Personal website of Dr Farid Karimi

A) PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

• Karimi, F., Marzban, E., Dahlberg, U. (2026). Navigating the Future of Carbon Capture and Storage Technology: The Interplay of Social Acceptability and Political Development. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences 22(1).
• Marzban, E., Karimi, F. (2025). Exploring Alternatives and Unfolding Possibilities: A Futures Perspective on Carbon Capture and Storage in the Nordic Region. Futures, 103724.
• ​Larson, X, Rutgersson, A, Karimi, F. et al. (2024). Climate Change and Offshore Wind Energy in the Baltic Sea. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science.
• Karimi, F. (2021). Stakeholders’ Risk Perceptions of Decarbonised Energy System: Insights into Patterns of Behaviour. Energies 14(21), 7205.
• Karimi, F., Rodi, M. (2021). Energy-transition challenges in the Baltic Sea Region: an overview of socio-political and legal gaps, in Mišík., M; Oravcová, V. From economic to energy transition: Three decades of transitions in Central and Eastern Europe. Palgrave. 
• Ivandic, M., Shogenova, A., Karimi, F., Wójcicki, A., Shogenov, K. (2021) Routing Deployment of CCUS in the Baltic Sea Region. SINTEF Proceedings 7.
• Karimi, F., Toikka, A. (2018). General Public Reactions to CCS: does culture matter? International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 70, 193-201.
• Karimi, F. (2017). Timescapes and CCS projects: Is deferring projects and policies just kicking the can down the road? Energy Procedia 14, 7317–7325.
• Karimi, F., Komendantova, N. (2017). Understanding experts’ views and risk perceptions on carbon capture and storage in three European countries. GeoJournal 82, 185-200. 
• Karimi, F., Toikka, A. & Hukkinen, J. I. (2016). Comparative Socio-Cultural Analysis of Risk Perception of Carbon Capture and Storage in the European Union. Energy Research & Social Science 21, 114-122.
• Karimi, F., Toikka, A. (2014). The relation of cultural structures and risk perception: How does social acceptance of carbon capture and storage emerge? Energy Procedia 63, 7087–7095.
• Karimi, F., Goulas, A., Barzmehri, M. M., & Anggana Putri, M. (2012). CCS potential in Norway – Exploring the role of flagship projects: The Mongstad and Kårstø case studies. International Journal of Sustainable Water and Environmental Systems 4, 23-34.

B) BOOKS

• Karimi, F., Rodi, M. (2022). Energy Transition in the Baltic Sea Region: Understanding Stakeholder Engagement and Community Acceptance. Routledge Studies in Energy Transitions.

