Section for Climate Policy Analysis
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This page shows the event history for this unit.
01.01.2014* Founding by complex reorganization
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).
(Sorce: www.regjeringen.no)
01.01.2016* Change of name
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English.
01.01.2019* Change of name
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
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.