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.
Ten years after the establishment of the Arctic Council, it is now Norway’s turn to take up the baton. Climate change and sustainable use of the natural resources in the High North will be priority issues for the Norwegian chairmanship.