Jan Sandstad Næss
Foto:
Geir Mogen
About
My research interests are related to the Paris agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. I work with climate change mitagation, energy systems, mobility, and land and water resource management.
My research activities include:
- Climate change mitigation and sustainable development.
- Circular economy.
- Renewable energy deployment.
- Zero emission neighbourhoods.
- Urban mobility.
- Land-based carbon dioxide removal (afforestation and BECCS).
I have a PhD in Industrial Ecology from NTNU on sustainable use of land and water resources for bioenergy production.
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Publications
2026
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Næss, Jan Sandstad.
(2026)
Policy-guided and market-driven forms of message-LCA.
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Academic article
2025
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Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Brattebø, Helge.
(2025)
Utslipp fra avfallsforbrenning: Slik kan særinteresser balanseres.
Energiteknikk : fagbladet for energibransjen
Popular science article
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Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Mattson, Kim Rainer;
Brattebø, Helge;
Hertwich, Edgar.
(2025)
Claiming-based allocation for waste-to-energy in district heating.
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Academic article
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Rousseau, Lola Sylvie Annie;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Carrer, Fabio;
Amini, Sara;
Brattebø, Helge;
Hertwich, Edgar.
(2025)
Reducing material use and their greenhouse gas emissions in Greater Oslo.
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Academic article
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Næss, Jan Sandstad.
(2025)
Energimerkets forenklinger politiserer.
NemiTek
Popular science article
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Rousseau, Lola Sylvie Annie;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Billy, Romain Guillaume;
Schön, Peter;
Hertwich, Edgar.
(2025)
Norway's electric vehicle revolution: unveiling greenhouse gas emissions reductions and material use of passenger cars across space and time.
Environmental Research Letters
Academic article
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Brattebø, Helge;
Korpås, Magnus;
Georges, Laurent Francis Ghislain;
Hertwich, Edgar G.;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Kauko, Hanne Laura Pauliina;
Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth;
Andresen, Inger.
(2025)
Anbefalt metode for beregning av utslipp fra strøm og fjernvarme. Oppsummering og anbefaling på tvers av studier i FME ZEN.
SINTEF akademisk forlag
Research report
2024
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Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Mattson, Kim Rainer;
Giroux, Baptiste;
Rustad, Ida;
Brattebø, Helge;
Hertwich, Edgar G..
(2024)
Allokering av klimagassutslipp fra avfallsforbrenning med energigjenvinning i livsløpsanalyser.
SINTEF akademisk forlag
Research report
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Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Henriksen, Ida Marie;
Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe.
(2024)
Bridging Quantitative and Qualitative Science for BECCS in Abandoned Croplands.
Earth's Future
Academic article
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Lausselet, Carine;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Vandervaeren, Camille;
Rasmussen, Freja Nygaard.
(2024)
Innlegg: Kort vei til en politikk for bygg som styrker klimasaken.
Byggeindustrien
Commentary
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Nord, Natasa;
Tereshchenko, Tymofii;
Woszczek, Aleksandra;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Sandberg, Nina Holck;
Mohseni Pahlavan, Hamed;
Brattebø, Helge.
(2024)
A dynamic modelling approach to explore zero emission building stock opportunities towards 2050 – Case study of a university campus.
Energy and Buildings
Academic article
2023
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Gvein, Maren Haug;
Hu, Xiangping;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Barbosa Watanabe, Marcos Djun;
Cavalett, Otavio;
Malbranque, Maxime Denis;
Kindermann, Georg;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2023)
Potential of land-based climate change mitigation strategies on abandoned cropland.
Communications Earth & Environment
Academic article
2022
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Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Hu, Xiangping;
Gvein, Maren Haug;
Iordan, Cristina Maria;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Dorber, Martin;
Giroux, Baptiste Abel Rene;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2022)
Climate change mitigation potentials of biofuels produced from perennial crops and natural regrowth on abandoned and degraded cropland in Nordic countries.
Journal of Environmental Management (JEM)
Academic article
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Iordan, Cristina Maria;
Giroux, Baptiste Abel Rene;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Hu, Xiangping;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2022)
Energy potentials, negative emissions, and spatially explicit environmental impacts of perennial grasses on abandoned cropland in Europe.
