Blar i UiS Brage på forfatter "Langhelle, Oluf"
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Electric vehicles transition in developing countries : A case study of Nairobi-Kenya
Adjei-Ampomah, Francis (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-30)Automobility is confronted with the need for change to address the persistent problems such as increasing traffic congestion and atmospheric pollution (including emissions that contribute to climate change. In practice, ... -
Electrification of the Norwegian continental shelf: Discursive practices from the key actors How do the key actors perceive electrification of the NCS?
Torstveit, Jørgen; ; Tråsavik, Helene (Master thesis, 2023)A ‘renationalisation’ of Norwegian climate policy, shifting from a global to a domestic approach to meet a 55 % emissions reduction target, also centres the debate towards Norway's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases: the ... -
Electrification of the Norwegian continental shelf: Discursive practices from the key actors How do the key actors perceive electrification of the NCS?
Torstveit, Jørgen; Tråsavik, Helene (Master thesis, 2023)A ‘renationalisation’ of Norwegian climate policy, shifting from a global to a domestic approach to meet a 55 % emissions reduction target, also centres the debate towards Norway's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases: the ... -
Emission Mitigation and Energy Security Trade-Off: Role of Natural Gas in the Indian Power Sector
Das, Nandini; Dasgupta, Shyamasree; Roy, Joyashree; Langhelle, Oluf; Assadi, Mohsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) aim to increase the share of non-fossil fuel, especially renewables, in power generation. But at the same time, it mentions that coal is likely to dominate the power ... -
Enabling a just energy transition through solidarity in research
Sareen, Siddharth; Girard, Bérénice; Lindkvist, Peter Mathias; Sveinsdóttir, Anna Guðbjört; Kristiansen, Silje; Laterza, Vito; Støen, Mariel Cristina; Langhelle, Oluf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-05)A just energy transition is as much about acknowledging and acting on the socio-material needs of marginalised classes and groups as about informing inclusive and deliberative policy-making towards more equitable energy ... -
An Exploration of Norway's Construction Sector Transition Towards Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
Gismervik, Amund (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)This master thesis explores Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEBs), with a special focus on Rogaland, Norway, looking at if - and how - the transition to nZEBs is unfolding. This research was inspired by the publication of ... -
An exploratory assessment and analysis of corporate SDG incorporation within Stavanger, Norway
Dumke, Whitney; Randeberg, Gunhild Fosså (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)As the world is changing, the scope and structure of business is evolving as well. One form of this evolution is through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals which are to guide the world, including businesses ... -
Geopolitics and Renewable Energy: A Study on the Implications of the Energy Transition
Haakensen, Maren Emilie; Hanssen, Thomas Kleppa (Studentoppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2023;, Bachelor thesis, 2023-05)This thesis investigates the potential geopolitical implications of the transition to renewable energy for the USA, EU, Russia, and China, addressing the question: "To what extent can the transition to renewable energy be ... -
Geopolitikk og Fornybar Energi: En Studie om Implikasjonene av Energiomstillingen
Haakensen, Maren Emilie; Hanssen, Thomas Kleppa (Bachelor thesis, 2023)Denne oppgaven undersøker de potensielle geopolitiske implikasjonene av overgangen til fornybar energi for USA, EU, Russland og Kina, og tar opp problemstillingen: "I hvilken grad kan overgangen til fornybar energi beskrives ... -
Geopolitikk og Fornybar Energi: En Studie om Implikasjonene av Energiomstillingen
Hanssen, Thomas Kleppa; Haakensen, Maren Emilie (Bachelor thesis, 2023)Denne oppgaven undersøker de potensielle geopolitiske implikasjonene av overgangen til fornybar energi for USA, EU, Russland og Kina, og tar opp problemstillingen: "I hvilken grad kan overgangen til fornybar energi beskrives ... -
Governance in the Urban Growth Agreement for Nord-Jæren: how increased Multi-Level Governance could help achieve the zero-growth goal in the region
Rosales La Torraca, Rafael (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Urban transport policy has been lifted by the Norwegian government as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector in recent years. This has happened at the same time as reports by the Intergovernmental ... -
Is the full electrification of oil and gas offshore fields with renewable energy feasible in order to eliminate all gas turbines from Norwegian Continental Shelf?
Waage, Shinya Inui (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)In 2014, 16% of Norway’s GDP came from oil and gas industry and 57% of export were oil and gas related products. (Hass, et al., 2017) At the same time, 27.6% of nationwide greenhouse gas emission in 2018 came from oil and ... -
Natural gas: A transition fuel for sustainable energy system transformation?
Safari, Amir; Das, Nandini; Langhelle, Oluf; Roy, Joyashree; Assadi, Mohsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Current discourse on the transition to a decarbonized energy system future is dominated by renewable energy solutions. Initial conditions for this transition may vary across different regions and countries. There are, ... -
Naturens plass i det grønne skiftet
Malmin, Irene Lindstad; Skjæveland, Gro Maren (Bachelor thesis, 2022)Vi har sett på hvordan verdiordener brukes som legitimering i beslutninger av tildelt og avslått konsesjonssøknader for vindkraft. I tillegg har vi undersøkt hvorvidt en grønn verdiorden utgjør et legitimeringsgrunnlag i ... -
Naturens plass i det grønne skiftet
Malmin, Irene Lindstad; Skjæveland, Gro Maren (Bachelor thesis, 2022)Vi har sett på hvordan verdiordener brukes som legitimering i beslutninger av tildelt og avslått konsesjonssøknader for vindkraft. I tillegg har vi undersøkt hvorvidt en grønn verdiorden utgjør et legitimeringsgrunnlag i ... -
Nearly Zero Energy Buildings - a viable contributor towards mitigating climate change?
Torstveit, Stian (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)This master thesis investigates the potential for the nearly zero energy building concept to make any contribution towards mitigating climate change, as a result of the European Unions ́ “Energy performance of buildings ... -
Norges "dobbel rolle" i klimapolitikken
Brænna, Francique, Paul (Bachelor thesis, 2022)Hovedformålet med oppgaven har vært å studere om Norge klarer å nå det lovfestede målet om å bli et lavutslipp samfunn innen 2050. Kraft er hovedfaktoren for om Norge kan nå sitt lovfestede mål. Kraft og spesielt kraft ... -
A petrostate’s outlook on low-carbon transitions: The discursive frames of petroleum policy in norway
Handeland, Tine S.; Langhelle, Oluf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08)Norway is a petroleum exporting country that, simultaneously, is at the forefront of implementing ambitious climate policy measures. Through a discourse analysis of official documents that address petroleum policy, this ... -
The prospects of blue and green hydrogen in Norway for energy export
Cheng, Claudia Siew Wan (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-01-15)As the threat of climate change impacts looms, with global temperatures rising to 1.5oC as early as 2030, the need for rapid low-carbon energy transition is more urgent than ever. As a global leader in climate change ... -
State's perception of biogas in Finland. Content analysis of key policy documents 2001-2016.
Aro, Kalle (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-11-01)Biogas has emerged as a potential technology to provide greenhouse gas reductions in energy sector. Finland has historically been reliant on bioenergy in energy production, and bioenergy is perceived as one of the primary ...