The Danish Energy Agency (Danish: Energistyrelsen) was established in 1976 as an agency of the

Danish Ministry of Transport The Danish Ministry of Transport ( da, Transportministeriet) is the Danish ministry in charge of coordinating and realizing the transport politics of Denmark. The Ministry is headed by a Permanent Secretary. The Ministry of Transport employs a ...

. It was part of the Ministry of Environment and Energy from 1994 to 2001. In 2007 it came under the newly created Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy The agency is headquartered at Carsten Niebuhrs Gade 43. The agency is responsible for handling national and international agreements, tasks linked to production, supply and consumption of energy, and efforts to reduce

greenhouse gas emissions Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect, contributing to climate change. Most is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas. The largest emitters include coal in China and lar ...

. It oversees the legal and political frameworks for reliable, affordable and clean supply of energy in Denmark.

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