good use, so that they contribute to sustainable livelihoods today while also preserving nature’s riches for future generations.
The resources of the Arctic must be put to good use, so that they contribute to sustainable livelihoods today while also preserving nature’s riches for future generations.
This is the objective of Norway’s integrated management plan for the Barents Sea.
This is the objective of Norway’s integrated management plan for the Barents Sea.
Since marine ecosystems tend to ignore national borders, we would like to see a similar plan or approach adopted for the whole of the Barents Sea and the entire North Atlantic.
Since marine ecosystems tend to ignore national borders, we would like to see a similar plan or approach adopted for the whole of the Barents Sea and the entire North Atlantic.
This is why we are taking the principles of the integrated management plan as our point of departure in bilateral and multilateral discussions about the sustainable harvesting of marine resources.
This is why we are taking the principles of the integrated management plan as our point of departure in bilateral and multilateral discussions about the sustainable harvesting of marine resources.
The most serious threat to the fisheries resources in the North Atlantic today is illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
The most serious threat to the fisheries resources in the North Atlantic today is illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Such fishing could lead to stocks being overexploited and severely depleted.
Such fishing could lead to stocks being overexploited and severely depleted.
Estimates indicate that 100 000 tonnes of cod at a first hand value of approximately 200 million euros are caught illegally in the Barents Sea each year.
Estimates indicate that 100 000 tonnes of cod at a first hand value of approximately 200 million euros are caught illegally in the Barents Sea each year.
This corresponds to one fourth of the total allowable catch.
This corresponds to one fourth of the total allowable catch.
We have a common interest in putting an end to this criminal activity, which is undermining the future development of joint fish stocks and the future of honest fishermen.
We have a common interest in putting an end to this criminal activity, which is undermining the future development of joint fish stocks and the future of honest fishermen.
Norway is doing its utmost to deal with this problem.
Norway is doing its utmost to deal with this problem.
This includes control at sea, reporting routines, and control at landings.
This includes control at sea, reporting routines, and control at landings.
However, the problem is that illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and related transhipment activity are to a large extent carried out in waters beyond the jurisdiction of any coastal state.
However, the problem is that illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and related transhipment activity are to a large extent carried out in waters beyond the jurisdiction of any coastal state.
So what is to be done to stop the illegal fishing?
So what is to be done to stop the illegal fishing?
The key is international cooperation on port state control and flag state responsibility.
The key is international cooperation on port state control and flag state responsibility.
We are very pleased with the decision of the Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) last November to adopt binding rules concerning port state control which will enter into force on May 1st this year.
We are very pleased with the decision of the Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) last November to adopt binding rules concerning port state control which will enter into force on May 1st this year.
We are also working actively with the EU and others to promote negotiations within the FAO on a legally binding regime on port state control.
We are also working actively with the EU and others to promote negotiations within the FAO on a legally binding regime on port state control.
This would be a huge step forward.
This would be a huge step forward.
Together with Russia, moreover, we have launched an initiative for port state control and inspection in major European capitals.
Together with Russia, moreover, we have launched an initiative for port state control and inspection in major European capitals.
We have also concluded bilateral control agreements with other relevant states.
We have also concluded bilateral control agreements with other relevant states.
Preservation of the marine environment means that accidents must be avoided.
Preservation of the marine environment means that accidents must be avoided.
Safety at sea is essential.
Safety at sea is essential.
We are working constantly to improve the safety situation in the Barents Sea.
We are working constantly to improve the safety situation in the Barents Sea.
An important step was taken when the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) approved Norway’s proposed maritime routes outside its territorial waters between Vardø and Røst in December 2006.
An important step was taken when the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) approved Norway’s proposed maritime routes outside its territorial waters between Vardø and Røst in December 2006.
The effect is that all ships now have to sail further off the coast, thus reducing the risk of damage to the vulnerable Arctic coast in case of spills or other accidents.
The effect is that all ships now have to sail further off the coast, thus reducing the risk of damage to the vulnerable Arctic coast in case of spills or other accidents.
Russia actively supported this measure, which reflects the good cooperative relations between Norwegian and Russian authorities in the area of safety at sea.
Russia actively supported this measure, which reflects the good cooperative relations between Norwegian and Russian authorities in the area of safety at sea.
Last year, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) launched a project, supported by the Norwegian Government, aimed at identifying best international practices with regard to standards of health, safety and environment (HSE) in petroleum and shipping operations in the Barents Sea.
