CICERO Working Papers
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Poland’s renewable energy policy mix: European influence and domestic soap opera
(CICERO Working paper;2017:01, Working paper, 2017)Poland’s energy mix is dominated by indigenous coal, and since the country joined the European Union in 2004 it has been clear that it will do much to safeguard its domestic coal sector and resist pressures for ambitious ... -
Business as UNusual: the implications of fossil divestment and green bonds for financial flows, economic growth and energy market
(CICERO Working Paper;2016:01, Working paper, 2016)Green bonds and fossil divestment has emerged as a bottom-up approach to climate action within the business community. Recent pledges by large banks and institutional investors have reached levels that have the potential ... -
Sovereign Wealth Funds as a New Instrument of Climate Protection Policy? A Case Study of Norway as a Pioneer of Ethical Guidelines for Investment Policy
(CICERO Working Paper;2008:03, Working paper, 2008)Norway’s abundance of natural resources is the deciding factor in explaining how the north European state ranks among countries worldwide with the highest standard of living. A sovereign wealth fund was established in 1990 ... -
Possible criteria for differentiated commitments: Fair or feasible?
(CICERO Working Paper;1997:07, Working paper, 1997)This paper discusses the notion of differentiated commitments or burden sharing in the ongoing negotiations on emissions reductions of greenhouse gases. The negotiations, which takes place in the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin ... -
State dependent pollution control and the choice of policy instruments
(CICERO Working Paper;1994:08, Working paper, 1994)The paper examines the role of policy instruments aiming at the control of environmental problems. If there is a complex relationship between economic activities and environmental effects, the use of indirect economic ... -
Energy and environment in Asia: Transnational and global issues
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Principal-agency control of wastes
(CICERO Working Paper;1994:01, 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 ... -
Implementing China's Agenda 21: From national strategy to local actions
(CICERO Working Paper;1998:04, Working paper, 1998)The paper analyzes the process of adaptation of the Chinese governmental policy in response to sustainable development. It reviews the historical roots, from which response to sustainable development arises. Through ... -
Democratization and the issue of climate change in Brazil 1987-1994
(CICERO Working Paper;1995:06, Working paper, 1995)The paper describes the development of Brazilian positions and policies related to the issue of climate change during the 1987–1994 period. The main focus of the paper is on the political conflicts connected to the most ... -
Corporate environmentalism: Notes on conceptualization and explanation with anecdotal evidence from the oil industry
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Carbon sequestration in sinks: An overview of potential and costs
(CICERO Working Paper;2001:11, Working paper, 2001)Prior to the resumed climate negotiations in Bonn in July this year, it was thought that an agreement on the unresolved crunch issues of the Kyoto Protocol was unrealistic. This was primarily due to the US withdrawal from ... -
The trade-off between short- and long-lived greenhouse gases under uncertainty and learning
(CICERO Working Paper;2001:10, Working paper, 2001)To find an optimal climate policy we must balance abatement of different greenhouse gases. There is substantial uncertainty about future damages from climate change, but we will learn more over the next few decades. Gases ... -
Identifying and selecting significant, less significant and insignificant actors in global climate change negotiations
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The population externality
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Institutional dynamics and barriers in wind energy development: A case study of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, India
(CICERO Working Paper;1999:04, Working paper, 1999)Tamil Nadu state had 719 MW of windfarm capacity by September 1998 out of the country’s total figure of 992 MW, while Andhra Pradesh had 58 MW installed capacity. 1995-96 saw a boom when 282 MW windfarms were set up in ... -
The development of environmental policy-making in Hungary: The role of the EC
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The multi-sector convergence approach: A flexible framework for negotiating global rules for national greenhouse gas emissions mitigation targets
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An economic approach to monitoring pollution accidents
(CICERO Working Paper;1994:07, 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 ... -
Wind energy development and dissemination in China: Prospects and constraints in an institutional context
(CICERO Working Paper;1998:07, Working paper, 1998)This study is intended to provide a better understanding of the functional roles and dynamics of institutions in determining the effectiveness of national and regional public-sector initiatives to promote the dissemination ... -
The Commission as policy-maker: The need to venture beyond state-centric integration theory
(CICERO Working Paper;1995:05, Working paper, 1995)This article criticizes Andrew Moravcsik´s model of two-level states-EU interaction on three counts: it neglects EU actors, assumes the primacy of state actors, and further assumes that interests are formed prior to policy ...
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