The Ministry of Climate and Enterprise () is a ministry in the

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responsible for policies related to the

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, the

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, enterprise,

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, radiation safety, the

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, outdoor life and

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. The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Energy, Business and Industry

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of the Christian Democrats. Busch is also Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden.

History

The ministry originally held the name of Ministry of Industry (''Industridepartementet'') from its establishment in 1969. The ministry has later been called Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications (''Näringsdepartementet''), Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation (''Näringsdepartementet''), Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation (''Näringsdepartementet''), and Ministry of Climate and Enterprise (''Klimat- och näringslivsdepartementet''). The ministry was reshaped on 1 January 2023 when the Ministry of the Environment was merged into the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, forming the Ministry for Climate and Enterprise. It's located on Herkulesgatan 17 in

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Government agencies and other bodies

Government agencies

The Ministry of Climate and Enterprise is principal for 21

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, one state-owned company and five funds:

Government funds

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() * International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics () *

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() * Industrifonden * Norrlandsfonden

State-owned companies

* Environmental Research Institute ()

Policy areas

* Energy * Enterprise and industry * Environment and climate * Innovation

Cabinet ministers

Ministers for ''Business and Industry''

Ministers for ''Energy''

Ministers for ''Climate and the Environment''

References

External links

* {{authority control Climate and Enterprise

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