• 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. ...
    • Climate cooperation in the shadow of solar geoengineering: an experimental investigation of the moral hazard conjecture 

      Cherry, Todd; Kroll, Stephan; McEvoy, David M.; Campoverde, David; Moreno-Cruz, Juan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      As international efforts to mitigate greenhouse gases continue to fall short of global targets, the scientific community increasingly debates the role of solar geoengineering in climate policy. Given the infancy of these ...
    • Climate effects of large-scale carbon capture and storage for coal-fired power 

      Torvanger, Asbjørn; Skeie, Ragnhild Bieltvedt (CICERO Report;2009:08, Research report, 2009)
    • Climate effects of non-compliant Volkswagen diesel cars 

      Tanaka, Katsumasa; Lund, Marianne Tronstad; Aamaas, Borgar; Berntsen, Terje Koren (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
    • Climate Footprints of Norwegian Dairy and Meat - a Synthesis 

      Oort, Bob van; Andrew, Robbie (CICERO Report;2016:06, Research report, 2016)
      This report reviews the current literature on meat, milk and dairy, with a special focus on Norway. To understand differences in reported emissions, the report explains the variation in methodological approaches such as ...
    • Climate impact storylines for assessing socio-economic responses to remote events 

      J.J.M. van den Hurk, Bart; Baldissera Pacchetti, Marina; Boere, Esther; Ciullo, Alessio; Coulter, Liese; Dessai, Suraje; Ercin, Ertug; Goulart, Henrique M.D.; Hamed, Raed; Hochrainer-Stigler, Stefan; Koks, Elco; Kubiczek, Patryk; Levermann, Anders; Mechler, Reinhard; van Meersbergen, Maarten; Mester, Benedikt; Middelanis, Robin; Minderhoud, Katie; Mysiak, Jaroslav; Nirandjan, Sadhana; van den Oord, Gijs; Otto, Christian; Sayers, Paul; Schewe, Jacob; Shepherd, Theodore G.; Sillmann, Jana; Stuparu, Dana; Vogt, Thomas; Witpas, Katrien (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Modelling complex interactions involving climatic features, socio-economic vulnerability or responses, and long impact transmissions is associated with substantial uncertainty. Physical climate storylines are proposed as ...
    • Climate impacts of short-lived climate forcers versus CO2 from biodiesel: A case of the EU on-road sector 

      Lund, Marianne Tronstad; Berntsen, Terje Koren; Fuglestvedt, Jan S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Biofuels are proposed to play an important role in several mitigation strategies to meet future CO2 emission targets for the transport sector but remain controversial due to significant uncertainties in net impacts on ...