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Bård Lahn

Senior Researcher

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on.oiu.kit@nhal.drab
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About

Bård is interested in the relationship between international climate politics, national climate policy, and scientific expertise. 

With a background in sociology and Science and Technology Studies, Bård focuses on the tension between scientific expertise and democratic decision-making. His research interests include the UN climate change negotiations, equity in climate politics, forests and REDD+, and Norwegian climate policy.

Bård has a long track-record as a practicioner in Norwegian and international climate politics, and has followed the UNFCCC negotiations for more than ten years on behalf of a number of Norwegian environmental NGOs. He serves on the board of the Minor Foundation for Major Challenges, and has been a board member at the Sophie Prize, the Development Fund, and Friends of the Earth Norway.

Projects

Fossil Free Futures: Divestment Across the Nordic Countries

The project Fossil Free Futures: Investment and Divestment in the Nordic Countries studies initiatives to opt out of fossil fuels investments in the pension funds. The aim of the project is to better understand actors of change, their tools and practices.

PARIS REINFORCE: Delivering on the Paris Agreement: A demand-driven, integrated assessment modelling approach

The PARIS REINFORCE EU-funded project is developing a novel, demand-driven, integrated assessment model-oriented framework for effectively supporting the design and analysis of climate policies in the EU as well as in other major emitters and selected less emitting countries.

Utslippsscenarier | Klimapolitikk i EU | Klimapolitikk internasjonalt | Globale klimamål | Emission scenarios | EU climate policy | International climate policy | Global climate targets

From emission to extraction: The political economy of leaving fossil fuels in the ground

Identifying options for institutional change at the international level that could govern the transition away from fossil fuels.

Oil and gas policy | Carbon budget | Norwegian climate policy | International climate policy

Research groups

Climate Policy

We work on understanding how international and national politics and policies affect each other, as well as the effect of climate policy instruments, focusing in particular on the global climate negotiations, climate policy in the EU, USA, China and Norway.