CICERO Research Archive: Recent submissions
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Implementing the Kyoto Protocol: The role of environmental agreements
(CICERO Report;1999:04, Research report, 1999)Voluntary agreements between an industry or a company and the government to regulate various environmental impacts is a popular policy tool in many OECD countries. Since the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol to the United ... -
Impacts of climate change on travel habits: A national assessment based on individual choices
(CICERO Report;2005:07, Research report, 2005)Impacts of climate change on the choice of transport mode for local trips are estimated from data for the city of Bergen in Norway. By means of a climate scenario for other main cities, the impacts for Norway are assessed ... -
From confrontation to cooperation. A developed country perspective on the role of developing countries' contribution to technology development and transfer
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The value of information and the design of a climate contract under asymmetric information both before and after the contract is signed
(CICERO Working Paper;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 ... -
Klimapolitiske virkemidler og norsk industris konkurranseevne
(CICERO Report;2004:08, Research report, 2004)Står norsk konkurranseutsatt industri overfor strengere klimapolitikk enn de viktigste konkurrentlandene i OECD? Hovedkonklusjonen er at Norge, som de fleste OECD-land med en aktiv klimapolitikk, i stor grad har vært lydhøre ... -
Frivillege avtaler som internasjonalt miljøpolitisk verkemiddel
(CICERO Report;1997:07, Research report, 1997)Føremålet med dette prosjektet er å analysere frivillege avtaler i næringslivet og vurdere kva potensiale slike avtaler har som miljøpolitisk verkemiddel. Eit viktig spørsmål er under kva slag føresetnader frivillege avtaler ... -
CDM baseline methodologies and carbon leakage
(CICERO Working Paper;2006:03, Working paper, 2006)Carbon leakage is an important issue because it can reduce the environmental effectiveness of international climate agreements. Under the Kyoto Protocol, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) can potentially reduce carbon ... -
From small to insignificant: Climate impact of the Kyoto Protocol with and without the US
(CICERO Policy Note;2001:01, Working paper, 2001)American president George W. Bush has declared that he will not ask the Senate to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. This commentary explores the potential impact of implementing the Kyoto Protocol without the participation of the ... -
Effects of reductions in stratospheric ozone on tropospheric chemistry through changes in photolysis rates
(CICERO Report;1993:05, Research report, 1993)The observed reductions in stratospheric ozone since the late 1970s are likely to have affected the penetration of UV radiation into the troposphere. We have examined the sensitivity and the response of the tropospheric ... -
Assessing compliance with the Kyoto Protocol: Expert reviews, inverse modelling, or both?
(CICERO Working Paper;2003:07, Working paper, 2003)The Kyoto Protocol has an ambitious reporting and review system to assess nations’ compliance with their emission commitments. This system requires considerable resources to assure that the Parties report accurate emission ... -
Informasjonskampanjer og miljøvennlig adferd: En utredning for klimakampanjen Klimaløftet
(CICERO Report;2007:04, Research report, 2007)Denne rapporten er skrevet på oppdrag for prosjektledelsen for klimakampanjen Klimaløftet, som er opprettet av Miljøverndepartementet. Oppdraget bestod i å sammenstille faktakunnskap om effekter av informasjonskampanjer ... -
Greenhouse gas economics and computable general equilibrium
(CICERO Working Paper;1994:05, Working paper, 1994)_________________________________________________________ The author of this report, Hans Gottinger, has been regrettably found guilty of several counts of plagiarism. While we have no definitive proof that this particular ... -
Explaining emission tax exemptions for heavy industries: A comparison of Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands
(CICERO Policy Note;2000:03, Working paper, 2000)The paper addresses the widespread pattern of exempting heavily polluting industries from greenhouse gas emission taxes. Two groups of explanations of exemptions are outlined. The first group focuses on the economic ... -
The cost of sectoral differentiation: The case of the EU emissions trading scheme
(CICERO Working Paper;2004:08, Working paper, 2004)It is often assumed in the economic literature that the Kyoto Protocol will be implemented through a cost-efficient, comprehensive emissions trading system. However, the general experience from implementation of environmental ... -
Impatience and climate policy
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Structure and agent in scientific diplomacy: Institutional design and leadership performance in the science-politics interface of climate change
(CICERO Working Paper;1994:14, Working paper, 1994)Science constitutes a central component in international environmental policy-making. Scientific advisory bodies have increasingly become integral parts of negotiating efforts to combat common environmental problems. Still, ... -
What might be minimum requirements for making the mechanism of Joint Implementation under the Climate Convention credible and operational
(CICERO Report;1994:04, Research report, 1994)Joint implementation (JI) is a mechanism under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). The criteria of the mechanism are yet to be decided upon, but discussions in the International Negotiating Committee (INC) ... -
Sosioøkonomiske virkninger av klimaendringer: Metoder for å anslå virkninger på aggregert nivå
(CICERO Working Paper;2003:05, Working paper, 2003)I denne rapporten drøftes metoder for å beregne samfunnsøkonomiske virkninger av klimaendringer med eksempler fra Hordaland fylke. Utgangspunktet for beregningene er anslag over klimaendringer fra RegClim prosjektet. Med ... -
The European electricity sector and the EU ETS review
(CICERO Working Paper;2008:01, Working paper, 2008)The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) has been reviewed and evaluated, and this paper surveys the positions of electricity producers and consumers on the review of the EU ETS. More specifically, the paper ... -
Social benefits of energy conservation in Hungary: An examination of alternative methods of evaluation
(CICERO Working Paper;1997:10, Working paper, 1997)This study aims at comparing alternative methods for a valuation of the social benefits of less air pollution. Estimates of such benefits can be based either on the economic consequences of less damage associated with ...