Publications

Chronological List with Links (click categories at left to sort)

Bush, E., Attali, S., Brunner, C.U., Dean, N., Arquit Niederberger, A., and B. Hu, Topten– Global project for the most efficient products. Forthcoming in: EEDAL 2011 Conference Proceedings, June 2011.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and M. Kimble, MRV under the UN climate convention: Paper tiger or catalyst for continual improvement? Greenhouse Gas Measurement & Management, 1(1), February 2011.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Special Report: Energy Efficiency - Something to Save. Interview by Robin Lancaster), Trading Carbon, 4(4), 18-22, May 2010.

Chan, D., A. Arquit Niederberger, and H. Ho, Transaction Costs of Small-Scale Methodologies - Case Study: Fuel Switch to Biomass Residue for Household Stoves. Paper for UNFCCC “Practitioners Workshop on AMS-I.E, AMS-II.G and AMS-I.C: CDM methodologies for household cooking energy supply”. Milestone Energy / Policy Solutions, 25 October 2009.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Ensuring "MRVable" National Actions: An MRV Model with a Focus on Continual Improvement in Climate Performance. UNF White Paper. New York, United Nations Foundation, 15 July 2009.

Bush, E., A. Arquit Niederberger, S. Attali, C. Brunner, and Q. Cao, Topten.info – Market Pull for High Efficiency Products. In: EEDAL 2009 Conference Proceedings, 5th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting. German Energy Agency (dena), June 2009.

Grammig, T., A. Arquit Niederberger, and S. Shiroff, Cool Carbon. In: EEDAL 2009 Conference Proceedings, 5th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting. German Energy Agency (dena), June 2009.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Scaling up energy efficiency under the CDM. In Holm Olsen, K., and J. Fenhann (eds.), A Reformed CDM, Including New Mechanisms for Sustainable Development. Perspectives Series 2008. Copenhagen: UNEP Risø Centre, pp. 127-145, December 2008.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Advancing Energy Efficiency Under the Bali Action Plan. Submission to the UNFCCC in response to the call for input from accredited observer organizations included in FCCC/AWGLCA/2008/L.7. September 2008.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Overview of Policies and Measures to Promote Household Equipment Efficiency, Background Paper, United Nations Forum on Energy Efficiency and Energy Security: Taking Collaborative Action on Mitigating Climate Change (Seoul, Republic of Korea), 17-18 December 2007.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and T. Fry, An Eye on Demand, Environmental Finance, Special Supplement, S52, November 2007.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and C. Brunner, Promotion of High-Efficiency Electric Motor Systems Under the Clean Development Mechanism. In: EEMODS 2007 Conference Proceedings Vol. I, 5th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems, Beijing, pp. 165-180. Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems, October 2007.

Arquit Niederberger, A., The international climate conference in Bali sets future policy direction (Interview), Bulletin SEV/VSE, 17, 42-43, September 2007. Only in German.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and P. Waide, Putting Efficiency First, Environmental Finance, 8(7), S44-S46, May 2007.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Seminar Issue Paper, UNIDO/CTI/UK Trade & Investment Seminar on Energy Efficiency Projects in CDM and JI, 19-20 March 2007, Vienna.

Arquit Niederberger, A., C. Brunner, K. Jiang, and Y. Chen, Energy Efficiency in China: The Business Case for Mining an Untapped Resource, Greener Management International, 50, 25-40, March 2007.

Brunner, C., A. Arquit Niederberger, A. de Almeida, and H. de Keulenaer, Standards for Energy Efficient Electric Motor Systems SEEEM – Building a Worldwide Community of Practice. In: EEMODS 2007 Conference Proceedings Vol. I , pp. 123-139. Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems, October 2007.

Bush, E., S. Attali, C. Brunner, and A. Arquit Niederberger, Topten – Best of Europe: How do best
products perform and why aren’t they sold across Europe? In: ECEEE 2007 Summer Study Proceedings, pp. 1331-1441. European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, 2007.

Arquit Niederberger, A., C. Brunner, and D. Zhou, Energy efficiency in China: Impetus for a global climate policy breakthrough? China Environment Series, 8, 85-86, 2006.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and R. Spalding-Fecher, Demand-side energy efficiency promotion under the Clean Development Mechanism: lessons learned and future prospects. Energy for Sustainable Development, X(4), 45-58, December 2006.