Environmental impact assessment review
Academic article
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Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth;
Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn;
Brattebø, Helge;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Lausselet, Carine;
Vandervaeren, Camille;
Fjellheim, Kristin;
Homaei, Shabnam;
Skaar, Christofer;
Andresen, Inger.
(2022)
Innspill til veileder for utarbeidelse av klimagassregnskap.
SINTEF akademisk forlag
Research report
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Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Iordan, Cristina Maria;
Muri, Helene;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2022)
Energy potentials and water requirements from perennial grasses on abandoned land in the former Soviet Union.
Environmental Research Letters
Academic article
-
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Cherubini, Francesco;
Cavalett, Otavio;
Huang, Bo.
(2022)
Advancing sustainable land and water management strategies for deployment of bioenergy production systems.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
2021
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Hu, Xiangping;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Iordan, Cristina Maria;
Huang, Bo;
Zhao, Wenwu;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2021)
Recent global land cover dynamics and implications for soil erosion and carbon losses from deforestation.
Anthropocene
Academic article
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Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2021)
The land–energy–water nexus of global bioenergy potentials from abandoned cropland.
Nature Sustainability
Academic article
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Forero Urrego, Johana Paola;
Huang, Bo;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Hu, Xiangping;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2021)
Meta-analysis of leaf area index, canopy height and root depth of three bioenergy crops and their effects on land surface modeling.
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Academic article
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Leirpoll, Malene Eldegard;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Dorber, Martin;
Hu, Xiangping;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2021)
Optimal combination of bioenergy and solar photovoltaic for renewable energy production on abandoned cropland.
Renewable Energy
Academic article
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Sandberg, Nina Holck;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Brattebø, Helge;
Andresen, Inger;
Gustavsen, Arild.
(2021)
Large potentials for energy saving and greenhouse gas emission reductions from large-scale deployment of zero emission building technologies in a national building stock.
Energy Policy
Academic article
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Zhou, Na;
Hu, Xiangping;
Byskov, Ingvild;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Wu, Qiaosheng;
Zhao, Wenwu;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2021)
Overview of recent land cover changes, forest harvest areas, and soil erosion trends in Nordic countries.
Geography and Sustainability
Academic article
2019
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Sandberg, Nina Holck;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Gustavsen, Arild;
Andresen, Inger;
Brattebø, Helge.
(2019)
Energianalyse for bygningsmassen i Oslo. Scenarioanalyse av energibruk og klimagassutslipp 2009–2040.
SINTEF akademisk forlag
Research report
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Nord, Natasa;
Sandberg, Nina Holck;
Ngo, Min Huy;
Nesgård, Eirik Andre;
Woszczek, Aleksandra;
Tereshchenko, Tymofii;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Brattebø, Helge.
(2019)
Future energy pathways for a university campus considering possibilities for energy efficiency improvements.
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
Academic article
2018
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Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Sandberg, Nina Holck;
Nord, Natasa;
Vestrum, Magnus Inderberg;
Lausselet, Carine;
Woszczek, Aleksandra;
Rønneseth, Øystein;
Brattebø, Helge.
(2018)
Neighbourhood building stock model for long-term dynamic analyses of energy demand and GHG emissions.
SINTEF akademisk forlag
Research report
Journal publications
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Næss, Jan Sandstad.
(2026)
Policy-guided and market-driven forms of message-LCA.
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Academic article
-
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Brattebø, Helge.
(2025)
Utslipp fra avfallsforbrenning: Slik kan særinteresser balanseres.
Energiteknikk : fagbladet for energibransjen
Popular science article
-
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Hu, Xiangping;
Gvein, Maren Haug;
Iordan, Cristina Maria;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Dorber, Martin;
Giroux, Baptiste Abel Rene;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2022)
Climate change mitigation potentials of biofuels produced from perennial crops and natural regrowth on abandoned and degraded cropland in Nordic countries.
Journal of Environmental Management (JEM)
Academic article
-
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Mattson, Kim Rainer;
Brattebø, Helge;
Hertwich, Edgar.
(2025)
Claiming-based allocation for waste-to-energy in district heating.
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Academic article
-
Rousseau, Lola Sylvie Annie;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Carrer, Fabio;
Amini, Sara;
Brattebø, Helge;
Hertwich, Edgar.
(2025)
Reducing material use and their greenhouse gas emissions in Greater Oslo.
