The Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency (, ''Klif''), named Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (, ''SFT'') until 2010, was a
Norwegian government agency
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from 1974 to 2013 when it was merged into the
Norwegian Environment Agency
The Norwegian Environment Agency () is a Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Climate and Environment. Its primary responsibilities are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, manage Norwegian nature, and prevent pollution. The agency ha ...
.
The agency was responsible for ensuring that
pollution
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,
waste
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and other harmful substances did not result in health damage, inflict the well-being or hinder the production and reproduction of nature. In particular it had a responsibility of pollution related to sea and water, chemicals, waste and recycling,
global warming
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,
air pollution
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and
noise
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.
[
It was subordinate to the ]Norwegian Ministry of the Environment
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment ( Norwegian: ''Klima- og miljødepartementet'', KLD) is a Norwegian ministry established on 8 May 1972. The Ministry of Climate and Environment has a particular responsibility for carrying ...
[ 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
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
.
References
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Pollution Control Authority
Government agencies established in 1974
Organisations based in Oslo
Environmental agencies
Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway)