Background and activities

I am researcher at the Industrial Ecology Programme at NTNU. My research seeks to understand how demand for products and services, industrial activities, environmental pressures and environmental impacts are interconnected. In particular, I am interested in understanding the environmental implications of strategies to mitigate climate change, taking into consideration the life cycle of technologies and interconnections between technologies. The methods I use include life cycle assessment (LCA) and environmentally extended input-output analysis (EEIOA). 

Publications

Peer-reviewed journals

Iordan, C.-M., Hu, X., Arvesen, A., Kauppi, P., Cherubini, F., 2018. Contribution of forest wood products to negative emissions: historical comparative analysis from 1960 to 2015 in Norway, Sweden and Finland. Carbon Balance and Management 13:12.

Arvesen, A., Cherubini, F., del Alamo Serrano, G., Astrup, R., Becidan, M., Belbo, H., Goile, F., Grytli, T., Guest, G., Lausselet, C., Rørstad, P.K., Rydså, L., Seljeskog, M., Skreiberg, Ø., Vezhapparambu, S., Strømman, A.H. 2018. Cooling aerosols and changes in albedo counteract warming from CO2 and black carbon from forest bioenergy in Norway. Scientific Reports 8: 3299.

Arvesen, A., Luderer, G., Pehl, M., Bodirsky, B.L., Hertwich, E.G. 2018. Deriving life cycle assessment coefficients for application in integrated assessment modelling. Environmental Modelling & Software. 99(1):11:25.

Pehl, M., Arvesen, A., Humpenöder, F., Hertwich, E.G., Luderer, G. 2017. Understanding future emissions from low-carbon power systems by integration of life cycle assessment and integrated energy modelling. Nature Energy. 2:939-945.

Gibon, T., Arvesen, A., Hertwich, E.G. 2017. Life cycle assessment demonstrates environmental co-benefits and trade-offs of low-carbon electricity supply options. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 76:1283-1290.

Gibon, T., Hertwich, E.G., Arvesen, A., Singh, B., Verones, F. 2017. Health benefits, ecological threats of low-carbon electricity. Environmental Research Letters. (Open access.)

Pauliuk, S., Arvesen, A., Stadler, K., Hertwich, E.G., 2017. Industrial ecology in integrated assessment models. Nature Climate Change 7.

Berrill, P., Arvesen, A., Scholz, Y., Gils, H.C., Hertwich, E.G., 2016. Environmental impacts of high penetration renewable energy scenarios for Europe. Environmental Research Letters 11(1): 014012. (Open access.)

Gibon, T., R. Wood, A. Arvesen, J. D. Bergesen, S. Suh, E. G. Hertwich. 2015. A methodology for integrated multiregional life cycle assessment scenarios under large-scale technological change. Environmental Science & Technology. 49: 11218-11226.

Arvesen, A., I. B. Hauan, B. M. Bolsøy, and E.G. Hertwich. 2015. Life cycle assessment of transport of electricity via different voltage levels: A case study for Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. Applied Energy. 157. (Postprint pdf.)

Arvesen, A., and E.G. Hertwich. 2015. More caution is needed when using life cycle assessment to determine energy return on investment (EROI). Energy Policy. 76:1-6. (Postprint pdf.)

Hertwich, E.G., T. Gibon, Bouman, E. A., Arvesen, A., Suh, S., Heath, G. A., Bergesen, J. D., Ramirez, A., Vega, M. I., and L. Shi. 2015. Integrated life-cycle assessment of electricity supply scenarios confirms global environmental benefit of low-carbon technologies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112(20): 6277:6282. (Open access.)

Arvesen, A., R. N. Nes, D. Huertes-Hernando, and E. G. Hertwich. 2014. Life cycle assessment of an offshore grid interconnecting wind farms and customers across the North Sea. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 19(4): 826-837. (Postprint pdf.)

Arvesen, A., C. Birkeland, and E. G. Hertwich. 2013. The importance of ships and spare parts in LCAs of offshore power. Environmental Science and Technology. 47(6): 2948:2956.

Arvesen, A. and E.G. Hertwich. 2012. Assessing the life cycle environmental impacts of wind power: A review of present knowledge and research needs. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16(8): 5994-6006. (Postprint pdf.)

Arvesen, A. and E. G. Hertwich. 2011. Environmental implications of large-scale adoption of wind power: a scenario-based life cycle assessment. Environmental Research Letters 6(4): 045102. (Open access.)

Arvesen, A., R. M. Bright, and E. G. Hertwich. 2011. Considering only first-order effects? How simplifications lead to unrealistic technology optimism in climate change mitigation. Energy Policy 39(11): 7448-7454. (Postprint pdf).

Arvesen, A., J. Liu, and E.G. Hertwich. 2010. Energy cost of living and associated pollution for Beijing residents. Journal of Industrial Ecology 14(6): 890-901.

Book chapters, theses and reports

Sandén, B. and A. Arvesen. 2014. Energy balance and climate impact of renewable power: Is there cause for concern? In Systems perspectives on renewable power. 2014. Sandén, B., ed. Gothenburg: Chalmers University of Technology. E-published at http://www.chalmers.se/en/areas-of-advance/energy/publications-media/systems-perspectives/Pages/default.aspx. 

Arvesen, A. 2013. Understanding the environmental implications of energy transitions: A case study for wind power. PhD thesis. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. http://hdl.handle.net/11250/235018

Arvesen, A. 2008. Direct and indirect energy consumption of households in Beijing. MSc thesis. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-12877

Arvesen, A. and E.G. Hertwich. 2007. Utslipp av klimagasser fra flytrafikk [Greenhouse gas emissions from air travel]. Industrial Ecology Programme, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Report no.4/2007. Available at www.ntnu.no/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=ee7a6390-60bb-4949-b69f-e68a7bccf788&groupId=10370

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