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Academic article
-
Hu, Xiangping;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Iordan, Cristina Maria;
Huang, Bo;
Zhao, Wenwu;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2021)
Recent global land cover dynamics and implications for soil erosion and carbon losses from deforestation.
Anthropocene
Academic article
-
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2021)
The land–energy–water nexus of global bioenergy potentials from abandoned cropland.
Nature Sustainability
Academic article
-
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Henriksen, Ida Marie;
Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe.
(2024)
Bridging Quantitative and Qualitative Science for BECCS in Abandoned Croplands.
Earth's Future
Academic article
-
Forero Urrego, Johana Paola;
Huang, Bo;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Hu, Xiangping;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2021)
Meta-analysis of leaf area index, canopy height and root depth of three bioenergy crops and their effects on land surface modeling.
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Academic article
-
Leirpoll, Malene Eldegard;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Dorber, Martin;
Hu, Xiangping;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2021)
Optimal combination of bioenergy and solar photovoltaic for renewable energy production on abandoned cropland.
Renewable Energy
Academic article
-
Sandberg, Nina Holck;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Brattebø, Helge;
Andresen, Inger;
Gustavsen, Arild.
(2021)
Large potentials for energy saving and greenhouse gas emission reductions from large-scale deployment of zero emission building technologies in a national building stock.
Energy Policy
Academic article
-
Næss, Jan Sandstad.
(2025)
Energimerkets forenklinger politiserer.
NemiTek
Popular science article
-
Gvein, Maren Haug;
Hu, Xiangping;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Barbosa Watanabe, Marcos Djun;
Cavalett, Otavio;
Malbranque, Maxime Denis;
Kindermann, Georg;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2023)
Potential of land-based climate change mitigation strategies on abandoned cropland.
Communications Earth & Environment
Academic article
-
Lausselet, Carine;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Vandervaeren, Camille;
Rasmussen, Freja Nygaard.
(2024)
Innlegg: Kort vei til en politikk for bygg som styrker klimasaken.
Byggeindustrien
Commentary
-
Iordan, Cristina Maria;
Giroux, Baptiste Abel Rene;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Hu, Xiangping;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2022)
Energy potentials, negative emissions, and spatially explicit environmental impacts of perennial grasses on abandoned cropland in Europe.
Environmental impact assessment review
Academic article
-
Nord, Natasa;
Tereshchenko, Tymofii;
Woszczek, Aleksandra;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Sandberg, Nina Holck;
Mohseni Pahlavan, Hamed;
Brattebø, Helge.
(2024)
A dynamic modelling approach to explore zero emission building stock opportunities towards 2050 – Case study of a university campus.
Energy and Buildings
Academic article
-
Rousseau, Lola Sylvie Annie;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Billy, Romain Guillaume;
Schön, Peter;
Hertwich, Edgar.
(2025)
Norway's electric vehicle revolution: unveiling greenhouse gas emissions reductions and material use of passenger cars across space and time.
Environmental Research Letters
Academic article
-
Nord, Natasa;
Sandberg, Nina Holck;
Ngo, Min Huy;
Nesgård, Eirik Andre;
Woszczek, Aleksandra;
Tereshchenko, Tymofii;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Brattebø, Helge.
(2019)
Future energy pathways for a university campus considering possibilities for energy efficiency improvements.
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
Academic article
-
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Iordan, Cristina Maria;
Muri, Helene;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2022)
Energy potentials and water requirements from perennial grasses on abandoned land in the former Soviet Union.
Environmental Research Letters
Academic article
-
Zhou, Na;
Hu, Xiangping;
Byskov, Ingvild;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Wu, Qiaosheng;
Zhao, Wenwu;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2021)
Overview of recent land cover changes, forest harvest areas, and soil erosion trends in Nordic countries.
Geography and Sustainability
Academic article
Report
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Sandberg, Nina Holck;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Gustavsen, Arild;
Andresen, Inger;
Brattebø, Helge.
(2019)
Energianalyse for bygningsmassen i Oslo. Scenarioanalyse av energibruk og klimagassutslipp 2009–2040.
SINTEF akademisk forlag
Research report
-
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Sandberg, Nina Holck;
Nord, Natasa;
Vestrum, Magnus Inderberg;
Lausselet, Carine;
Woszczek, Aleksandra;
Rønneseth, Øystein;
Brattebø, Helge.
