Browsing CICERO Working Papers by Issue Date
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Wind energy technology development and diffusion: A case study of Inner Mongolia, China
(CICERO Working Paper;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 ... -
A simple model for scenario studies of changes in global climate: Version 1.0
(CICERO Working Paper;1999:02, Working paper, 1999)This paper gives a documentation of a simple climate model for studying the effects of future climate gas emissions on global mean temperature and sea level. Input to the model is global emissions of 29 gases. Atmospheric ... -
Making climate change negotiable: The development of the Global Warming Potential index
(CICERO Working Paper;1999:09, Working paper, 1999)One important contribution from science to environmental negotiations is the provision of scientific models, methods and concepts that may serve as decision-making tools and that hence may assist policy-makers in developing ... -
Science-policy interaction in the global greenhouse: Institutional design and institutional performance in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
(CICERO Working Paper;1999:03, Working paper, 1999)Research input constitutes a key component in the development of effective international environmental regimes. Scientific knowledge is called for not only in the design of policies that are effective in terms of solving ... -
Decision criteria under uncertainty and the climate problem
(CICERO Working Paper;1999:10, Working paper, 1999)This working paper examines some of the decision criteria suggested by theories on decision making under uncertainty. This is done by applying the criteria to the problem of global warming. It is shown that even if there ... -
Institutional barriers to commercialisation of wind power in India: The case of Gujarat
(CICERO Working Paper;1999:07, Working paper, 1999)Institutional support for encouraging renewable energy technologies in India, is strong at the state, the national and international levels. Within Gujarat a range of underlying drivers and more explicit policies and ... -
An efficient and accurate carbon cycle model for use in simple climate models
(CICERO Working Paper;1999:01, Working paper, 1999)The aim of this publication is to document a simple model of the atmospheric CO2 concentration based on exogenous input of anthropogenic emission of CO2 and taking air-sea exchange and biospheric responses into account. ... -
Burden differentiation: GHG emissions, undercurrents and mitigation costs
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Co-benefits from CO2-emission reduction measures in Shanxi, China: A first assessment
(CICERO Working Paper;2000:07, Working paper, 2000)This paper analyses a set of CO2-reducing abatement options related to coal consumption in Shanxi, China. The costs and potential for abatement are investigated for different economic sectors, and the entailed emission ... -
Climate policy futures, energy markets, and technology: Implications for Norway
(CICERO Working Paper;2000:09, Working paper, 2000)This paper is part of the joint CICERO and Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) project “Towards a cost-effective climate policy: The international framework and Norwegian policy framework” (“Mot en effektiv klimapolitikk: ... -
National climate policy, firm survival, and investments
(CICERO Working Paper;2000:08, Working paper, 2000)In this paper we consider how to design a national tradable quota system to reduce emissions of climate gases when the regulator is concerned about the survival of specific firms. The problem is studied using a two-period ... -
The multi-sector convergence approach of burden sharing
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Burden differentiation of greenhouse gas abatement: Criteria for evaluation and development of burden-sharing rules
(CICERO Working Paper;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. ... -
Estimates of future climate based on SRES emission scenarios
(CICERO Working Paper;2000:04, Working paper, 2000)The preliminary emission scenarios in the Special Report on Emission Scenario (SRES) developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), will eventually replace the old IS92 scenarios. By running these ... -
From non-market support to cost-competitive incentives: Wind energy commercialization in China
(CICERO Working Paper;2000:03, Working paper, 2000)This paper presents an overview of the development of wind energy in China. By examining the economics of windfarm development, it compares the economics of wind technology with other conventional energy technologies and ... -
Adjustment costs for investments in the abatement of climate change under uncertainty
(CICERO Working Paper;2000:05, Working paper, 2000)This paper studies optimal abatement of CO2 emissions, when investments in abatement measures are subject to adjustment costs. Decisions are made under uncertainty about the damages of climate change. Optimal abatement is ... -
Climate change policymaking: Three explanatory models
(CICERO Working Paper;2000:06, Working paper, 2000)This paper gives an outline of three explanatory approaches to policymaking processes that allow the development of a rich set of non-trivial, probable assumptions. These assumptions provide a foundation for understanding ... -
The Kyoto Protocol and the fossil fuel markets under different emission trading regimes
(CICERO Working Paper;2000:10, Working paper, 2000)The consequences of the Kyoto Protocol for the fossil fuel markets depend on which policy instruments that are used in order to reach the emission targets. This paper uses a numerical model to assess the significance of ... -
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 ...