Irja Vormedal

RESEARCH INTERESTS

I study the relationship and dynamics between science, policy, technology, and environmental politics. Empirically I focus on the political economy of climate and energy policy, the low-carbon transition, aquaculture politics and the governance of wild salmon populations.

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE

Academic background

PhD, University of Oslo, Department of Political Science (2011)
MSc, Environmental Policy, Planning and Regulation, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2004-2005)
BSc, International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2001-2004)

Professional experience

Senior Researcher, the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (ongoing)
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo (2007-2011)
Visiting Research Scholar, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2009)

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PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS

How foes become allies: The shifting role of business in climate politics

Irja Vormedal and Jonas Meckling

Policy Sciences, published online 16.11.2023, 24 p. DOI: 10.1007/s11077-023-09517-2
Sea‑lice regulation in salmon‑farming countries: how science shape policies for protecting wild salmon

Irja Vormedal

Aquaculture International, published online 31.08.2023, 17 p. DOI: 10.1007/s10499-023-01270-w
Technological Change and the Politics of Decarbonization: A Re-making of Vested Interests?

Irja Vormedal, Julie Bjander, Mari Lie Larsen and Marie Byskov Lindberg

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Vol 47, published online 10.04.2023, 16 p. DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2023.100725
No logo? The failure of ASC salmon labeling in Norway and the UK

Lars H. Gulbrandsen, Irja Vormedal and Mari Lie Larsen

Marine Policy, Vol 138, April 2022, 7 p. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2022.104987
The environmental effectiveness of sea lice regulation: Compliance and consequences for farmed and wild salmon

Mari Lie Larsen and Irja Vormedal

Aquaculture, published online 04.10.2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.736000

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Norway has the strictest aquaculture regulations in the world. Will other countries follow suit?

Anna Valberg

Science Norway, October 19, 2022.
Regulatory Processes for Setting Sensitive-Period Sea-lice Thresholds in Major Salmon Producer Jurisdictions: An Evaluation

Irja Vormedal and Mari Lie Larsen

Report commissioned by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) . Published 2022, 25 p.
Norge har det strengeste regimet i verden i kampen mot lakselus. Vil andre land følge etter? (Norway has the world's strictest regime on salmon lice. Will more states follow suit?)

Anna Valberg

Forskning.no, September 30, 2022. In Norwegian.
Norge har verdens strengeste regler for lakselus (Norway has the world's strictest regulations for salmon lice)

Anna Valberg

Ung.forskning.no, September 28, 2022. In Norwegian.
USA og Kina satser både på samarbeid og konkurranse på klimafeltet (The USA and China focus on both cooperation and competition in the climate field)

Gørild Heggedal, Iselin Stensdal and Irja Vormedal

Dagens Næringsliv, 29 April 2021. In Norwegian.

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Irja Vormedal Promoted to Research Professor 22.09.2023
FNI hits the jackpot in research funding bid 09.01.2019
Sustainable salmon farming? A closer look at Norway's aquaculture industry 13.12.2018
Prestigious scholarship awarded to ‘young research talent’ at FNI 07.12.2018
New Report Finds Norway Lacking in Policy Coherence for Development 22.04.2015

IN MEDIA

Polacy kupują go na potęgę. Nie mają pojęcia, co jedzą (Poles buy it in droves. They have no idea what they're eating)
Witualna Polska (WP), 19 January, 2024. In Polish.
Canada’s Limits on Sea Lice in Salmon Farms Don’t Measure Up
Hakai Magazine, December 7, 2023.
Of Cod & Country
The Catch, Foreign Policy (podcast), December 5, 2023.
Ingen miljøeffekt av strengere lusekrav (No environmental impact from stricter lice regulations)
IntraFish, 28.10.20. In Norwegian.
Lusekrav i oppdrettslaks gir ingen effekt (Lice requirements in farmed salmon have no environmental effect)
Dagsnytt 18 NRK2, 22.10.20, Debattinnslag. In Norwegian.