Arquit Niederberger, A., New Investment Incentives, Development + Cooperation, 33(3), 119-121, March 2006.

Arquit Niederberger, A., MDG Carbon Finance Action Plans: Leveraging New Markets for Sustainable Development, CDM Investment Newsletter, 1/2006, 3-6, 2006.

Arquit Niederberger, A., C. Brunner, and J. Nipkow, Leveraging CDM finance to promote efficient industrial motor systems, Conference Proceedings (Volume II), 4th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems, Heidelberg, 180-190, September 2005.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Funding transport sector CDM, CDM Investment Newsletter, 4/2005, 6-9, 2005.

Arquit Niederberger, A., The Swiss Climate Penny: An innovative approach to transport sector emissions, Transport Policy, 12(4), 303-313, July 2005.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and B. Finamore, Building an efficiency power plant under the Clean Development Mechanism, Sinosphere, 8(1), 33-38, May 2005.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and R. Saner, Exploring the relationships between FDI flows and CDM potential, Transnational Corporations, 14(1), 1-40, April 2005.

Nondek, L., and A. Arquit Niederberger, Statistical analysis confirms Kyoto capacity building needs, Climate Policy, 4(3), 249-268, April 2005.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and B. Finamore, Building an efficiency power plant under the Clean Development Mechanism in China, CDM Investment Newsletter, 2/2005, 16-19, March 2005.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Science for climate change policy-making: applying theory to practice to enhance effectiveness, Science and Public Policy,32(1), 2-16, February 2005.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and S. Schwager, Swiss environmental foreign policy and sustainable development, Swiss Political Science Review, 10(4), 93-123, December 2004.

Arquit Niederberger, A., CDM in China: Taking a proactive and sustainable approach, Joint Implementation Quarterly, 10(3), 5, October 2004.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Sustainable Switzerland: Reorienting Government, Economy and Society on the New Federal Constitution. Policy paper prepared for Swiss Federal Concillor Calmy-Rey, November 2003.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and L. Yiu, Management systems for capacity building, Joint Implementation Quarterly, 9(3), 8-9, October 2003.

Arquit Niederberger, A., The Climate Penny: An opportunity for Switzerland to influence the credibility of the Kyoto Mechanisms (English translation of German original), Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 5 August 2003, p. 15.

Arquit Niederberger, A., NSS Workshop: Capacity Building for the Kyoto Protocol, Joint Implementation Quarterly, 8(4), 11, December 2002.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Climate protection in America without "Kyoto": Engagement of states and enterprises (English translation of German original), Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 5 September 2002, p. 9.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Operationalizing the Swiss CO2 Law: Effective implementation of the Kyoto Mechanisms (English translation of German original), Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 8-9 December 2001, p. 25.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and E. Graf, Mid-Term Evaluation of the World Bank National Strategy Studies Program, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Bern, 108 pp., September 2001.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Market incentives for climate protection: Promotion of hydropower? Renewable Energy World, 2(6), 88-94, 1999.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Market incentives for climate protection: Promotion of hydropower? (English translation of German original), “wasser, energie, luft – eau, énergie, air”, 5/6, 93-96, 1999.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and Ch. Albrecht, International cooperation for climate protection: Opportunities for business (English translation of German original), Umwelt Focus, 6, 17-21, 1999.

Brodmann, U., and A. Arquit Niederberger, Swiss simulation study examines conversion of heating centers, Joint Implementation Quarterly, 5(3), 10-11, 1999.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and S. Mauch, Voluntary commitments for non-Annex I countries, Joint Implementation Quarterly, 5 (Special Issue for SBSTA/SBI-10), 3-4, May 1999.

Arquit Niederberger, A., and P. Kalas, The National AIJ/JI/CDM Strategy Studies Program, Joint Implementation Quarterly, 5(1), 6-7, March 1999.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Market incentives for climate protection: Case study “joint implementation” (English translation of German/French/Italian original), Der Monat, 4, 9-15, 1998.

