Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Environmental Pollution
• Human Health

Environmental Achievements

• Established CCNC measurements at Birkenes station, Norway’s atmospheric observatory.
• Investigated the annual cycle of physical and optical properties of background aerosol at Norway’s Troll station in Antarctica.
• Upgraded Birkenes observatory with observations of levoglucosan concentration, a tracer of biomass burning.
• Developed analytical techniques for 15 different organophosphorous flame retardants.
• Developed methods and tools to gain more knowledge about the chemical composition of indoor environments in homes and workplaces.

Social Achievements

• Developed a realistic in vitro respiratory model for lung exposure to reduce animal testing.
• Developed protocols for cultivation of human lung epithelial cells under normal conditions and for the air-liquid interphase (ALI) system.
• Developed protocols for cytotoxicity assays, oxidative stress, and genotoxicity for A549 cells and the ALI model.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Deficits in understanding atmospheric aerosol climate effects, leading to uncertainties in climate predictions.
• Lack of a reliable benchmark on the magnitude of the climate effect of atmospheric aerosol particles in the pre-industrial state.
• Large uncertainties in current estimates of particle pollution in Europe.
• Limited systematic measurements and studies of air quality in Norwegian buildings.
• Difficulties in dissolving PGMs for accurate determination by ICP-MS.

Mitigation Strategies

• Targeted, high-quality observations using a Cloud Condensation Nucleus Counter (CCNC).
• Collaboration with partner stations in the ACTRIS network.
• Use of Lagrangian transport model FLEXPART.
• Development of advanced in vitro human lung model for inhalation exposure.
• Development of standardized methods for measuring chemical components in indoor air.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: NS-EN ISO 9001, NS-EN ISO 14001, NS-EN ISO/IEC 17025

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
• Goal 13: Climate Action

Research contributes to understanding and mitigating climate change and improving air quality for better human health.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed