CICERO Working Papers: Recent submissions
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Kortere arbeidstid og miljøproblemer - noen regneeksempler for å illustrere mulige kortsiktige og langsiktige sammenhenger
(CICERO Working Paper;1996:03, Working paper, 1996)Det er skapt et inntrykk av at kortere arbeidstid vil bidra til å redusere miljøproblemene. Dette kan være bygget på en for enkel tankegang hvor man neglisjerer den teknologiske utviklingens potensiale for å løse miljøproblemer ... -
A comparison of taxes and tradable permits in national climate policy
(CICERO Working Paper;1999:08, Working paper, 1999)This article discusses domestic climate policy design in a country that has made a binding commitment to the Kyoto Protocol but at the same time want to limit the number of industry shutdowns that follows from the policy. ... -
Kostnadseffektiv klimapolitikk med doble gevinster
(CICERO Working Paper;1999:06, Working paper, 1999)Publikajsonen drøfter valg og dosering av klimapolitiske tiltak i et land som er bundet av en utslippsforpliktelse i Kyotoprotokollen, men samtidig tar hensyn til en offentlig budsjettbetingelse. Antakelsen om at en ... -
Strategies for controlling pollution from vehicular emissions in Beijing
(CICERO Working Paper;2002:04, Working paper, 2002)This paper describes the severe situation of vehicular emission pollution in Beijing, and discusses the following mitigation strategies: improving fuel quality, controlling the exhaust from new vehicles, controlling the ... -
From the Kyoto Protocol to the fossil fuel market: A model analysis
(CICERO Working Paper;1998:09, Working paper, 1998)Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol will change the energy markets. The resulting price shifts will represent important terms-of-trade changes. The paper explores how the different countries’ relationship to the fossil ... -
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 ... -
Sub-Sahara Africa: Energy and environmental challenges
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Should developing countries take on binding commitments in a climate agreement? A cost-benefit analysis
(CICERO Working Paper;2003:09, Working paper, 2003)This paper explores the costs and benefits for all parties to a future climate agreement of developing countries taking on binding commitments. Such commitments would allow developing countries to participate in emissions ... -
Nasjonal klimapolitikk i lys av Kyoto-protokollen
(CICERO Working Paper;1998:12, Working paper, 1998)Artikkelen drøfter valg og dosering av klimapolitiske tiltak på den nasjonale arena i et land som er bundet av en utslippsforpliktelse i Kyoto-protokollen. Den vanlige antakelsen om at en klimagassavgift skal være lik ... -
Climate change and environmental assessments: Issues in an African perspective
(CICERO Working Paper;1997:02, Working paper, 1997)The present study discusses the potential for integrating climate change issues into environmental assessments (EAs) of development actions, with emphasis on sub-Sahara Africa. The study is motivated by the fact that future ... -
Globalization of the automobile industry in China: Dynamics and barriers in the greening of road transportation
(CICERO Working Paper;2001:09, Working paper, 2001)This article describes the state of the automobile industry and urban road transportation management in China. It reviews how the automobile industry is evolving to respond to challenges in economic development, environmental ... -
The European Union renewable directive: The policy-making process and the stakeholders' positions
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Towards constructing a common energy policy in the European Union: How can we theorise about the actor role of the Commission?
(CICERO Working Paper;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 ... -
Nuclear Energy: Rise, Fall and Resurrection
(CICERO Working Paper;2006:01, Working paper, 2006)This paper charts the rise, fall and potential resurrection of the civilian nuclear power industry over the past fifty years in the UK. The role of actors, interests, institutions and ideas are explored using Baumgartner ... -
The Kyoto mechanisms and the quest for compliance: Unresolved issues and potential pitfalls
(CICERO Working Paper;2001:03, Working paper, 2001)The purpose of this paper is to illuminate potential problems with the flexibility mechanism in the Kyoto Protocol connected to the establishment of an enforcement system. The Kyoto mechanisms are emission trading, Joint ... -
Land ownership and development incentive: The capitalization externality
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Project definition and introduction to some key concepts and issues
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Denmark's environmental aid to Central and Eastern Europe: Present and future
(CICERO Working Paper;1995:03, Working paper, 1995)Soon after the political changes in Central and Eastern Europe in the late 1980s, Denmark took steps to protect the environment in these areas and later made a strong commitment to step up its environmental aid. But the ... -
Norsk gjennomføring av Klimakonvensjonen
(CICERO Working Paper;1997:03, Working paper, 1997)Klimakonvensjonen har i tiden etter 1992 utviklet seg til å bli ett av de mest betydningsfulle resultater fra Rio-møtet. I juni 1996 hadde 159 land underskrevet Klimakonvensjonen, noe som i seg selv indikerer dens betydning. ... -
Burden differentiation of greenhouse gas abatement: Fairness principles and proposals
(CICERO Working Paper;1999:13, Working paper, 1999)This report is the second working paper of the joint CICERO (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo) and ECN (Netherlands Energy Research Foundation) project ‘Rules for Burden Differentiation of ...