(2018)
Neighbourhood building stock model for long-term dynamic analyses of energy demand and GHG emissions.
SINTEF akademisk forlag
Research report
-
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Mattson, Kim Rainer;
Giroux, Baptiste;
Rustad, Ida;
Brattebø, Helge;
Hertwich, Edgar G..
(2024)
Allokering av klimagassutslipp fra avfallsforbrenning med energigjenvinning i livsløpsanalyser.
SINTEF akademisk forlag
Research report
-
Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth;
Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn;
Brattebø, Helge;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Lausselet, Carine;
Vandervaeren, Camille;
Fjellheim, Kristin;
Homaei, Shabnam;
Skaar, Christofer;
Andresen, Inger.
(2022)
Innspill til veileder for utarbeidelse av klimagassregnskap.
SINTEF akademisk forlag
Research report
-
Brattebø, Helge;
Korpås, Magnus;
Georges, Laurent Francis Ghislain;
Hertwich, Edgar G.;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Kauko, Hanne Laura Pauliina;
Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth;
Andresen, Inger.
(2025)
Anbefalt metode for beregning av utslipp fra strøm og fjernvarme. Oppsummering og anbefaling på tvers av studier i FME ZEN.
SINTEF akademisk forlag
Research report
Student thesis or dissertation
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Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Cherubini, Francesco;
Cavalett, Otavio;
Huang, Bo.
(2022)
Advancing sustainable land and water management strategies for deployment of bioenergy production systems.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2026
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Reader opinion
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Reader opinionNæss, Jan Sandstad; Seilskjær, Erlend; Selvig, Eivind; Stoknes, Stein. (2026) Uten åpne data bygger vi i blinde.
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Feature article
2025
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Reader opinionNæss, Jan Sandstad; Rousseau, Lola Sylvie Annie; Hertwich, Edgar G.. (2025) Elbildebatten: Vi viser hele fruktkurven | DN.
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Reader opinion
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Reader opinion
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Feature article
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Feature articleNæss, Jan Sandstad; Rousseau, Lola Sylvie Annie; Hertwich, Edgar G.. (2025) Elbilenes klimagevinster spises opp.
2024
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Conference lectureRousseau, Lola Sylvie Annie; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Carrer, Fabio; Amini, Sara; Brattebø, Helge; Hertwich, Edgar. (2024) Reducing material use and their greenhouse gas emissions in the Greater Oslo Area, Norway. The ISIE Socioeconomic Metabolism perpetual online conference - Session 17: Scenario modelling of urban metabolism – recent progress and research trends
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Conference posterRousseau, Lola Sylvie Annie; Carrer, Fabio; Amini, Sara; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Brattebø, Helge; Hertwich, Edgar G.. (2024) Transforming the residential buildings in the Greater Oslo: using less materials and getting rid of cars?. Gordon Research Seminar & Gordon Research Conference - Industrial Ecology
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Conference lectureNæss, Jan Sandstad; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe. (2024) Integrating environmental modelling and qualitative social science to evaluate BECCS from abandoned cropland. EGU General Assembly 2024
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Conference lectureNæss, Jan Sandstad; Mattson, Kim Rainer; Brattebø, Helge; Hertwich, Edgar G.. (2024) Allocation of emissions from waste incineration with energy recovery in life cycle assessments of the built environment. SETAC Europe 26th LCA Symposium
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Conference lectureNæss, Jan Sandstad. (2024) Allokering av utslipp fra avfallsforbrenning med energigjenvinning for fjernvarme i klimagassregnskap for bygg. Storbynettverk Klima - Fagforum Energi
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Conference lectureRousseau, Lola Sylvie Annie; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Carrer, Fabio; Amini, Sara; Brattebø, Helge; Hertwich, Edgar. (2024) Build environments role in defining mobility patterns - Reducing material use and their greenhouse gas emissions in the Greater Oslo. ZEN-Lunch Lecture
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Conference lectureNæss, Jan Sandstad. (2024) Det reviderte "European Performance of Buildings Directive" og grenseverdier for klimagassutslipp. FME NTRANS EPBD seminar
2023
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Interview
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Conference lectureNæss, Jan Sandstad; Rasmussen, Freja Nygaard; Pappa, Triantafyllia; Rousseau, Lola Sylvie Annie; Amini, Sara; Hertwich, Edgar G.. (2023) Konferansearrangør: Under utbygging - sirkularitet i det bygde miljø. Under utbygging - sirkularitet i det bygde miljø
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Conference posterRousseau, Lola Sylvie Annie; Carrer, Fabio; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Hertwich, Edgar G.. (2023) Stocks and flows analysis of settlements in the Greater Oslo - An investigation of Resource Effciency Strategies. Under utbygging - sirkularitet i det bygde miljø
