• Climate Change Adaptation and Residential Electricity Demand in Europe 

      Eskeland, Gunnar S.; Mideksa, Torben Kenea (CICERO Working Paper;2009:01, Working paper, 2009)
    • Climate change adaptation based on computable general equilibrium models – a systematic review 

      Wei, Taoyuan; Aaheim, Asbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Purpose This study aims to identify the current state of the art and the gaps in the application of computable general equilibrium (CGE) models on studying climate change adaptation. Design/methodology/approach A systematic ...
    • Climate change and environmental assessments: Issues in an African perspective 

      Dalfelt, Arne; Næss, Lars Otto (CICERO Working Paper;1997:02, Working paper, 1997)
      The present study discusses the potential for integrating climate change issues into environmental assessments (EAs) of development actions, with emphasis on sub-Sahara Africa. The study is motivated by the fact that future ...
    • Climate Change and International Relations (After Kyoto) 

      Underdal, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      This review “diagnoses” climate change as an international governance challenge and explores the political feasibility of alternative “cures.” Human activities’ growing effect on Earth's climate system is extremely ...
    • Climate Change and International Relations (After Kyoto) 

      Underdal, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      This review “diagnoses” climate change as an international governance challenge and explores the political feasibility of alternative “cures.” Human activities’ growing effect on Earth's climate system is extremely ...
    • Climate change and sustainability in Europe 

      Alfsen, Knut H. (CICERO Policy Note;2001:03, Working paper, 2001)
      This paper discusses the climate history of the Earth, exploring some of the driving forces of climate change along the way. It points out that it may not be the gradual increase in global mean temperature that we have to ...
    • Climate change doesn’t win you a climate election: party competition in the 2021 Norwegian general election 

      Farstad, Fay Madeleine; Aasen, Marianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The 2021 Norwegian General Election was hailed as a ‘climate election’, yet the Greens only won three seats. What explains the centrality of climate change and why did this not translate into more success for the Greens? ...
    • Climate change effects on hydrometeorological compound events over southern Norway 

      Poschlod, Benjamin; Zscheischler, Jakob; Sillmann, Jana; Wood, Raul R.; Ludwig, Ralf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Hydrometeorological compound events cause severe economical, societal and environmental damage, but their investigation is difficult as they occur rarely and are multivariate. Here we use 50 high-resolution climate simulations ...
    • Climate change impacts on agricultural productivity in Norway 

      Torvanger, Asbjørn; Twena, Michelle; Romstad, Bård (CICERO Working Paper;2004:10, Working paper, 2004)
      Climate change is likely to affect agricultural productivity. In this study, a biophysical statistical model is used to analyze the relationship between yields of potatoes, barley, oats and wheat per decare, and temperature ...
    • Climate change impacts on crop yield: Evidence from China 

      Wei, Taoyuan; Cherry, Todd; Glomsrød, Solveig; Zhang, Tianyi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      When estimating climate change impact on crop yield, a typical assumption is constant elasticity of yield with respect to a climate variable even though the elasticity may be inconstant. After estimating both constant and ...
    • Climate change in Africa: Issues and challenges in agriculture and water for sustainable development 

      Ringius, Lasse; Downing, Tom; Hulme, Mike; Waughray, Dominic; Selrod, Rolf (CICERO Report;1996:08, Research report, 1996)
      This report is primarily focused on the issue of how the World Bank can modify its projects, especially in the agriculture and water resources sectors, to prepare for future adverse effects of changes in climate. The report ...
    • Climate change in Northern Norway: Toward an understanding of socio-economic vulnerability of natural resource- dependent sectors and communities 

      West, Jennifer Joy; Hovelsrud, Grete K. (CICERO Report;2008:04, Research report, 2008)
      The work in this report is a contribution from CICERO to Theme 4 of the NorACIA project, a Norwegian follow-up to the Arctic Council’s Arctic Climate Impact Assessment: http://acia.npolar.no/ It has been recognized ...
    • Climate change in Norway: Analysis of economic and social impacts and adaptations 

      Sygna, Linda; Eriksen, Siri E H; O'Brien, Karen; Næss, Lars Otto (CICERO Report;2004:12, Research report, 2004)
      In this report, we review the findings from a number of studies carried out between 2000 and 2004 in order to shed light on the likely socioeconomic impacts of climate change in Norway. These studies have been aimed at: ...
    • Climate change policy inventory and analysis for Tanzania 

      Daly, Meaghan E.; Yanda, Pius Z.; West, Jennifer Joy (CICERO Report;2015:05, Research report, 2015)
      This report is an output of the Global Framework for Climate Services Adaptation Programme in Africa. The goal of the report is to: 1) assess the extent to which climate change concerns have been integrated or mainstreamed ...
    • Climate change policymaking: Three explanatory models 

      Bang, Guri (CICERO Working Paper;2000:06, Working paper, 2000)
      This paper gives an outline of three explanatory approaches to policymaking processes that allow the development of a rich set of non-trivial, probable assumptions. These assumptions provide a foundation for understanding ...
    • Climate change, risk management and the end of Nomadic pastoralism 

      Næss, Marius Warg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Mobility has been argued to be the single factor explaining why some pastoralists do relatively well during extreme climatic events, while others do not, because mobility works by taking advantage of the spatial and temporal ...
    • Climate Change, Summer Temperature, and Heat-Related Mortality in Finland: Multicohort Study with Projections for a Sustainable vs. Fossil-Fueled Future to 2050 

      Kivimäki, Mika; Batty, G David; Pentti, Jaana; Suomi, Juuso; Nyberg, Solja T.; Merikanto, Joonas; Nordling, Kalle; Ervasti, Jenni; Suominen, Sakari B.; Partanen, Antti-Ilari; Stenholm, Sari; Käyhkö, Jukka; Vahtera, Jussi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Climate change scenarios illustrate various pathways in terms of global warming ranging from “sustainable development” (Shared Socioeconomic Pathway SSP1-1.9), the best-case scenario, to ‘fossil-fueled development’ (SSP5-8.5), ...
    • Climate change: Scientific background and process 

      Alfsen, Knut H.; Fuglestvedt, Jan S.; Seip, Hans Martin; Skodvin, Tora (CICERO Report;2000:01, Research report, 2000)
      The paper gives a brief description of natural and man-made forces behind climate change and outlines climate variations in the past together with a brief synopsis likely future impacts of anthropogenic emissions of ...
    • Climate change: Some elements from the scientific background and the scientific process 

      Alfsen, Knut H.; Fuglestvedt, Jan S.; Skodvin, Tora (CICERO Working Paper;1998:11, Working paper, 1998)
      Concluding remarks: On the nature of the climate problem The problem of climate change is not, despite popular conception, mainly a problem of increased global average temperature. The seriousness of the problem is more ...
    • Climate Clubs: a Gateway to Effective Climate Cooperation? 

      Hovi, Jon; Sprinz, Detlef F.; Sælen, Håkon; Underdal, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Although the Paris Agreement arguably made some progress, interest in supplementary approaches to climate change co-operation persist. This article examines the conditions under which a climate club might emerge and grow. ...