Browsing CICERO Research Archive by Author "Ringius, Lasse"
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Burden differentiation of greenhouse gas abatement: Criteria for evaluation and development of burden-sharing rules
Torvanger, Asbjørn; Ringius, Lasse (2000:01, Working paper, 2000)This article discusses nine criteria for evaluation of potential Burden Sharing Rules (BSRs) in climate policy agreements. Three of the criteria reflect fairness principles while six of them are operational requirements. ... -
Burden differentiation of greenhouse gas abatement: Fairness principles and proposals
Ringius, Lasse; Torvanger, Asbjørn; Underdal, Arild (1999:13, Working paper, 1999)This report is the second working paper of the joint CICERO (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo) and ECN (Netherlands Energy Research Foundation) project ‘Rules for Burden Differentiation of ... -
Can multi-criteria rules fairly distribute climate burdens? OECD results from three burden-sharing rules
Ringius, Lasse; Torvanger, Asbjørn; Holtsmark, Bjart (1998:06, Working paper, 1998)An important feature of the Protocol concluded in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997 is the differentiation of the climate targets of the industrialized countries. A more systematic approach to burden sharing than that leading ... -
Climate change in Africa: Issues and challenges in agriculture and water for sustainable development
Ringius, Lasse; Downing, Tom; Hulme, Mike; Waughray, Dominic; Selrod, Rolf (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 ... -
Consistency of World Bank country assistance with client country commitments under FCCC: A Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary case study
Ringius, Lasse; Holtsmark, Bjart; Matlary, Janne Haaland; Sørensen, Erik (1995:04, Research report, 1995)The report evaluates the consistency of World Bank country assistance strategies with client country commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) in the cases of the Czech Republic, ... -
Danish perspectives on transboundary environmental risks: An example from Copenhagen
Löfstedt, Ragnar E.; Ringius, Lasse (1994:10, Working paper, 1994)This article examines the perceptions of a randomly selected number of Copenhagen inhabitants towards different forms of transboundary environmental risks: the Barsebäck nuclear power plant in Sweden and more general East ... -
Denmark's environmental aid to Central and Eastern Europe: Present and future
Ringius, Lasse; Holm, Jesper; Klemmensen, Børge (1995:03, Working paper, 1995)Soon after the political changes in Central and Eastern Europe in the late 1980s, Denmark took steps to protect the environment in these areas and later made a strong commitment to step up its environmental aid. But the ... -
Differentiation, leaders and fairness: Negotiating climate commitments in the European Community
Ringius, Lasse (1997:08, Research report, 1998)This report shows that it is possible to negotiate and reach asymmetrical environmental agreements that take into account significant national dissimilarities. The report argues that analytical models and intuitively ... -
Exploring distribution of commitments: A follow-up to the Berlin Mandate
Torvanger, Asbjørn; Berntsen, Terje Koren; Fuglestvedt, Jan S.; Holtsmark, Bjart; Ringius, Lasse; Aaheim, H. Asbjørn (1996:03, Research report, 1996)The study reviews and analyzes some major issues that must be considered when defining principles for distributing commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for countries belonging to the Organization for Economic ... -
"Friedheim in the Greenhouse": Tracing key positions of key actors on key climate issues
Ringius, Lasse; Wettestad, Jørgen (1997:11, Working paper, 1997)The climate negotiation process is probably the most complex international environmental negotiation process to date. A high number of actors and issues are involved. In order to increase the understanding of the political ... -
Identifying and selecting significant, less significant and insignificant actors in global climate change negotiations
Ringius, Lasse (1997:06, Working paper, 1997) -
Joint Implementation under the Climate Convention: Phases, options and incentives
Torvanger, Asbjørn; Fuglestvedt, Jan S.; Hagem, Cathrine; Ringius, Lasse; Selrod, Rolf; Aaheim, H. Asbjørn (1994:06, Research report, 1994)The aim of this report is to analyze the conditions under which Joint Implementation (JI) can contribute to a costeffective abatement of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. JI refers to policies and measures implemented ... -
Joint Implementation: A promising mechanism for all countries?
Selrod, Rolf; Ringius, Lasse; Torvanger, Asbjørn (1995:01, Working paper, 1995)The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change establishes no legal commitments for any of the Parties to reach specific targets of reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Although the Convention emphasizes the ... -
Muligheter og betingelser for felles gjennomføring etter Kyoto
Ringius, Lasse; Næss, Lars Otto; Torvanger, Asbjørn (1998:02, Research report, 1998)Denne rapporten vurderer konsekvensene av Kyoto-protokollen for prosjekter om såkalt felles gjennomføring (FG, på engelsk: Joint Implementation – JI). Dette er prosjekter der aktører fra ett land finansierer tiltak som gir ... -
Norsk gjennomføring av Klimakonvensjonen
Ringius, Lasse; Bang, Guri (1997:03, Working paper, 1997)Klimakonvensjonen har i tiden etter 1992 utviklet seg til å bli ett av de mest betydningsfulle resultater fra Rio-møtet. I juni 1996 hadde 159 land underskrevet Klimakonvensjonen, noe som i seg selv indikerer dens betydning. ... -
Regime lessons from ocean dumping of radioactive waste
Ringius, Lasse (1994:09, Working paper, 1994)Standard explanations for international environmental regime change do not account for the 1993 ban by states on ocean dumping of radioactive waste. This significant development was in large part caused by a trans-national ... -
Sharing the burden of greenhouse gas mitigation: Final report of the joint CICERO-ECN project on the global differentiation of emission mitigation targets among countries
Jansen, J.C.; Battjes, J.J.; Ormel, F.T.; Sijm, J.; Volkers, C.; Ybema, J.R.; Torvanger, Asbjørn; Ringius, Lasse; Underdal, Arild (2001:05, Working paper, 2001) -
Soil carbon sequestration and the CDM: Opportunities and the CDM
Ringius, Lasse (1999:07, Research report, 1999)The agriculture sector dominates the economies of most sub-Saharan countries, contributing about one-third of the region’s GDP, accounting for forty percent of the export, and employing about two-thirds of the economically ... -
The environmental action plan approach: A milestone in pollution control in the Baltic Sea
Ringius, Lasse (1995:01, Working paper, 1995)This essay focusses on the regional regime for protection of the Baltic Sea marine environment. It compares the 1992 Helsinki Convention and the Baltic Sea Joint Comprehensive Environmental Action Plan with the 1974 Helsinki ... -
The European Community and climate protection: What's behind the 'empty rhetoric'?
Ringius, Lasse (1999:08, Research report, 1999)The EC has been hoping to play an environmental leadership role in the global climate negotiations and has been proposing comparatively stringent climate targets for the OECD countries. But especially the United States and ...