She has extensive experience in examining the social and political dimensions of energy transitions in different contexts. Her research is motivated by a conviction to explore the potential future of low-carbon societies and ensuring fairness in transition processes and outcomes. Her work has explored the implications of energy transitions on communities, particularly in terms of equity, access, and sustainability. She has also conducted in-depth studies on renewable energy models and their potential to foster inclusive and resilient communities.

Standal has held leadership roles in diverse projects and studies related to energy consumption and the development of new energy infrastructures and geographies. This includes transdisciplinary leadership roles in collaboration with stakeholders and in producing high quality research.

Articles

Understanding the impact of energy policies on inequality in India

Published 9.5.2023

India must reduce its emissions and meet sustainable development goals at the same time. How can the shift to renewable energy be a more just transition in the world’s most populous country?

Just transition | International climate policy | Climate negotiations | Renewable energy

Energy efficiency in Hadeland

Published 20.4.2021

As the first green municipalities in Norway, Gran, Lunner and Jevnaker have implemented many climate measures and are setting good examples of how to create local and innovative energy communities using bioenergy.

Renewable energy

Projects

ZEESA - How to develop zero emission energy systems for the Arctic

The ZEESA research project aims to provide knowledge on how best to develop integrated renewable energy systems for demanding Arctic conditions. The project is a "Competence-building project for business" that works across natural science and social science methods.

Renewable energy | Technology for change | Acceptance | Arctic

COME RES - the development of clean energy communities in Norway

As part of a new EU-funded project, CICERO will study the conditions for community energy in Norway and Europe. Community energy has been identified by the EU as an important pathway to promote the energy transition towards a low-carbon society.

Renewable energy | Energy consumption | Energy policy in the EU

INDGREEN: India’s ambitions and possibilities of becoming a global green leader

In the research project INDGREEN, CICERO will contribute to understanding the relationship between India’s handling of its low-carbon domestic development and its role in international climate negotiations.

Include

The research center Include will generate knowledge about how we can realize a socially just low-emission society through inclusive processes and close collaboration between research and the public, private and voluntary sectors.

Just transition

UPSCALE: Upscaling sustainable collaborative consumption using public libraries

This project addresses how public libraries can be used as hubs for an upscaling of collaborative consumption contributing to the transformation to a low emission society.

Circular economy | Consumer behaviour

4CImpacts - Universal Energy Access: Clean cooking and climate change impacts

Lack of access to clean cooking technology is the single largest environmental risk factor for disease and disability in countries relying on traditional biomass fuels for household energy due to household air pollution.

Adaptation | Air pollution | Health

Flexible electricity use in households: barriers, opportunities and effects (FLEXEFFECT)

The project will meet the urgent need for social science research on flexible electricity policy and technology in Norway.

Renewable energy | Energy consumption | Energy policy in Norway | Just transition

Research groups

Climate and society

In the Climate and society group, we do research on and for transformation processes towards a low-emission and climatically adapted society. In doing so, we analyze interactions between relevant processes and actors at different scales in order to produce high-quality research that is applicable for various societal actors.