The Nordic heads of state and government and President Obama underlined in their statement, amongst other things, the importance of encouraging innovative approaches to enhance energy efficiency and clean energy, including renewable energy sources, and the importance of acting both nationally and globally in relation to climate change.
The Nordic Council of Ministers is currently pursuing the Nordic prime ministers' initiative "Green Growth The Nordic Way", which comprises eight sub-projects on, amongst others, co-operation on development of technology norms and standards, co-operation on education and research related to green growth and promotion of integration of environmental and climate considerations into development aid co-operation.
Read the full statement from yesterday's meeting here.