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The Price of Non-compliance with the Kyoto Protocol: The Remarkable Case of Norway
(2004:07, Working paper, 2004)To induce compliance, an international enforcement mechanism needs to authorize the use of punitive consequences against a non-compliant country. However, it is reasonable to require that such consequences do not cause ... -
The role of the Commission in the European Union
(1994:03, Working paper, 1994)In this paper the role of the European Commission is analyzed. The focus is on the role that it plays in policy areas where it has an uncertain formal competence or no formal competence, i.e. where the relevant formal ... -
The Theory of Full International Cooperation: An Experimental Evaluation
(2004:06, Working paper, 2004)The concept of renegotiation-proof equilibrium has become a cornerstone in recent game theoretic reasoning about the stability of international environmental agreements. Applying this solution concept to a linear version ... -
The trade-off between short- and long-lived greenhouse gases under uncertainty and learning
(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 ... -
The value of information and the design of a climate contract under asymmetric information both before and after the contract is signed
(1996:01, Working paper, 1996)The starting point of this paper is that a group of countries cooperate to reduce global emissions of CO2. In order to reduce the cost of achieving a target for global emissions reduction, they offer a non-cooperating ... -
Tough justice for small nations: How strategic behaviour can influence the enforcement of the Kyoto Protocol
(2003:01, Working paper, 2003)This paper looks at how strategic considerations may play a role in the decision of whether or not to impose sanctions on Parties who are not in compliance with their commitments to the Kyoto Protocol. A member of the ... -
Towards constructing a common energy policy in the European Union: How can we theorise about the actor role of the Commission?
(1994:13, Working paper, 1994)This paper presents empirical evidence on the development of the energy policy of the European Union in the period 1985–94, showing how the Commission has worked towards the member states. It highlights the role of the ... -
Tradeable emission quotas for CO2: Quotas on use of carbon or on production of carbon?
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Trading for the Future: Signaling in Permit Markets
(2007:01, Working paper, 2007)Tradable pollution permits are celebrated as a political instrument since they allow (i) firms to equalize marginal abatement costs through trade and (ii) they government to distribute the burden of the policy in a politically ... -
UNCED-prosessen og Nordens rolle
(1994:15, Working paper, 1994)Denne artikkelen tar opp dilemmaet mellom nasjonal suverenitet og behovet for internasjonalt forpliktende samarbeid innenfor miljø- og ressursforvaltning. UNCED-prosessen har vært preget av denne spenningen spesielt i ... -
Uncertain climate change in an intergenerational planning model
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What's in a word? Conflicting interpretations of vulnerability in climate change research
(2004:04, Working paper, 2004)In this paper, we discuss two competing interpretations of vulnerability in the climate change literature and consider the implications for both research and policy. The first interpretation, which can be referred to as ... -
Why quota trade should be restricted: The arguments behind the EU position on emissions trading
(2001:07, Working paper, 2001)In this paper I try to clarify the background and arguments behind the EU position on emissions trading in negotiating the Kyoto Protocol and their suggestions of how the supplementarity cap in the Kyoto agreement can be ... -
Why the CDM can reduce carbon leakage
(2006:02, Working paper, 2006)Carbon leakage is an important concern because it can reduce the environmental effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol. The Clean Development Mechanism, one of the flexibility mechanisms allowed under the protocol, has the ... -
Wind energy development and dissemination in China: Prospects and constraints in an institutional context
(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 ... -
Wind energy technology development and diffusion: A case study of Inner Mongolia, China
(1999:05, Working paper, 1999)This study provides an overview of the diffusion of small household wind generators and development of wind farms in Inner Mongolia, China with the emphasis on policy and institutional perspectives. It analyzes the patterns ...