Earlier, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that only those countries that have credible plans for restructuring their fossil industries will be allowed to speak.
NRK has seen the list before the meeting on Wednesday, it does not say Norway.
Should be an alarm clock
– This is super embarrassing for Norway! Hopefully it is a real wake-up call for our politicians, says Frode Pleym, head of Greenpeace Norway.
Frode Pleym, head of Greenpeace Norway, says they unfortunately expected that Norway would not be allowed to speak at the climate meeting.
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He believes this shows that Norway does not have a credible restructuring plan.
– Norway must therefore announce that we are ending all new oil exploration. The high pace in the oil industry neither cuts emissions nor creates secure jobs, says Pleym to NRK.
NRK has not spoken to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) after the list became known, but when asked about the case earlier, he replied:
– It’s a shame if we didn’t get it. Norway is now carrying out measures on climate policy that will take us over into renewables, and that will get climate financing up and running, said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to NRK in New York.
Only 34 countries get speaking time
According to the Reuters news agency, only 34 countries are on the list of speakers.
Other countries that also do not get speaking time are the USA and China, which account for the largest emissions in the world. The United Arab Emirates, which is hosting the COP28 climate summit in December, will also just have to listen.
Among those who get to speak are Denmark, Iceland, Brazil, Canada, Pakistan, South Africa and Tuvalu, as well as the EU.
Companies and institutions are also on the list of speakers, among them the banking and insurance group Allianz, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the City of London and the US state of California.
It has been unclear whether Norway got speaking time
It has been uncertain who got speaking time at the meeting with the UN Secretary-General. Only 50 countries will be allowed to participate, “if they have something concrete to contribute”, as the invitation says.
When asked if it would be embarrassing if Norway was not allowed to say anything, Climate and Environment Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) replied
– Most countries are not going to speak at this meeting, so I wouldn’t say it will be embarrassing, but we think it would be reasonable if he asks us to contribute, said the minister.
Climate Ambition Summit will be held at UN headquarters on Wednesday.
2023-09-20 00:44:56
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