Methods and documentation for Nature and the environment
Articles, analysis, and publications
2024
- The SNOW Global Model Document 2 September
This document provides an algebraic description of the SNOW Global model (SNOW-Global), a multi-sectormulti-region computable general equilibrium (CGE) model tailored to analyze energy, environmental andclimate policies in the world including Norway as a separate region.
- The SNOW Model for Norway Document 29 February
In this document, we provide a description of the SNOW model for Norway (SNOW-NO), a multi-sector computable general equilibrium (CGE) model tailored to analyze energy, environmental and climate policies in Norway.
2023
- Methods for analysing short-run emissions and cost impacts of climate policies Report 15 December
The report explores methods for analysing the cost and emission impacts of altered policy instruments in climate policy in the short term.
- Plastic account for Norway Report 7 July
Plastic has become a major environmental issue in recent years and is a topic of increasing attention. This report aims to create a more complete picture of plastic fluxes in Norway based on available data sources.
2022
- Policies for electrification of the car fleet in the short and long run – subsidizing electric vehicles or subsidizing charging stations? Discussion paper 10 May
Abatement can be performed by measures that have an impact on present emissions, but no lasting effect, and by long-lived infrastructure investments.
2021
- Green technology policies versus carbon pricing Discussion paper 19 October
Technology policy is the most widespread form of climate policy and is often preferred over seemingly efficient carbon pricing.
- Endogenous preferences and environmental policy Discussion paper 5 October
This paper investigates environmental policy in the presence of endogenous preferences. The optimal time trajectory is achieved if and only if the consumer is perfectly time-consistent.