How to stabilize the CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> concentration in the atmosphere depends crucially on baseline assumptions of future economic growth, energy demand and supply technologies, etc. In this paper we investigate how different assumptions about the future affect the necessary global policy measures to reach...</subscript>

This article discusses how different climate policy instruments such as CO₂ taxes and renewable energy subsidies affect the profitability of fossil-fuel production, given that a fixed global climate target shall be achieved in the long term. Within an intertemporal framework, the model analyses...

This paper analyses the markets for fossil fuels given that the limits the Kyoto Protocol sets on CO2 emissions from Annex B countries extend beyond 2008-2012. A forward-looking model with endogenous prices for fossil fuels is applied under different assumptions concerning the technological...

Petroleum companies and Arctic states are carefully watching the sea ice withdrawal and the future access to petroleum resources in the Arctic. We raise the question if the global market for petroleum will actually keep the door open for substantial supply of oil and gas from the Arctic, a...