The State Administration Database

Section for Transport and Local Environment

This page shows the event history for this unit.

01.07.2012* Founding by complex reorganization

Name: * Transport project
Short name: Transportprosjektet
Affiliations: Ministry
Hierarchical level: Quasi section
Located: 301 Oslo

01.01.2014* New form of affiliation/administrative level

(The unit is reorganized and has changed its 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)

01.01.2014* 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

Remarks

* = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

* = If a name is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies a direct translation from Norwegian to English. The translation is thus not necessarily the official one (if any exists at all).

Comment to the change-of-name event: Sometimes the old and new name is the same. This occur when the translation to English haven’t taken into consideration minor Norwegian name change.