Browsing CICERO Research Archive by Title
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Global patterns of daily CO2 emissions reductions in the first year of COVID-19
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Day-to-day changes in CO2 emissions from human activities, in particular fossil-fuel combustion and cement production, reflect a complex balance of influences from seasonality, working days, weather and, most recently, the ... -
Global premature mortality due to anthropogenic outdoor air pollution and the contribution of past climate change
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A global review of the state of the evidence of household air pollution's contribution to ambient fine particulate matter and their related health impacts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Direct exposure to household fine particulate air pollution (HAP) associated with inefficient combustion of fuels (wood, charcoal, coal, crop residues, kerosene, etc.) for cooking, space-heating, and lighting is estimated ... -
Globalization of the automobile industry in China: Dynamics and barriers in the greening of road transportation
(2001:09, Working paper, 2001)This article describes the state of the automobile industry and urban road transportation management in China. It reviews how the automobile industry is evolving to respond to challenges in economic development, environmental ... -
Governing as valuing: Assetization and the making of the Norwegian oil fund
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Recent scholarship has highlighted ‘assetization’ as an increasingly prevalent process in which valuation practices from financial economics are imposed on new aspects of society. This paper analyses the establishment of ... -
GRACE model and applications
(2018:01, Research report, 2018-01-29)This report is a documentation of the GRACE model. GRACE is a computable general equilibrium model aimed at supporting studies of the global consequences of human activities that affect the drivers of climate change. The ... -
Gratiskvoter til industrien - ikke så enkelt
(1999:06, Working paper, 1999)Stortinget ønsker et norsk marked for omsettelige utslippskvoter for klimagasser og et offentlig utvalg (Kvoteutvalget) utreder mulighetene for å etablere et marked. Et vanskelig tema er gratiskvoter som virkemiddel for å ... -
Green Bonds and Environmental Integrity: Insights from CICERO Second Opinions
(2016:01, Working paper, 2016)This policy note shares insights from CICERO's experience in producing over 60 second opinions. Insights on the environmental integrity of green bonds include: 1) Management that is aligned for climate risk can give greater ... -
Green electricity investment timing in practice: Real options or net present value?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Using data from 214 hydropower projects in Norway we study whether investors in renewable energy projects exert discretion about the timing of investment decisions. We know from interviews with these investors that they ... -
Green Electricity Market Development in the United States: Policy Analysis and Case Studies
(2004:02, Working paper, 2004)This paper reviews green electricity development in the United States, focusing on policies that have been enacted to promote green electricity. Green power is a term that refers to electricity generated from particular ... -
Green Electricity Market Development: Lessons from Europe and the U.S. and Implications for Norway
(2005:03, Research report, 2005)Various approaches to promoting green electricity were analyzed through the cases of Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States. How has green electricity market penetration evolved, and what were the main ... -
Green electricity policy in the Netherlands: An analysis of policy decisions
(2003:08, Working paper, 2003)Over the last decades, fundamental changes in both market conditions and the national and international policy framework in the Netherlands can be observed. The Dutch Government has intervened in markets regularly, ... -
GREEN GROWTH: Policies for Transition Towards Low Carbon Economies
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Green transformation is a boundary object: An analysis of conceptualisation of transformation in Norwegian primary industries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The concept of green transformation is burgeoning in the academic literature and policy discourses, yet few empirical studies investigate what the concept actually means to diverse actors, and how it manifests in practices. ... -
A “greenhouse gas balance” for aviation in line with the Paris Agreement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The effects of aviation on climate pose unique policy challenges. A large fraction of the CO2 emissions (65%) is international and not (explicitly) included in the Paris Agreement. The interpretation of Article 4.1 on ... -
Greenhouse gas economics and computable general equilibrium
(1994:05, Working paper, 1994)_________________________________________________________ The author of this report, Hans Gottinger, has been regrettably found guilty of several counts of plagiarism. While we have no definitive proof that this particular ... -
Group size effects in two repeated game models of a global climate agreement
(2002:05, Working paper, 2002)What levels of total abatement can one hope for in a global climate agreement? Some potential answers to this question are provided by game theory. This working paper contains a critical discussion of two (prominent) game ... -
GTAP10Nor: Adjusted GTAP database v10 based on national accounting data of Norway
(2022:01, Report, 2022-01)The Model for Global Responses to Anthropogenic Changes in the Environment (GRACE) was developed for economic analysis of climate change issues including mitigation, impacts and adaptation. Since 2005, GRACE has been updated ... -
Guidelines for Modeling and Reporting Health Effects of Climate Change Mitigation Actions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Modeling suggests that climate change mitigation actions can have substantial human health benefits that accrue quickly and locally. Documenting the benefits can help drive more ambitious and health-protective ... -
Half a degree and rapid socioeconomic development matter for heatwave risk
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)While every society can be exposed to heatwaves, some people suffer far less harm and recover more quickly than others from their occurrence. Here we project indicators of global heatwave risk associated with global warming ...