| Norway’s new Prime Minister, Erna Solberg of the Conservative Party, who entered into office on 16 October, may at first instance appear less occupied by global issues like climate change than her predecessor Jens Stoltenberg of the Labour party.
But on a few critical climate issues she looks like more of a reformer than Mr Stoltenberg, in particular when it comes to what role Norway’s enormous Sovereign Wealth Fund could play in financing the transition to a low-carbon economy. In the new Government’s programme, the coalition partners made the following statements regarding the $720bn sovereign wealth fund:..............................................Full Article: Source
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