The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities () is a governmental agency in Denmark. It is responsible for national climate policy and international cooperation on climate change, as well as energy issues, meteorology and national geological surveys in Denmark and Greenland.

History

The predecessor of the Ministry of Climate and Energy, the Ministry of Energy (), was created in 1979, from the energy department of the

Ministry of Trade A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and Mi ...

. In 1994, it was merged with Ministry of the Environment and in 2005 it was detached from that ministry, to be merged with Ministry of Transport and Energy. On 23 November 2007, the energy issues were de-merged from the Ministry of Transport and climate issues were de-merged from the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Climate and Energy was created.

List of ministers

Agencies

A number of agencys belong to the ministry: *

Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI; da, Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut) is the official Denmark, Danish meteorological institute, administrated by the Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate. The institute makes weather forecasts and o ...

(DMI) * Forsyningstilsynet (reseacrh board) *

Energinet Energinet is the Danish national transmission system operator for electricity and natural gas. It is an independent public enterprise owned by the Danish state under the Ministry of Climate and Energy. Energinet has some 1150 employees, an ...

* Klimarådet (climate council) * Styrelsen for Dataforsyning og Effektivisering * De Nationale Geologiske Undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland (GEUS) * Energistyrelsen ( Danish Energy Agency) * Geodatastyrelsen The Danish Electricity Saving Trust ( Elsparefonden) is an independent trust under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy. The Trust works to promote energy savings and a more efficient use of electricity.

References

External links

Archived official website in English
The website of the current Danish Energy Agency is at http://ens.dk/en

Ministry of Energy A Ministry of Energy or Department of Energy is a government department in some countries that typically oversees the production of fuel and electricity; in the United States, however, it manages nuclear weapons development and conducts energy-relat ...

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History

List of ministers

Agencies

See also

References

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