Factsheet: Greenhouse Gas Emission

Greenhouse Gas Emission

Key Information

Country/Region:

Europe (non EU)›NORWAY (NORGE)

Description:

The purpose of this Act is to limit emissions of greenhouse gases in a cost-effective manner by means of a system involving the duty to surrender greenhouse gas emission allowances and freely transferable emission allowances.

Goal/Aim:

Limit emissions of greenhouse gases.

Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives

Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:

Not Relevant

Building a strong research, development and innovation base:

Not Relevant

Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:

Not Relevant

Building competitive biobased industries:

Not Relevant

Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:

Not Relevant

Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:

Not Relevant

Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:

Not Relevant

Availability of financial resources:

Not Relevant

Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:

Not Relevant

Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:

Not Relevant

Contact References

Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):

Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations

Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):

Forskrift om kvoteplikt og handel med kvoter for utslipp av klimagasser (klimakvoteforskriften)

Links:

http://www.regjeringen.no/en/doc/Laws/Acts/Greenhouse-Gas-Emission-Trading-Act.h...

https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2004-12-23-1851

Responsible Authority:

Environment Agency

Contact of Responsible Authority:

http://www.miljodirektoratet.no/no/

Completed by:

VTT

Completed on:

December, 2014

Advanced Information

Feedstock type targeted:

Product type targeted:

Value Chain:

Year Instrument & Measure Started:

2005

Year Last Instrument & Measure was last Amended:

2010

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