FNI research professors Jon Birger Skjærseth and Steinar Andresen are, together with their team, guest editors of the journal International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics (INEA), one of the most prominent scientific journals on environmental politics. This is a special edition on how we can attain the ambitious goals of the Paris Agreement, with a special focus on the three largest emitters China, EU, and USA.

Below, you can find the scientific journal entries of the researchers, and a pop science op-ed in Norwegian can be read in Energi & Klima here.

Achieving the Ambitious Targets of the Paris Agreement: The Role of Key Actors. Jon Birger Skjærseth, Steinar Andresen, Guri Bang and Gørild Heggelund. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, published online 18.02.2021, 7 p.

The Paris Agreement and key actors’ domestic climate policy mixes: Comparative patterns. Jon Birger Skjærseth, Steinar Andresen, Guri Bang and Gørild Heggelund. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, published online 18.02.2021, 15 p.

China’s climate and energy policy: at a turning point? Gørild Heggelund, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, published online 13.02.2021, 15 p. DOI: 10.1007/s10784-021-09528-5

Towards a European Green Deal: The evolution of EU climate and energy policy mixes. Jon Birger Skjærseth, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, published online 18.02.2021. DOI: 10.1007/s10784-021-09529-4

The United States: Conditions for accelerating decarbonisation in a politically divided country. Guri Bang, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, published online 17.02.2021. DOI: 10.1007/s10784-021-09530-x