The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment ( Norwegian: ''Klima- og miljødepartementet'', KLD) is a Norwegian ministry established on 8 May

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. 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''). It is led by the Minister of Climate and Environment, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen ( Labour Party) since 2023. The ministry reports to the legislature (

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Organisation

Political staff

As of 20 November 2023, the political staff of the ministry is as follows * Minister Andreas Bjelland Eriksen ( 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: * 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 agenciesNorwegian Ministry of the Environmen
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Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 5 October 2013 * Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage * 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

External links

Official web site
Climate and Environment

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