Climate Economics

The Climate Economics group is an applied, policy-oriented research team specializing in the design and evaluation of climate policy. The group combines economic modeling, statistical analysis, and behavioural and experimental methods to assess the cost effectiveness, distributional impacts and political feasibility of climate policies.

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About the research group

Subject fields

Climate Models

Climate services

Oil and gas policy

Energy policy in the EU

Norwegian climate policy

International climate policy

Contact persons

Steffen Kallbekken

About

Drawing on extensive research experience in Norwegian, European, and international contexts, the group works on key policy areas including carbon pricing and policy portfolios, energy and power market reform, oil and gas transition, innovation and green growth, and climate adaptation in both high income and developing countries.

Our researchers lead and contribute to major national and EU funded projects, often in close dialogue with industry and governments, and contribute to international processes (including the IPCC).

Members of the group

Steffen Kallbekken

Research Group Leader - Climate Economics

Asbjørn Torvanger

Research Professor

Marie Kirkedam

Research Assistant

Nina Bruvik Westberg

Senior Researcher

Sofie Skjeflo

Senior Researcher

Taoyuan Wei

Research Professor

Taran Fæhn

Research Professor

Events

20 November

Where are global CO₂ emissions heading?

Despite growth in renewable energy production around the world, fossil fuel use looks set to rise again in 2024. How much must countries cut emissions to stay on track to reach the goals in the Paris Agreement?

Articles

Aviation needs bolder approaches to climate change than carbon offsets and cleaner fuels

Published 22.9.2022

The aviation industry’s response to climate change relies mainly on cleaner fuels and carbon offsetting. Government and industry must experiment with other approaches to bring the climate impact of aviation closer to zero, argues researchers in a Nature commentary.

Transport | Technology for change | Atmospheric particles | Carbon emissions globally

Projects

FairZero

Climate change represents one of the most complex challenges of our time. Governments worldwide are adopting ambitious goals for net-zero emissions by mid-century. Achieving these goals will, however, require more than individual policy instruments like carbon taxes to deal with multiple goals and interests; they require comprehensive "policy portfolios"- carefully designed combinations of policies to ensure effectiveness, fairness, and public support.

Norwegian climate policy | Just transition | Carbon emissions Norway | Acceptance

MAGICA - MAximising the synergy of European research Governance and Innovation for Climate Action

The EU-funded MAGICA project aims to accelerate the development and transfer of climate knowledge from science to policy and practice within the European Research Area (ERA) and to enhance research and innovation within the scientific community on climate change priorities.

International climate policy | Adaptation | Climate communication | EU climate policy

AVIATE: How can aviation contribute to a low-carbon society?

The AVIATE (Aviation in a low-carbon society) project will provide better understanding of the climate impact of aviation, both for Norway and globally, and explore options for reducing that impact.