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Amund Aasbrenn

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Amund Aasbrenn, Mikkel Vindegg

2022

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The oldest source of air pollution still prevails

Published 13.3.2023

Twenty-two years into the twenty-first century, the oldest source of air pollution still prevails. Despite the many policies implemented by national governments and promoted by global bodies, solid fuel remains by far the dominant fuel used for cooking in most low and middle-income countries of South Asia and Africa, while solid fuel (both biomass and coal) is used for heating in much of East and Central Europe and Northern China.

Climate impacts internationally | Health

In flames: Air pollution and human health

Published 2.12.2022

While air pollution from PM2.5-emissions have been reduced in Europe and North America, air pollution from wildfires is increasing. With climate change, we will see more wildfires, risking that the impacts of the efforts that have been made to mitigate air pollution and related negative health effects could be diminished.

Health | Atmospheric particles

Back to the future: About scenarios and what they can tell us

Published 20.10.2022

The latest report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) completes its trilogy on causes, impacts and solutions relating to global warming. The key to understanding the solutions lie in the scenarios that illustrate how society may develop towards a carbon-free future.

Emission scenarios

Out stealing firewood

Published 6.10.2022

October comes over. The electricity prices headline the front page of your wallet. In the special offer counter of your local grocery store you spot vegan hot dogs, 40% off. They expire today. Perfect.

Energy consumption

Tank ship on a steady course towards the horizon.

Global warming on a steady course

Published 30.3.2022

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, international scientists have taken on a persistent problem in climate science: near-term climate evolution.

Climate impacts internationally | Temperature changes | Climate Models

Projects

AMMONIA: Climate and environmental impacts of green ammonia (NH3)

The development of green ammonia (NH3) has recently gained wide interest due to its potential to decarbonize ammonia production and as a carbon-free solution for energy storage and transportation. Green ammonia production is purely based on renewable energy sources and no carbon is associated with its use, e.g. as a chemical fertilizer, or when ammonia is combusted in an engine. However, the production and use of ammonia come with other climate and environmental challenges due to its alteration of the Earth’s nitrogen cycle.

Transport | Renewable energy | Energy consumption

UTRICS: Understanding Temporal aerosol Radiative forcing - Implications for Climate Sensitivity and future warming

Global temperatures are rising due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In addition to increasing greenhouse gas emissions, human activity has changed the composition of particles in the atmosphere. These have masked some of the warming caused by the greenhouse gases. How large is this cooling effect, and how has it changed over time?

Atmospheric particles

VOM – Incentives for Measures for Food system Transition

Emissions of greenhouse gases must be reduced drastically and rapidly to keep the climate goals in the Paris Agreement within reach. The food system is an important source of emissions, with a major impact on land use, biodiversity, and health.

Food and agriculture