Section for International Climate Cooperation
2012-07-01 00:00:00.0 * Founding by complex reorganization
Name
* Transport project
Short name
Transportprosjektet
Affiliations
Ministry
Hierarchical level
Quasi section
Superior body
Department for Climate Change and Pollution Control
Located
301 Oslo
2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 * New form of affiliation/administrative level
Affiliations
Ministry
Hierarchical level
Section
Tasks:
The section has an overall responsibility for the development of policies that contribute to reducing emissions from the transport sector. This includes the increased use of environmentally-friendly modes of transport and cleaner vehicles, as well as the work with fuel quality and the Renewable Energy Directive.
In addition, the section is responsible for the work with municipal climate and energy planning and climate change adaptation on a national level.
The section also has overall responsibility for national policies and the development of regulations in the area of local air and noise pollution.
(Sorce: www.regjeringen.no)
2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Section for Transport and Local Environment
Short name
TRANSPORT
The section has an overall responsibility for the development of policies that contribute to reducing emissions from the transport sector. This includes the increased use of environmentally-friendly modes of transport and cleaner vehicles, as well as the work with fuel quality and the Renewable Energy Directive.
In addition, the section is responsible for the work with municipal climate and energy planning and climate change adaptation on a national level.
The section also has overall responsibility for national policies and the development of regulations in the area of local air and noise pollution.
Source: regjeringen.no
2025-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Section for Transport and Climate Adaptation
Short name
Transport- og klimatilpasningsseksjonen
Tasks:
Section for Transport and Climate Adaptation
The section works on various measures and instruments to help reduce emissions and contribute to the green transition of the transport sector (road traffic and aviation), including increased use of environmentally friendly means of transport and cleaner vehicles, infrastructure issues, construction sites and non-road machinery etc. The section is also responsible for implementing the new emissions trading system, ETS2. It also has overall responsibility for national policies and regulatory developments in the field of local air quality, climate work in the municipalities and considers objections under the Planning and Building Act in the areas of climate and local air quality. The section is responsible for coordinating Norway’s work on climate adaptation and has agency management responsibility for the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET).
Source: regjeringen.no, january 2025
2025-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Section for International Climate Cooperation
Short name
Seksjon for internasjonalt klimasamarbeid
Tasks:
Section for International Climate Cooperation
Areas of responsibility include the Norwegian Global Emission Reduction Initiative, and the development of international market mechanisms for climate cooperation, bilateral climate and environmental cooperation with China, India and South Africa, flexibility mechanisms under the EU climate framework, climate finance and short-lived climate forcers.
Source: Regjeringen.no, january 2025