Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentGovernment

The Ministry of Climate and Environment is a Norwegian government ministry responsible for executing national environmental policies, biodiversity conservation, pollution control, and climate change mitigation. It is tasked with steering sustainable development across the country and overseeing subordinate bodies such as the Norwegian Environment Agency and the Norwegian Polar Institute. Established on May 8, 1972, as the Ministry of the Environment, it was officially renamed to its current title on January 1, 2014, to underscore the priority of global climate action.