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Conference posterRousseau, Lola Sylvie Annie; Carrer, Fabio; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Hertwich, Edgar G.. (2023) Stocks and flows analysis of settlements in the Greater Oslo - An investigation of Resource Effciency Strategies. 11th conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology
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Interview
2022
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Conference lectureNord, Natasa; Tereshchenko, Tymofii; Mohseni, Hamed; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Sandberg, Nina Holck; Brattebø, Helge. (2022) Future Energy Pathways for a University Campus Considering Possibilities for Energy Efficiency Improvements. The VIII Regional Conference "Industrial Energy and Environmental Protection in the Countries of Southeast Europe"
2021
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Conference lectureNæss, Jan Sandstad; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco. (2021) Bioenergy potentials from recently abandoned cropland under the land-energy-water nexus. EGU General Assembly 2021
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Interview
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Interview
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InterviewBrandslet, Steinar; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Cherubini, Francesco; Cavalett, Otávio. (2021) Gress på tidligere dyrka mark kan gi mer biodrivstoff.
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InterviewNæss, Jan Sandstad; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco. (2021) Abandoned Cropland Should Produce Biofuels.
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InterviewNæss, Jan Sandstad; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco. (2021) Biofuel Production Could Make Use of Abandoned Cropland.
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InterviewBrandslet, Steinar; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco. (2021) Abandoned cropland should produce biofuels.
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InterviewBryce, Emma; Næss, Jan Sandstad. (2021) Can vacant farmland sustainably fulfill the world’s biofuels needs?.
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InterviewKennedy, Helena Tavares; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco. (2021) 83M hectares of abandoned cropland could produce biofuels.
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InterviewNæss, Jan Sandstad; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco. (2021) Abandoned cropland should produce biofuels.
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InterviewMinchin, Joshua; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco. (2021) Can we use abandoned crop fields to produce more biofuel?.
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Conference lectureNæss, Jan Sandstad. (2021) Global bioenergy potentials from abandoned cropland. BBEST 2020-21/BIOFUTURE SUMMIT II
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Conference lectureNæss, Jan Sandstad. (2021) Bioenergi og bærekraftig arealbruk. Nettverk for Grønn Anleggssektor: Biodrivstoff
2020
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LectureNæss, Jan Sandstad. (2020) Global environmental change: from historical trends to future scenarios. TEP4300
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Lecture
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Conference lectureMuri, Helene; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Iordan, Cristina Maria. (2020) Potential contribution from bioenergy with CCS to SDG13: an Earth system modelling perspective. European Geosciences Union General Assembly
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Lecture
2019
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LectureSandberg, Nina Holck; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Gustavsen, Arild; Andresen, Inger; Brattebø, Helge. (2019) Scenario modelling of long-term development in energy use in building stocks. Enerconf
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Conference posterNæss, Jan Sandstad; Cavalett, Otávio; Huang, Bo; Hu, Xiangping; Cherubini, Francesco. (2019) Land management for climate change mitigation: finding space for bioenergy plantations. 10th IALE World Congress
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Lecture
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Feature articleNæss, Jan Sandstad; Sandberg, Nina Kristine Holck. (2019) Nullutslippsbygg som et samlende miljøtiltak.
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Conference lectureHuang, Bo; Hu, Xiangping; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Cherubini, Francesco. (2019) Quantifying the evolution of agriculture impact on climate in Europe by observation and regional climate model simulations. International Conference on Regional Climate-CORDEX 2019
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Conference lectureSandberg, Nina Holck; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Gustavsen, Arild; Andresen, Inger; Brattebø, Helge. (2019) Estimating the aggregated energy savings from large-scale introduction of zero emission buildings the Norwegian building stock. 1st Nordic Conference on Zero Emission and Plus Energy Buildings