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EUs energi- og klimaunion: En analyse av et utvidet klimasamarbeid mellom Norge og EU
(CICERO Policy Notes;2018:01, Research report, 2018-04-23)Dette arbeidsnotatet gir en kort gjennomgang av norsk klimapolitisk debatt anno 2018. Det redegjøres for hvordan EUs energi- og klimapolitikk etterhvert er blitt stadig mer integrert, og hvordan EUs energiunion vil ha ... -
Erfaringer med støtteordninger til solcelleanlegg til husholdninger i Norge, utsteders perspektiver
(CICERO Policy Note;2017:02, Research report, 2017)Til nå har det vært tre lokale støtteordninger for solceller til husholdninger i Norge i tillegg til den støtteordningen som administreres av Enova. Oslo, Hvaler og Fredrikstad kommuner har valgt å støtte installering av ... -
Redusert oljeutvinning som klimatiltak: Faglige og politiske perspektiver
(CICERO Policy Note;2017:01, Policy note, 2017)Å regulere produksjonen av fossile energiressurser har fått økt oppmerksomhet i klimadebatten de siste årene. Mens klimapolitikken tradisjonelt har vært orientert mot å begrense etterspørselen etter kull, olje og gass, er ... -
Green Bonds and Environmental Integrity: Insights from CICERO Second Opinions
(CICERO Policy Note;2016:01, Policy Note, 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 ... -
Norsk klimapolitikk: 2030-målene og tilknytningen til EU
(CICERO Policy Note;2015:01, Policy note, 2015)Dette arbeidsnotatet gir en kort gjennomgang av norsk klimapolitisk debatt anno 2015. Det fokuserer spesielt på betydning av forholdet mellom Norge og EUs klima- og energipolitikk. Regjeringen Solberg la 6. februar 2015 ... -
Who governs the environmental policy in the EU? A study of the process towards a common climate target
(CICERO Policy Note;1998:04, Working paper, 1998)The agreement in the Environment Council of March 1997 came as a surprise to most observers and the target was immediately regarded as a radical contribution to the international negotiation process. The Council lists up ... -
Electing Cropland Management as an Article 3.4 Activity under the Kyoto Protocol: Considerations for Norway
(CICERO Policy Note;2006:01, Working paper, 2006)By the end of 2006, Norway will need to decide whether to seek credits for 3.4 activities under the Kyoto Protocol, of which Cropland Management is one option. Electing cropland management as an Article 3.4 activity requires ... -
Sustaining Welfare for Future Generations. A Review Note on the Capital Approach to the Measurement of Sustainable Development
(CICERO Policy Note;2013:01, Working paper, 2013)The objective of this policy paper is twofold: -To present an update on an economic approach to measure sustainable development - the capital approach - and how this approach may be combined with the ecological approach ... -
United States participation in future climate agreements: An assessment
(CICERO Policy Note;2005:01, Working paper, 2005)The report identifies the major obstacles to U.S. participation in an international treaty to control greenhouse gas emissions, and suggests some possible strategies for reengaging the United States. It proceeds as follows: ... -
Historiens kraftlinjer: Klimapolitiske posisjoner og strategier overfor utslippsintensiv industri i fem norske industrikommuner
(CICERO Policy Note;2003:01, Working paper, 2003)Hvilke posisjoner har norske industrikommuner i den politiske prosessen rundt reguleringer av utslipp av klimagasser fra industrien og hvilke strategier anvender de for å vinne fram? Dette spørsmålet blir belyst gjennom ... -
Explaining emission tax exemptions for heavy industries: A comparison of Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands
(CICERO Policy Note;2000:03, Working paper, 2000)The paper addresses the widespread pattern of exempting heavily polluting industries from greenhouse gas emission taxes. Two groups of explanations of exemptions are outlined. The first group focuses on the economic ... -
Climate change and sustainability in Europe
(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 ... -
Wealth, Welfare and Sustainable Growth and Development: Challenges of Economic- and Fiscal Policies in Resource-Producing Countries
(CICERO Policy Note;2011:01, Working paper, 2011)This Policy Note discuses, based on modern development theory and wealth accounting, challenges for economic- and fiscal policies in resource-producing countries defined as countries - both developed and developing low ... -
Klimaet er i endring!
(CICERO Policy Note;2001:02, Working paper, 2001)FNs klimapanel (IPCC) ferdigstilte i 2001 sin tredje hovedrapport. En sentral konklusjon er at vi kan vente fortsatte klimaendringer de nærmeste tiårene selv hvis det gjøres en betydelig innsats for å begrense utslippene ... -
On the question of PPP corrections to the SRES scenarios
(CICERO Policy Note;2004:01, Working paper, 2004)Ian Castles and David Henderson have criticized IPCC’s Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) (IPCC, 2000) for using market exchange rates (MER) instead of purchasing power parities (PPP) when converting regional GDP ... -
From small to insignificant: Climate impact of the Kyoto Protocol with and without the US
(CICERO Policy Note;2001:01, Working paper, 2001)American president George W. Bush has declared that he will not ask the Senate to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. This commentary explores the potential impact of implementing the Kyoto Protocol without the participation of the ... -
Would including more source species enhance the cost-effectiveness of climate policy?
(CICERO Policy Note;2004:02, Working paper, 2004)Incorporating ozone precursors and particle emissions in future climate policy agreements could improve the level of cost-effectiveness, but would also add complexity and complications to negotiation, reporting and ... -
Kostnader ved miljø- og helseskader ved luftforurensninger: Vurdering av skadefunksjonsmetoden opp mot metoder basert på uttrykte preferanser
(CICERO Policy Note;1998:06, Working paper, 1998)For vurdering og verdsetting av miljø og helseskader kan det anvendes "top-down" (TD) eller "bottom-up" (BU) metoder (Aaheim, 1994; Aunan et al., 1995; Swisher, 1996). I TD metoder benyttes makro-økonomiske modeller; noe ... -
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and scientific consensus: How scientists come to say what they say about climate change
(CICERO Policy Note;1998:03, Working paper, 1998)In its Second Assessment Report (SAR) from 1995 the IPCC concluded that «The balance of evidence, from changes in global mean surface air temperature and from changes in geographical, seasonal and vertical patterns of ... -
The use of PPP or MER in the construction of emission scenarios is more than a question of "metrics"
(CICERO Policy Note;2004:03, Working paper, 2004)The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES, IPCC, 2000) has been a matter of debate since Ian Castles and David Henderson claimed that the scenarios were based on ...
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