The Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment (Norwegian : Energi- og miljøkomiten) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to petroleum, energy, hydroelectricity, environmental protection and regional planning. It corresponds to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and Ministry of the Environment. The committee has 16 members and is chaired by Ola Elvestuen of the Liberal Party. [1]
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional varieties, and some Norwegian and Swedish dialects, in particular, are very close. These Scandinavian languages, together with Faroese and Icelandic as well as some extinct languages, constitute the North Germanic languages. Faroese and Icelandic are hardly mutually intelligible with Norwegian in their spoken form because continental Scandinavian has diverged from them. While the two Germanic languages with the greatest numbers of speakers, English and German, have close similarities with Norwegian, neither is mutually intelligible with it. Norwegian is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era.
Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface. It is commonly refined into various types of fuels. Components of petroleum are separated using a technique called fractional distillation, i.e. separation of a liquid mixture into fractions differing in boiling point by means of distillation, typically using a fractionating column.
Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower. In 2015, hydropower generated 16.6% of the world's total electricity and 70% of all renewable electricity, and was expected to increase about 3.1% each year for the next 25 years.
Representative | Party | Position |
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Elvestuen, Ola Ola Elvestuen | Liberal | Chair |
Aasland, Terje Terje Aasland | Labour | First deputy chair |
Astrup, Nikolai Nikolai Astrup | Conservative | Second deputy chair |
Aukrust, Åsmund Åsmund Aukrust | Labour | |
Bru, Tina Tina Bru | Conservative | |
Eide, Rigmor Andersen Rigmor Andersen Eide | Christian Democratic | |
Fredriksen, Jan Henrik Jan Henrik Fredriksen | Progress | |
Grimstad, Oskar J. Oskar J. Grimstad | Progress | |
Hansen, Eva Kristin Eva Kristin Hansen | Labour | |
Hansson, Rasmus Rasmus Hansson | Green | |
Henriksen, Odd Odd Henriksen | Conservative | |
Henriksen, Per Rune Per Rune Henriksen | Labour | |
Holmås, Heikki Heikki Holmås | Socialist Left | |
Ljunggren, Anna Anna Ljunggren | Labour | |
Milde, Eirik Eirik Milde | Conservative | |
Pollestad, Geir Geir Pollestad | Centre |
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