• Analysis of EU member states' national allocation plans 

      Kolshus, Hans H.; Torvanger, Asbjørn (CICERO Working Paper;2005:02, Working paper, 2005)
      The European Union’s (EU) emissions trading scheme (ETS) started on 01 January 2005. The ETS covers CO2 emissions from large emitters in the power and heat generation industry and selected energy-intensive industrial ...
    • Can the Clean Development Mechanism attain both cost-effectiveness and sustainable development objectives? 

      Kolshus, Hans H.; Vevatne, Jonas; Torvanger, Asbjørn; Aunan, Kristin (CICERO Working Paper;2001:08, Working paper, 2001)
      The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), as defined in the Kyoto Protocol, has two objectives: to promote sustainable development in host developing countries, and to improve global cost-effectiveness by assisting developed ...
    • Carbon sequestration in sinks: An overview of potential and costs 

      Kolshus, Hans H. (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 ...
    • Climate policy futures, energy markets, and technology: Implications for Norway 

      Kolshus, Hans H.; Torvanger, Asbjørn; Malvik, Henrik (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: ...
    • The feasibility of ambitious climate agreements: Norway as an early test case 

      Andresen, Steinar; Kolshus, Hans H.; Torvanger, Asbjørn (CICERO Working Paper;2002:03, Working paper, 2002)
      There are considerable differences between developed countries as to how difficult it will be to meet their commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. ‘High-cost abatement countries’ are particularly interesting as they can be ...