Last year, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) launched a project, supported by the Norwegian Government, aimed at identifying best international practices with regard to standards of health, safety and environment (HSE) in petroleum and shipping operations in the Barents Sea.
The project involves both the Norwegian and the Russian petroleum and shipping industries.
The project involves both the Norwegian and the Russian petroleum and shipping industries.
It has been well received in Russia, and we believe that it will serve to promote progress on health, safety and environment throughout the Barents Sea.
It has been well received in Russia, and we believe that it will serve to promote progress on health, safety and environment throughout the Barents Sea.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me expand on this and say a few words about Norwegian-Russian relations.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me expand on this and say a few words about Norwegian-Russian relations.
“We can only ensure sustainable use of resources and sound environmental management in the Barents Sea with Russia’s engagement and Norwegian-Russian cooperation.”
“We can only ensure sustainable use of resources and sound environmental management in the Barents Sea with Russia’s engagement and Norwegian-Russian cooperation.”
This direct quote from the Norwegian Government’s High North Strategy is both a statement of fact and a guide to action.
This direct quote from the Norwegian Government’s High North Strategy is both a statement of fact and a guide to action.
Norway and Russia share the Barents Sea and many of the sustainability challenges of the High North.
Norway and Russia share the Barents Sea and many of the sustainability challenges of the High North.
If we are to maintain the northern seas as some of the cleanest, richest and most productive marine areas in the world, our two countries must expand our cooperation with regard to the harvesting of fish stocks, exploration, production and technological developments in the petroleum sector, and the adoption of health, safety and environment (HSE) standards in petroleum operations and maritime transport.
If we are to maintain the northern seas as some of the cleanest, richest and most productive marine areas in the world, our two countries must expand our cooperation with regard to the harvesting of fish stocks, exploration, production and technological developments in the petroleum sector, and the adoption of health, safety and environment (HSE) standards in petroleum operations and maritime transport.
This is the basis on which Norway seeks to engage Russia.
This is the basis on which Norway seeks to engage Russia.
For reasons of geography, geology and ecology, we need to manage our relations with Russia in a way that makes our neighbour part of the solution to the sustainability challenges of the High North.
For reasons of geography, geology and ecology, we need to manage our relations with Russia in a way that makes our neighbour part of the solution to the sustainability challenges of the High North.
President Putin has called for a strategic energy partnership between our two countries in the High North, and successive Norwegian governments have accepted the invitation.
President Putin has called for a strategic energy partnership between our two countries in the High North, and successive Norwegian governments have accepted the invitation.
Recently, Gazprom invited StatoilHydro to participate in the development of the Shtokman field together with the French company Total.
Recently, Gazprom invited StatoilHydro to participate in the development of the Shtokman field together with the French company Total.
This is a sign of the energy partnership that is taking shape, a partnership that will supplement the dialogue and cooperation between our two countries in areas such as fisheries, the environment and nuclear safety.
This is a sign of the energy partnership that is taking shape, a partnership that will supplement the dialogue and cooperation between our two countries in areas such as fisheries, the environment and nuclear safety.
I see such cooperation arrangements between Norway and Russia as the best guarantee of the safe, stable and reliable development of the Barents Sea in the years to come.
I see such cooperation arrangements between Norway and Russia as the best guarantee of the safe, stable and reliable development of the Barents Sea in the years to come.
Norway’s Policy in the High North – the Arctic Dimension
Norway’s Policy in the High North – the Arctic Dimension
OSCE cancels observation of presidential elections in Russia
Ingen OSSE-observasjon av det russiske presidentvalget
Oslo, 19 June 2008
Oslo, 19. juni 2008
Language is culture.
Språk er kultur og språk er makt.
And language is power, Foreign Minister Støre said in his statement at the conference.
Derfor er nasjonale minoriteters språklige rettigheter et så viktig tema i dagens verden, sa utenriksminister Støre bl.a. i sitt åpningsinnlegg.
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, friends
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, friends
It’s an honour for me to speak here today.
It’s an honour for me to speak here today.
I can hardly think of any single matter that affects individuals, peoples and cultures as directly and as profoundly as language.
I can hardly think of any single matter that affects individuals, peoples and cultures as directly and as profoundly as language.
Language is culture.
Language is culture.
And language is power.
And language is power.
