Section for Transport and Climate Adaptation
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This page shows the event history for this unit.
01.07.2012* Founding by complex reorganization
01.01.2014* New form of affiliation/administrative level
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
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
01.01.2025* Change of name
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
01.01.2025* Change of name
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
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.