Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (CET)

Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (CET) is led from the Faculty of Social Sciences. The centre's goal is to produce actionable knowledge that can inform policy and practice about how to achieve rapid, just and deep transformation of society to mitigate climate change.

News

Group photo of the co-authors Silje, Tim, Mahir and Håvard

Three articles from CET in Nature-journals

This autumn, CET researchers had three articles accepted for publication in Nature-journals. – This is a result of a dedicated focus on quality in publication over time, says CET Director Håvard Haarstad.

Conference

Silje kristiansen leading the closing panel at Beyond Oil 23

Beyond Oil 2025: Changing Climate Futures

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS. Send your abstracts before March 28. Welcome to the sixth edition of the Beyond Oil Conference. Join us in Bergen on the 22nd and 23rd of October 2025.

News

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) needs a major boost to reach 2°C climate target

New research from the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (CET) and Chalmers University of Technology shows that a large CCS expansion and strong policy and investment efforts are essential to fulfil the climate targets in the Paris Agreement.

Seminar

CET Master's seminar 2025

APPLY NOW - The deadline is January 23. CET organises a master's seminar for anyone writing a master's thesis related to climate and energy transition/transformation. Students from all fields of study are welcome to apply.