Blar i Journal articles på forfatter "Torvanger, Asbjørn"
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A two-track CDM: improved incentives for sustainable development and offset production
Torvanger, Asbjørn; Shrivastava, Manish K.; Pandey, Nimisha; Tørnblad, Silje Hexeberg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has been criticized in the literature for encouraging a focus on offset production (OP) at the expense of achieving or encouraging sustainable development (SD). It is argued that one ... -
Business Models for Negative Emissions From Waste-to-Energy Plants
Torvanger, Asbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Negative emissions of carbon dioxide will likely be needed to meet the <2°C warming above the pre-industrial level goal of the Paris Agreement. A major technology option is combining Biomass Energy with Carbon Capture and ... -
Carbon dioxide removal policy in the making: Assessing developments in 9 OECD cases
Schenuit, Felix; Colvin, Rebecca; Fridahl, Mathias; McMullin, Barry; Reisinger, Andy; Sanchez, Daniel L.; Smith, Stephen M.; Torvanger, Asbjørn; Wreford, Anita; Geden, Oliver (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, spurred by the 2018 IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, net zero emission targets have emerged as a new organizing principle of climate policy. In this context, ... -
Comprehensive assessment of CCS chains–Consistent and transparent methodology
Jakobsen, Jana Poplsteinova; Brunsvold, Amy; Husebye, Jo; Hognes, Erik Skontorp; Myhrvold, Tore; Friis-Hansen, P.; Hektor, E A; Torvanger, Asbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)Through combining insights from engineering, natural sciences, economics, and political science, one consistent, transparent, and comprehensive analytical framework for assessing and evaluating various CCS chains is ... -
Kan karbonhåndtering redde klimaet?
Torvanger, Asbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009) -
The development and deployment of low-carbon energy technologies: The role of economic interests and cultural worldviews on public support
Cherry, Todd; Garcia, Jorge H; Kallbekken, Steffen; Torvanger, Asbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Large-scale deployment of low-carbon energy technologies is crucial to mitigating climate change, and public support is an important barrier to policies and projects that facilitate deployment. This paper provides insights ... -
The political economy of technology support: Making decisions about carbon capture and storage and low carbon energy technologies
Torvanger, Asbjørn; Meadowcroft, J (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)This article reviews the political economy of government choice around technology support for the development and deployment of low carbon emission energy technologies, such as Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). It is ... -
What If Country Commitments for CO2 Removal Were Based on Responsibility for Historical Emissions?
Torvanger, Asbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study explored the consequences of allocating commitments to remove CO2 to countries according to their responsibility for human-made climate change based on historical (cumulative) CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use ...