World music artist Mari Boine – of Sami origin – has told the story of how she grew up learning to see Sami language as a source of shame.
World music artist Mari Boine – of Sami origin – has told the story of how she grew up learning to see Sami language as a source of shame.
Of inferiority.
Of inferiority.
It was only in her mid-twenties and through music she was able to explore this language and was able to direct her anger against the shame she had carried in her heart during childhood.
It was only in her mid-twenties and through music she was able to explore this language and was able to direct her anger against the shame she had carried in her heart during childhood.
“It was like a volcano inside me”, she coined the sudden experience of cultural and historic belonging.
“It was like a volcano inside me”, she coined the sudden experience of cultural and historic belonging.
Language can be an efficient tool of suppression.
Language can be an efficient tool of suppression.
Think of Afrikaans in South Africa.
Think of Afrikaans in South Africa.
Think of Sri Lanka where one of the underlying causes of today’s conflict was the denial of the linguistic rights of one of the ethnic groups.
Think of Sri Lanka where one of the underlying causes of today’s conflict was the denial of the linguistic rights of one of the ethnic groups.
Think of native americans being forced to use only English in boarding schools.
Think of native americans being forced to use only English in boarding schools.
And think of Sami school children being forced to speak Norwegian and denied the right to communicate in the only language spoken by their parents.
And think of Sami school children being forced to speak Norwegian and denied the right to communicate in the only language spoken by their parents.
Denial of linguistic rights can be a violation of the right to live without discrimination.
Denial of linguistic rights can be a violation of the right to live without discrimination.
It infringes the right to freedom of expression.
It infringes the right to freedom of expression.
And it can result in a denial of the right to freedom of religion.
And it can result in a denial of the right to freedom of religion.
It is therefore not surprising that language issues are at the core of many conflicts in today’s world, both between states and within states.
It is therefore not surprising that language issues are at the core of many conflicts in today’s world, both between states and within states.
Because language is a conveyor of culture, of tradition and of religion.
Because language is a conveyor of culture, of tradition and of religion.
So, obviously, language can be a tool of exclusion, a means of extinguishing cultures.
So, obviously, language can be a tool of exclusion, a means of extinguishing cultures.
Worldwide, languages are said to disappear at a rate of one every second week.
Worldwide, languages are said to disappear at a rate of one every second week.
This is an alarming indicator of declining cultures.
This is an alarming indicator of declining cultures.
When a language disappears, so too do knowledge, wisdom and shared experiences.
When a language disappears, so too do knowledge, wisdom and shared experiences.
The result is less diversity.
The result is less diversity.
Less knowledge.
Less knowledge.
A poorer world – more uniform, less nuanced.
A poorer world – more uniform, less nuanced.
And I would add, less human.
And I would add, less human.
But just as language can be a tool of suppression, it is also an essential source of empowerment – intertwined as it is with culture, traditions, history, identity and self-respect.
But just as language can be a tool of suppression, it is also an essential source of empowerment – intertwined as it is with culture, traditions, history, identity and self-respect.
The Oslo Recommendations Regarding the Linguistic Rights of National Minorities are based on the conviction that self-respect and knowledge of history and cultural inheritance is an essential building block for integration.
The Oslo Recommendations Regarding the Linguistic Rights of National Minorities are based on the conviction that self-respect and knowledge of history and cultural inheritance is an essential building block for integration.
To put it simply: you need to know yourself before you can get to know others.
To put it simply: you need to know yourself before you can get to know others.
And you need to respect yourself before you are able to respect others.
And you need to respect yourself before you are able to respect others.
The Recommendations strike the balance between the right to retain a minority language and the need to master the official language of the country in question.
The Recommendations strike the balance between the right to retain a minority language and the need to master the official language of the country in question.
For this to work, the minority should be prepared to learn and use the official language, normally the language of the majority.
For this to work, the minority should be prepared to learn and use the official language, normally the language of the majority.
At the same time, the majority must accept the linguistic rights of persons belonging to minorities.
At the same time, the majority must accept the linguistic rights of persons belonging to minorities.
Integration, therefore, involves responsibilities and rights on both sides.
Integration, therefore, involves responsibilities and rights on both sides.
Being able to speak the language of the majority is important for inclusion.
Being able to speak the language of the majority is important for inclusion.
A shared language is a bridge to understanding.
A shared language is a bridge to understanding.