Section for Carbon Storage and Bioressources
2019-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Regular founding
Name
Section for Renewable Energy
Short name
Fornybarseksjonen
Affiliations
Ministry
Hierarchical level
Section
Superior body
Department for Climate Change
Located
301 Oslo
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English
2025-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Section for Carbon Storage and Bioressources
Short name
Seksjon for karbonlagring og bioressurser
Tasks:
Section for Carbon Storage and Bioressources
The section is responsible for the department's work in connection with renewable power generation, bioenergy and energy efficiency. It is responsible for work relating to bioenergy in the form of biomass, biofuels and biogas, and the department's work to reduce emissions and increase carbon uptake in forestry and land use, agriculture and construction. Cross-cutting tasks such as climate research and coordination of the department's work in connection with the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are also included in its portfolio. In addition, the section is responsible for the market requirements for biofuels, the ban on oil heating and afforestation of new land.
Source: regjeringen.no, january 2025