Section for Climate Governance

Tasks:
The section is responsible for coordinating the national climate policy and works with development and implementation of new measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the forestry, agriculture, petroleum and onshore industry sectors, among others areas. The section also has responsibility for the Ministry’s work with national climate research and monitoring.

The section assists in the work with international climate negotiations, and is responsible for ensuring compliance with and development of Norway’s international commitments under the UN’s Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. In addition, the section participates in international cooperation concerning the climate within the UN, OECD, ICAO, Nordic Council and EU/EEA, among other bodies.
The section is responsible for the work relating to the EU’s climate quota system and the development of new quota trading mechanisms in an international arena, as well as the Norwegian CO2 compensation scheme. The section also participates in national and international processes relating to carbon capture and storage (CCS).
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The section is responsible for coordinating the national climate policy and works with development and implementation of new measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the forestry, agriculture, petroleum and onshore industry sectors, among others areas. The section also has responsibility for the Ministry’s work with national climate research and monitoring.

The section assists in the work with international climate negotiations, and is responsible for ensuring compliance with and development of Norway’s international commitments under the UN’s Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. In addition, the section participates in international cooperation concerning the climate within the UN, OECD, ICAO, Nordic Council and EU/EEA, among other bodies.

The section is responsible for the work relating to the EU’s climate quota system and the development of new quota trading mechanisms in an international arena, as well as the Norwegian CO2 compensation scheme. The section also participates in national and international processes relating to carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Kilde: regjeringen.no

Tasks:
Section for Climate Governance
The section is responsible for coordinating national climate policies, such as the work to reach climate targets and the reporting under the Norwegian Climate Act. The coordination of the Government’s annual Climate Status and Plan and the governance system is located in this section. The responsibility for most measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is however divided between several sections in the Ministry and in other ministries. The Section for Climate Governance is also responsible for the Ministry’s work with the EU Emissions Trading System and coordinates work on the EU’s climate regulations (‘Fit for 55’ package) and cooperation with the EU to fulfil Norwegian climate targets for 2030 under the Paris Agreement. The section has the responsibility for fluorinated greenhouse gases (f-gases). The section also coordinates the knowledge base for the development of climate policies. The section is also responsible for the Norwegian CO2 compensation scheme and emission reductions in the petroleum and onshore industry sectors.
Source: regjeringen.no, january 2025