Browsing Discussion papers (FOR) by Author "Eskeland, Gunnar S."
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Batteries in Offshore Support vessels - Pollution, climate impact and economics
Lindstad, Haakon Elizabeth; Eskeland, Gunnar S.; Rialland, Agathe (Discussion paper;21/16, Working paper, 2016-12-07)This paper assesses the pros and the cons of installing batteries on offshore support vessels. These vessels are specially designed to provide services to oil and gas operations, such as anchor handling, supply and subsea ... -
Greening the Vehicle Fleet: Evidence from Norway’s CO2 Differentiated Registration Tax
Yan, Shiyu; Eskeland, Gunnar S. (Discussion paper;14/16, Working paper, 2016-08-31)Fiscal policies are used to improve vehicle fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions in the transport sector. Years of forceful reform in Norway may be seen as informative. From 2007, Norway has linked its new vehicle ... -
Leadership in Climate Policy: Is there a case for Early Unilateral Unconditional Emission Reductions?
Eskeland, Gunnar S. (Discussion paper;06/13, Working paper, 2013-06)One may misread economic theory on climate policy to provide a warning against unilateral mitigation. While important lessons are drawn from ‘global problems require global solutions’, these say little about what to do ... -
Missing in Action? Speed optimization and slow steaming in maritime shipping
Assmann, Lisa; Andersson, Jonas; Eskeland, Gunnar S. (Discussion paper;13/15, Working paper, 2015-03-12)This paper analyzes the claim, made by both academics and by industry insiders, that vessels speed up under conditions of high freight rates and low bunker prices. The rationale for the claim is that a ship should move ... -
Sulphur Abatement Globally in Maritime Shipping
Lindstad, Elizabeth; Rehn, Carl Fredrik; Eskeland, Gunnar S. (Discussion paper;8/17, Working paper, 2017-06-29)In 2016, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) decided on global regulations to reduce sulphur emissions to air from maritime shipping starting 2020. The regulation implies that ships can continue to use residual ... -
Trading for the future : signaling in permit markets
Harstad, Bård; Eskeland, Gunnar S. (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2010-03)