Contact: Asbjorn Torvanger
Activities: Description: Main research areas of CICERO are (1) impacts of climate changes and climate policy, (2) design of, implementation of, and compliance with climate policy instruments, and (3) integrated assessment, that is, the relationship between climate, other environmental issues and development.

Process: Approach: 'Multisector Convergence Approach' (completed)

Other Activities:

'A sustainable climate development: Long-term targets, global agreements, and economic consequences' (funded by the Norwegian Research Council).

'Beyond Kyoto: International cooperation and abatement of global climate change after 2012' (funded by the Ministry of Foreign affairs, Norway).

Publications:

 K. Blok, N. Höhne, A. Torvanger, R. Janzic, Towards a Post-2012 Climate Change Regime, June 22 2005 

Torvanger, Asbjørn, Guri Bang, Hans H. Kolshus and Jonas Vevatne, 2005, "Broadening the climate regime: Design and feasibility of multi-stage climate agreements." Report 2005:02, CICERO, Oslo, Norway

Jon Hovi and Steffen Kallbekken"The Price of Non-compliance with the Kyoto Protocol-The Remarkable Case of Norway"  June 2004, CICERO Working Paper 

Asbjørn Torvanger, Michelle Twena, Jonas Vevatne, May 2004 "Climate policy beyond 2012-A survey of long-term targets and future frameworks" CICERO Report 2004:02

O'Brien, Karen, Heather Tompkins, Siri Eriksen and Pål Prestrud, 2004. "Climate Vulnerability in the Barents Sea Ecoregion: A Multi-Stressor" Approach. Report CICERO, Oslo, Norway. 34pp.

Clean Development Mechanism: Inter-linkages between the Kyoto Protocol and other Multilateral Regimes, presentation made by Christina Voigt, the University of Oslo at the at NorFA Seminar on Climate Change, March 13-15 2003, Norway. 

Torvanger, A.; O. Godal (2002): "An evaluation of pre-Kyoto differentiation proposals for national greenhouse gas abatement targets", International Environmental Agreements, 2004, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 65-91(27), Kluwer Academic Publishers

Ringius, L. , A. Torvanger, A. Underdal (2002): "Burden Sharing and Fairness Principles in International Climate Policy". International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics 2 (1), p 1-22

Torvanger, Asbjørn and Lasse Ringius (2002): "Criteria for Evaluation of Burden-sharing Rules in International Climate Policy". International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economies, Vol. 2, No. 3, 221-235.

Sijm, J.P.M., J.C. Jansen, A. Torvanger (2001): "Differentiation of mitigation commitments: the multi-sector convergence approach". Climate Policy, Vol. 1, No. 4, 481-497.

Cathrine Hagem (CICERO) and Bjart Holtsmark, (Ministry of Finance, Norway) June 2001, From small to insignificant: Climate impact of the Kyoto Protocol with andwithout US

Jansen, J.C., J.J. Bttjes, F.T. Ormel, J.P.M. Sijm, C.H. Volkers, J.R. Ybema, A. Torvanger, L. Ringius and A. Underdal (2001) Sharing the burden of greenhouse gas mitigation, Final report of the joint CICERO-ECN project on the global differentiation of emissions mitigation targets among countries, Center for International Climate and Environmental Research Norway (CICERO) and the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands (ECN), May 2001. 

Ringius, L., A. Torvanger and A. Underdal (2000) Burden Differentiation: Fairness Principles and Proposals. The joint CICERO-ECN project on sharing the burden of GHG reduction. Oslo: CICERO.

Torvanger, A., O. Godal (1999): A survey of differentiation methods for national greenhouse gas reduction targets. CICERO Report 1999:5

Ringius, L.; A. Torvanger, A. Holtsmark (1998): Can multi-criteria rules fairly distribute climate burdens? OECD results from three burden sharing rules, Energy Policy 26(10), 777-793.

Address:

Sognsveien 68

0855 Oslo

Norway

Phone: +47 (0) 22 85 87 50
Fax: +47 (0) 22 85 87 51
E-mail: admin@cicero.uio.no
Webpage: www.cicero.uio.no

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