Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency

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Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency
Klima- og forurensningsdirektoratet
Agency overview
HeadquartersOslo
Employees325
Parent agencyNorwegian Ministry of the Environment
Websitewww.klif.no

The Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency (Norwegian: Klima- og forurensningsdirektoratet, Klif), named Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (Norwegian: Statens forurensningstilsyn, SFT) until 2010, was a Norwegian government agency from 1974 to 2013 when it was merged into the Norwegian Environment Agency.[1]

The agency was responsible for ensuring that

global warming, air pollution and noise.[1]

It was subordinate to the

Norwegian Ministry of the Environment[1] and was responsible to ensure that the Pollution Act, the Product Control Act and the Climate Quota Act were followed, including issuing permits for submission, including controlling that these permissions are followed. The agency had 325 employees based in Oslo.[citation needed
]

Reference

  1. ^ a b c "Klima- og forurensningsdirektoratet – Store norske leksikon". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2024-02-16.