Organisation
Nordic Council of Ministers
Forum for Nordic governmental co-operation
The Nordic Council of Ministers, formed in 1971, is the forum for Nordic governmental co-operation. Overall responsibility for the Nordic Council of Ministers lies with the respective Prime Ministers. In practice, responsibility is delegated to the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation (MR-SAM) and to the Nordic Committee for Co-operation (NSK), which co-ordinates the day-to-day work of the official political Nordic co-operation.
Despite its name the Nordic Council of Ministers consists, in fact, of several individual councils of ministers (MR). Most of the Nordic ministers for specific policy areas meet in a council of ministers a couple of times a year.
The Chairmanship of the Council of Ministers, which is held for a period of one year, rotates between the five Nordic countries. Decisions made in the Council of Ministers are unanimous.
Despite its name the Nordic Council of Ministers consists, in fact, of several individual councils of ministers (MR). Most of the Nordic ministers for specific policy areas meet in a council of ministers a couple of times a year.
The Chairmanship of the Council of Ministers, which is held for a period of one year, rotates between the five Nordic countries. Decisions made in the Council of Ministers are unanimous.
Published Documents
- China’s state-owned enterprises as climate policy actors: the power and steel sectors
- H. Bergsager / Nordic Council of Ministers, 2013
- A significant share of China’s greenhouse gas emitting activities is operated by state owned enterprises (SOEs) in power generation and steel production. The report demonstrates that SOEs have played a significant role in mitigat...
- Demand in a fragmented global carbon market: outlook and policy options
- S. Seppanen / Nordic Council of Ministers, 2013
- This report, conducted by GreenStream together with Climate Focus, argues that the global carbon market currently faces a deep demand crisis. The consequent price fall reduces the incentive to make low carbon investments and thus incr...
- Nordic Council of Ministers report finds high risk of carbon leakage
- Nordic Council of Ministers, 2012
- This report finds that previous studies of carbon leakage by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) underestimate the potential for carbon leakage as a result of pol...
- Climate change and energy systems: impacts, risks and adaptation in the Nordic and Baltic countries
- Nordic Council of Ministers, 2011
- Renewable energy sources contribute 16% of the global energy consumption and most nations are working to increase the share of renewables in their total energy budget to reduce the dependence on fossil fuel sources. Most Nordic and Ba...
- How can community conservation contribute to global targets on environment and development?
- L. F. Fosse (ed); P. J. Schei (ed) / Nordic Council of Ministers, 2007
- This is a report from a workshop on the role of local communities and indigenous peoples in the follow-up of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment in environment and in development policy and practice. The event formed part of the 26th ...
