{"id":175610,"date":"2024-04-17T16:37:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T23:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=175610"},"modified":"2024-04-17T16:37:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T23:37:19","slug":"california-and-norway-ink-new-climate-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=175610","title":{"rendered":"California and Norway Ink New Climate Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"

Larkspur, CA…California took significant new climate action with another partner today: Norway.\u00a0 Governor Gavin Newsom welcomed a delegation from Norway led by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon. Following a stop at San Quentin focused on criminal justice reform, the California and Norway delegations visited the Larkspur Ferry Terminal \u2013 with the backdrop of one of the world\u2019s first clean hydrogen fuel cell passenger ferries \u2013 to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance climate collaboration.<\/p>\n

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Governor Newsom and Norway\u2019s Minister of Trade Vestre (right).<\/em><\/p>\n

The MOU outlines four years of cooperation between California and Norway on clean energy, zero-emission transportation and ports, carbon removal and climate-smart agriculture. The text of the MOU can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Governor Newsom signs joint statement on new Norway-California memorandum of understanding.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The two delegations also signed a joint statement highlighting the new areas of climate collaboration, existing work on economic development and continued partnership on criminal justice and prison reform.\u00a0The text of the joint statement can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom Oakland to Oslo, we\u2019ve seen the worsening impacts of the climate crisis firsthand. But we also know that these challenges bring a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform our economies to work for everyone. That\u2019s why California and Norway \u2013 world leaders on climate action \u2013 are joining forces to tackle the crisis of our time together.\u201d\u00a0Governor Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/p>\n

What Jan Christian Vestre, Norway\u2019s Minister of Trade, said:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cNorway\u2019s excellent relations with the US, and with California, go way back. But today we are taking it a step further, teaming up to accelerate the pace of the green transition. This MOU will formalize our cooperation in several areas where we share the same goals, where our policies and ambitions for net-zero solutions overlap and where our industries and expertise \u2013 our opportunities and needs \u2013 complement each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

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HOW WE GOT HERE:\u00a0<\/strong>California\u2019s world-leading climate policies have led the state to exceed its 2020 climate target six years ahead of schedule, and formed partnerships across the U.S. and around the world.<\/p>\n