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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.

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Siddharth Sareen named Nils Klim Laureate 2024

Today it was announced that CET Professor II Siddharth Sareen is the Nils Klim Laureate 2024 for his work in environmental social sciences.

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Low-Carbon Travel Guide

Download the CET Low-Carbon Travel Guide with tips, tools and inspiration to reduce the climatic footprint of academic activities.

SDG Conference Bergen 2024
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Sustainability in focus: Should researchers be activists?

«We are well aware that a significant change is necessary. We have the knowledge that is needed. Now we must figure out what to do,» professor Håvard Haarstad at UiB says. The seventh SDG Conference in Bergen will be held from 7.-9. February. We ask: What should be the role of universities?

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Start Involving Children In Climate Decisions! Reflections On Intergenerational Justice From Norway

(06.02.24) Undisciplined Environments: After a weekend of interacting with schoolchildren about the climate crisis, a Norway-based researcher reflects on why recent decisions made by the Norwegian government can be defined as acts of intergenerational injustice.
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«Populist far-right parties hinder EU climate policies»

Populist far-right parties portray fossil fuel phase-out as a threat to traditional family values, regional identity, and national sovereignty, according to researchers at UiB.

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