Browsing CICERO Policy Notes by Title
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Redusert oljeutvinning som klimatiltak: Faglige og politiske perspektiver
(2017:01, Working paper, 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 ... -
Social and political barriers to green tax reform: The case of CO2-taxes in Norway
(1999:05, Working paper, 1999)In this paper, I present the story of several attempts to tax Norwegian mainland emission intensive industries during the 1990s. These industries, mainly made up of aluminium and ferro-alloy producers located in the Norwegian ... -
Some policy issues of greenhouse gas economics
(1994:01, Working paper, 1994)Note: 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 work has been plagiarized, we can no longer be ... -
SRES utslippsscenarier - En gjennomgang av bakgrunn, drivkrefter og resultater
(2000:02, Working paper, 2000)Den tredje arbeidsgruppen i FNs klimapanel (IPCC) fikk i 1996 oppgaven med å utvikle en spesialrapport om utslippsscenarier (Special Report on Emission Scenarios, SRES). Utslippsscenarier er beskrivelser av hvordan man ... -
Summary of the International workshop on “Effects of air pollution and climate extremes on agriculture and health in South Asia” - Integrating Climate Action with Air Action in Indian Cities
(2020:01, Working paper, 2020)The CiXPAG project co-organized a workshop in Delhi in November 2019, on the “Effects of air pollution and climate extremes on agriculture and health in South Asia”, together with local partners Society for Environment ... -
Sustaining Welfare for Future Generations. A Review Note on the Capital Approach to the Measurement of Sustainable Development
(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 ... -
The Climate Convention: Criteria and guidelines for Joint Implementation
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The climate issue: Present state of knowledge
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Outline of an assessment
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and scientific consensus: How scientists come to say what they say about climate change
(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 ozone depletion problem
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The ozone layer problem: Recent findings
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The state of the Kyoto Protocol negotiations: After the fourth UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP4) in Buenos Aires 2-13 November 1998
(1998:05, Working paper, 1998)The fourth Conference of the Parties (COP4) under the Climate Convention (UNFCCC) took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 2–13 November 1998. Summing up the conference, the main impression is that the climate process ... -
The use of PPP or MER in the construction of emission scenarios is more than a question of "metrics"
(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 ... -
Tradeable quotas for greenhouse gases: An option also in favor of the environment?
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United States participation in future climate agreements: An assessment
(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: ... -
Virkemidler som virker i klimapolitikken? Om fleksible virkemidler og et nasjonalt kvotesystem
(1999:02, Working paper, 1999)Debatten om norsk virkemiddelbruk i klimapolitikken tok et stort steg framover sommeren 1998 med Stortingets vedtak om utredning og innføring av et nasjonalt kvotesystem. Spørsmålet om hvilke virkemidler vi skal bruke i ... -
Wealth, Welfare and Sustainable Growth and Development: Challenges of Economic- and Fiscal Policies in Resource-Producing Countries
(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 ... -
Who governs the environmental policy in the EU? A study of the process towards a common climate target
(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 ... -
Would including more source species enhance the cost-effectiveness of climate policy?
(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 ...