Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway)
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norwegian: Klima- og miljødepartementet, KLD) is a Norwegian ministry established on 8 May 1972. The Ministry of Climate and Environment has a particular responsibility for carrying out the climate and environmental policies of the Government. Before 2014 the name was Ministry of the Environment (Norwegian: Miljøverndepartementet).[1]
Det kongelige klima- og miljødepartementet | |
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Formed | 8 May 1972 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Norway |
Headquarters | Oslo |
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Website | www |
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List of Norwegian ministries |
It is led by the Minister of Climate and Environment, currently Espen Barth Eide (Labour Party) since 2021. The department report to the legislature (Storting).
Organisation
Political staff
As of 30 June 2023, the political staff of the ministry is as follows[2]
- Minister Espen Barth Eide (Labour Party)
- State Secretary Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad (Labour Party)
- State Secretary Kjersti Bjørnstad (Labour Party)
- Political Adviser Maria Varteressian (Labour Party)
Departments
The ministry is divided into six departments and an information section:[3]
- Department for Climate Change
- Department for Cultural Heritage Management
- Department for Marine Management and Pollution Control
- Department for Nature Management
- Department for Organizational Affairs
- Department for Planning
- Information section
Subsidiaries
Under the ministry there are five administrative agencies[4]
- Norwegian Cultural Heritage Fund
- Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre
- Norwegian Centre against Marine Litter
- Norwegian Environment Agency
- Norwegian Meteorological Institute
- Norwegian Polar Institute
- The Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund
References
- "The Ministry of the Environment becomes the Ministry of Climate and Environment". Norwegian Government Administration Services. 2013-12-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- "Ministry of Climate and Environment: Organisation". www.regjeringen.no. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- Ministry of the Environment Organization Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 5 October 2013 (in Norwegian)
- Norwegian Ministry of the Environment Underliggende etater Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 5 October 2013 (in Norwegian)