The Ocean - Norway`s proud history
(WorldNews Environment)

Speech by Prime Minister Erna Solberg at DN`s ocean conference in Oslo, 16 October 2018. Check against delivery Dear participants at this Ocean Conference, Thank you for inviting me to speak about one of my favorite subjects - how we owe our welfare and future prosperity to the sea. The ocean industries are an important source of value creation and employment in Norway, and are vital to Norway`s future. We owe one fourth of our business sectors total value creation to the sea. The ocean industries represents more than 70 percent of Norway`s export value. According to estimates from the OECD, the ocean economy can double its contribution to value creation in the world by 2030. Norway wants to...