Ackermann-Liebrich, U., Arquit Niederberger, A., et al., Research on Sustainable Development and Global Change: Science Policy Visions of Swiss Researchers (English translation of German original), Berne: ProClim— Forum für Klima und Global Change, 1997, 32 pp.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Swiss AIJ Pilot Program, Joint Implementation Quarterly, 3(2), July 1997.

Niederberger, A., and M.-Th. Niggli, The new environmental policy instrument “Joint Implementation”: Incentives for private investment to solve global environmental problems (English translation of German/French original), Die Volkswirtschaft – Magazin für WirtschaftsPolitik, 3, 18-23, 1997.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Activities Implemented Jointly: Review of Issues for the Pilot Phase, Swiss Federal Office of Foreign Economic Affairs/Swiss Federal Office of Environment, Forests and Landscape/Swiss Development Cooperation Agency, Bern, 51 pp., 1996.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Research and Monitoring of Climate and Global Change in Switzerland: Part II – Biogeochemical Processes, ProClim-, Bern, 78 pp., 1996.

Stocker, T., I. Knoepfel, A. Arquit Niederberger, and K. Meyer, Socio-economic aspects of climate irreversibility: Cost comparison as a decision-making tool for society (English translation of German original), Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 22-23 June 1996, p. 29.

Watson, R.T., R. Moss and A. Arquit Niederberger, Providing advice to policymakers: International scientific and technical assessments of global environmental issues and challenges for the scientific community, Oceanography Magazine, 9(2), 140-142, 1996.

Watson, R.T., et al., Climate Change 1995: Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation (Summary for Policymakers), WMO/UNEP Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Geneva, 22 pp., 1996.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Research and Monitoring of Climate and Global Change in Switzerland: Part I – Physical Climate System, ProClim-, Bern, 49 pp., 1995.

Arquit Niederberger, A., et al., Global Warming and Switzerland: Background Information (English translation of German/French original), Umwelt-Materialien 9, Bern: Bundesamt für Umwelt, Wald und Landschaft, 75 pp., 1994.

Arquit Niederberger, A., Switzerland's policies and programs related to reductions in the emission of greenhouse gases, National Reduction Strategies for Greenhouse Gases: Situation and Developments after the Rio Conference (Proceedings of the 2nd International CO2 Workshop, Austrian CO2 Commission, Laxenburg), 2, 91-99, 1993.

Niederberger, A., and U. Schotterer, Climate change and climate policy (English translation of German original), Bulletin of the Swiss Association of Petroleum Geologists and Engineers, 60(136), 69-88, 1993.

Anderson, D., Andrews, J., Arquit, A., Bartlein, P., Duplessy, J-C., Harrison, S., Huntley, B., Keigwin, L., Kutzbach, J., Lorius, C., Manabe, S., Markgraf, V., McDowell, P., McGlone, M., Oeschger, H., Oppo, D., Ruddiman, W.F., Siegenthaler, U. and Thompson, L., Major perturbations of the hydrosphere-atmosphere-biosphere system. In: Bradley, R.S. (Ed), Global Changes of the Past. Boulder: UCAR/Office for Interdisciplinary Earth Studies, 1991, pp. 43-59.

Oeschger, H., and A. Arquit, Resolving abrupt and high-frequency global changes in the ice core record. In: Bradley, R.S. (Ed), Global Changes of the Past, UCAR/Office for Interdisciplinary Earth Studies, Boulder, Colorado, pp. 220-222, 1991.

Arquit, A.M., Geological and hydrothermal controls on the distribution of megafauna in Ashes Vent Field, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Journal of Geophysical Research, 95(B8), 12,947-12,960, 1990.

Johnson, T.C., Talbot, M.R., Kelts, K., Cohen, A.S., Lehman, J.T., Livingstone, D.A., Odada, E.O., Tambala, A.F., J.McGill, Arquit, A., and Tiercelin, J.-J., IDEAL: An International Decade for East African Lakes. Workshop Report #1, The Paleoclimatology of the African Rift Lakes. Duke University Marine Lab. Tech. Report., Beaufort, NC, 39 pp., 1990.

Arquit, A.M., Zonation of Peripheral Indicators of Midocean Ridge Hydrothermal Vent Activity, Ph.D. Dissertation (University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI), 1989.