Fridtjof Nansen Institute
Acronym: FNI
General Information
Identification Code: 199104333728-56
Website: http://www.fni.no
Entity Form: Independent foundation
Registration Category: Think tanks and research institutions
Registration Date: 1/24/2019
Last Update: 1/3/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: The Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) is an independent foundation engaged in research on international environmental, energy and resource management politics and law. FNI collaborates extensively with other research institutions and individual researchers, in Norway and abroad. It strives to make its expertise available and relevant to users as well as to the public at large. FNI research is published in international scholarly journals and books. FNI's activities include academic studies, contract research, investigations and evaluations.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Competition
- Consumers
- Energy
- Environment
- External relations
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- International co-operation and development
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Research and innovation
- Trans-European Networks
- Transport
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: EU policies and legislation relating to climate, energy, environment and technology
Communication Activities: FNI heads and participates in various Projects focusing on EU policy development and implementation, both at the domestic and EU level. FNI also studies the relationship between the EU, European states, Norway, and organisations and industry in the areas of energy and environmental policy. Priority is given to understanding EU climate change policy, herein the greenhouse gas emissions trading system, renewable energy and energy efficiency policies. FNI's energy research furthermore focuses on European energy market regulations and responses by energy sector actor. This includes energy companies' environmental and social responsibility (CSR) strategies. Other key policy areas studies include transboundary pollution and marine issues.
Recent major publications include a series of academic books and articles on the making and implementing the EU climate and energy policies broadly and specifically the ETS system and the SET-Plan. EU energy market design and implications for the Internal Energy Market is focus of a recently started Project.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Fridtjof Nansens vei 17
Post Code: 1366
City: Lysaker
Country: NORWAY
Phone:
Indic Phone: 47
Phone Number: 47480680
EU Office
Address: Fridtjof Nansens vei 17
Post Code: 1366
City: Lysaker
Country: NORWAY
Phone:
Indic Phone: 47
Phone Number: 47480680
Financial Data
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- Public funding
Contributions:
- Amount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 2114: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 10311: 151
Total Budget: 4856900
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Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 2
Members: 10
Members F T E: 8.5
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://www.fni.no/staff/
Organisation Members: The Association of Norwegian Research Institutes (FFA)
Current Job Opportunities
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