The large number of participants at the first meeting of the Norwegian COME RES country desk indicates that there is high interest in the development of renewable energy communities in Norway.
CICERO’s new sector briefs cover the most important aspects of climate risk and impact to investors and lenders. The climate risk assessments of agriculture, aluminium, aquaculture, land transport, real estate and shipping have been developed in partnership with CICERO Shades of Green and leading Norwegian financial institutions.
Global CO2 emissions are expected to fall about 7% in 2020 due to the restrictions in place to slow the COVID-19 pandemic. The drop is likely to be only temporary, however, as daily emissions have already started edging back to late-2019 levels.
Over the past decade, the climate change research community developed a scenario framework that combines alternative futures of climate and society to facilitate integrated research and consistent assessment to inform policy. An international team of researchers assessed how well this framework is working and what challenges it faces.