Taking a holistic view
Climate change is currently one of the most pressing environmental issues facing the international community, the business world, and individual citizens. Responding to the challenge requires efforts on many fronts. Based on our independent status, technology competence, risk management expertise, and industry knowledge, DNV provides climate change services within three main areas: Clean energy, emission reduction, and adaptation.
Clean Energy
The urgent need for a clean, low CO2 energy future creates a unique challenge to everybody. Most clean energy solutions suffer from a lack of maturity in terms of technology, economy, infrastructure and/or common acceptance criteria.
Emission Reduction
Switching to clean energy sources will not happen overnight. Energy supply will depend heavily on oil, gas and coal for many years to come. Emission reduction activities will therefore be important to mitigate climate change.
Adaptation to climate change
Due to past emissions, certain impacts of climate change are unavoidable, calling for adaptation measures, in addition to emission reductions.
Creating supply chain carbon harmony
The reduction of CO2 and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a global issue. The Kyoto agreement, EU and national regulations have been implemented in order to reduce the level of CO2.
Climate change services
CDM projects
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows you to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-efficient manner.
Joint implementation projects
Emissions reduction initiatives between industrialised countries that have signed the Kyoto Protocol.
Emissions trading
Emissions trading is a means for industrialised countries to fulfil their emission reduction commitments.
Voluntary emission reductions
Voluntary emission reduction actions allow you to take advantage of voluntary efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by following certain regulations and standards.
Energy management
A process to minimise fuel consumption through improving operational procedures.
Carbon capture & storage
Carbon capture, transport and long-term storage (CCS) is one of the technologies that could bring the world into a decarbonised energy future.
Wind energy
Managing risk in the wind industry.
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DNV Climate Change Academy and Network
The considerable shortage of competence and competent people has become one of the major challenges for the carbon market and its players. A strategic response to the competence challenge is necessary to prevent the industry from undermining itself and lose credibility with regulators and investors. It is also vital in order to be able to capitalise on growth opportunities.
“You have a key to reducing climate change”
“DNV’s efforts represent a prerequisite for the success of our climate change policy,” said the Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, who is aiming to have one of the world’s most ambitious environmental policies. He turned to DNV to discuss international quota trading and CO2 capture and storage.
UN Climate Chief sees variable treaty
Associated Press: The treaty that will eventually replace the Kyoto Protocol on climate change could be a potpourri of legal obligations, nonbinding commitments and aid arrangements for the developing world, but each nation should choose its own course, the U.N.’s top climate official said this summer.
Carbon bubbling in the North Sea
There is a huge potential for reducing CO2 emissions through extensive storage under the North Sea seabed. This is the conclusion of a report handed over to the Energy Ministers in the UK and Norway.