News on climate and the environment Norway signs agreement on funding for Green Climate Fund Norway to strengthen cooperation with the UN on marine plastic litter from shipping and fisheries Commitments worth NOK 583 billion for the ocean at the Our Ocean conference in Oslo Government to provide NOK 3 billion to promote cleaner oceans Increased contribution to Green Climate Fund The Oceans Vidar Helgesen appointed Special Envoy to High-level Panel on Building a Sustainable Ocean Economy First UN Special Envoy for the Ocean Disappointed that US to withdraw from Paris Agreement Committed to the partnership with Brazil on reducing deforestation Our oceans, our future Norway candidate to The World Heritage Comittee 2017 Norway co-chairs dialogue on addressing marine pollution Double support for renewable energy Norway to continue to support United Nations Environment Programme Norway's Erik Solheim Takes Reins at UN Environment Programme Solheim elected as head of UNEP