News archive for Geophysical Institute

Riders on the Storm - Investors' Fiduciary Duty and Liability in Climate Change Matters (24.04.2018)

With climate change cases topping number 1000 around the world, who is next? Is there a long leap from companies to investors and pension funds? Should we expect, or plan against, a (further) climate case against Statoil and a climate case against “Oljefondet”?

Vehicles for a sustainable future (23.04.2018)

Norway is leading the way towards a sustainable transport sector. In March, as much as 54 % of cars sold in Hordaland were electric. Read about our recent half day seminar, where we put the spotlight on vehicles for a sustainable future.

Energy, measurement and society (20.04.2018)

Read about our recent half-day seminar on the measurement of energy, its infrastructure and its implications for the society.

The role of smart cities in promoting energy transitions (19.04.2018)

- Do smart city projects make cities more sustainable?

Reduced sea ice cover off Greenland may have surprising effect on ocean currents (09.04.2018)

With global warming, ocean circulation in the Atlantic Ocean is generally thought to weaken. New research shows that less sea ice off the coast of Greenland may work against this.

New ERC-project aims to change climate research (03.04.2018)

Climate researcher Hans Christian Steen-Larsen has for many years explored some of the most extreme environments on Earth, in his search to improve our climate models. If he succeeds with his new ERC-project, it will have great impact on todays climate research.