The world's environment is deteriorating at an alarming speed. Economic growth has come at a high environmental cost. Pollution of the air, water and land is having a serious impact on the well-being and health of people and on the world's ecosystems. These environmental problems are not only affecting China. Emissions of CO2 contribute to global warming, and degradation of land and forests and air pollution may have consequences far beyond national borders.
The following is a summary of the first annual meeting between the environment ministers of China and Norway in Oslo on April 23, 2009.
Editor's note: China and Norway have made considerable progress in nurturing joint environmental protection initiatives between the two countries. Nina Rr, the environmental counselor for the Norwegian embassy in Beijing, spoke to China Daily about the issues that unite the two nations.
Cooperation on climate change, environmental protection and energy saving initiatives has long underpinned the on-going dialogue between China and Norway and has become the bedrock of their bilateral relations. In an exclusive interview with China Daily, Norway's Minister of Development and Environment, Erik Solheim, a frequent visitor to China, lays bare the unique relationship between these two very different countries.
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