​C) CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

• Karimi, F. (2022), Socio-political development of CC(U)S in the Baltic Sea region. Baltic Carbon Forum, Vol. 1, pp. 9–9, Oct. 2022, https://doi.org/10.21595/bcf.2022.22872 
• Karimi, F. (2021), The energy transition in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR): dividing or unifying? Case study of Nord Stream 2. BUP symposium 2021. Online, 19-20 October 2021 (https://www.balticuniv.uu.se/digitalAssets/916/c_916720-l_1-k_book-of-abstracts-bup-symposium-2021.pdf)
• Karimi, F., Ombudstvedt, I, Gran, M. (2019). An overview on risk perceptions and social acceptance of CCS: a missing piece of the puzzle. Trondheim CCS Conference. Trondheim, 17-19 June 2019. (https://www.sintef.no/globalassets/project/tccs-10/dokumenter/tccs10— book-  of-abstracts.pdf)
• Ombudstvedt, I, Karimi, F. et al. (2019) BASRECCS – a network of CCS expertise in the Baltic Sea Region. Trondheim CCS Conference. Trondheim, 17-19 June 2019 (https://www.sintef.no/globalassets/project/tccs-10/dokumenter/tccs10—  book-of-abstracts.pdf)
• Karimi, F. (2018). Socio-cultural assessment of experts and laypeople perceptions of risk of clean energy systems. European Sociological Association RN22 Conference ‘Complexities of Risk and Uncertainty’, book of abstract, Kaunas, 4-5 October 2018, p. 32. (https://www.ebooks.ktu.lt/eb/1441/complexities-of-risk-and-uncertainty-mid-term-conference-of-european-sociological-association-research-network-22-sociology-of-risk-and-uncertainty%E2%80%9D/)
• Karimi, F. (2016). The Role of Socio-cultural factors in Risk Perceptions Concerning Carbon Capture and Storage. The 1st annual DENVI symposium, book of abstract, Helsinki, 10-12 March 2016.  (https://blogs.helsinki.fi/denvi-annual-meeting/files/2016/03/Abstract_book_1st_annual_DENVI_meeting_2016.pdf )
• Karimi, F. (2015). Cultural Assessment of Experts and Laypeople Perceptions of Risk:  Different or Similar? The 21st YHYS Colloquium, book of abstract, Tampere, 19-20 November 2015. (http://109.163.208.130/~yhysnet/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Book-of-abstracts- 1.pdf ) 
• Karimi, F., Toikka, A. & Hukkinen, J. I. (2013). A Comparative Socio-Cultural Analysis of Risk Perception of Carbon Capture and Storage in Finland, the Netherlands, UK and Poland. The 22nd SRA-E conference, book of abstract, Trondheim, 17-19 June, p. 108. (http://srae2013.no/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=abstracts_v2.pdf)
• Karimi, F. (2014). Carbon capture and storage: a cultural approach to understand experts’ views in Finland, Norway and Germany, YSSP Late Summer Workshop 2014, Proceedings, Laxenburg, 25-26 August, p. 17.  (http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/education/yssp/2014_Proceedings.pdf)

​D) THESES

• Karimi, F. (2017). Socio-cultural factors in risk perceptions of Carbon Capture and Storage. PhD dissertation, Faculty of Social Sciences. Helsinki: University of Helsinki.
• Karimi, F. (2011). An economic assessment of carbon capture and storage: The case of the Netherlands. MSc. thesis, Faculty of TPM. Delft: Delft University of Technology.

​​E) REPORTS

• Honegger, M., S., Schmitt, F., Poralla, M., Ombudstvedt, I., Ostgaard, L., Viguier, R., Palfi, E., Bell, R., Evensen, D., Chalmers, H., Karimi, F., and Dahlberg, U. (2024). Making CCU and CCS hubs and clusters happen: Overcoming non-technical challenges. (all the authors equally contributed to the report) https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14393506
•  Schmitt, F., Honegger, M., Poralla, M., Karimi, F., Evensen, D., Wahlberg, U., Viguier, R., Palfi, E., Ombudstvedt, I., & Wammer Østgaard, L. (2024). D2.2. Workshops on non-technical aspects. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14393399 
• Karimi, M; Evensen, D; Dahlberg, U. (2023). CCUS ZEN Workshop 3 on Non-Technical Issues Workshop on Socio-political issues. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14392752 
• Schmitt, F., Honegger, M., Poralla, M., Wammer Østgaard, L., Ombudstvedt, I., Viguier, R., Evensen, D., Bell, R., Karimi, F., & Wahlberg, U. (2023). D2.1 Mapping of non-technical aspects and stakeholder needs. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14393259 (all the authors equally contributed to the report)
• Karimi, F. Peer Review Report For: Financing conditions of renewable energy projects – results from an EU wide survey. Open Res Europe 2022, 1:136 (https://doi.org/10.21956/openreseurope.15054.r29019
• Karimi, F., Lund, P. (2018). Potentials of and barriers to variable renewable energy and flexible energy systems in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Flex4RES: Nordic Energy Research.
• Contribution to Boscan, L., Rosenlund Soysal, E. (2017). Framework conditions for flexibility in the Gas – Electricity interface of Nordic and Baltic countries. Flex4RES: Nordic Energy Research.
• Karimi, F., Toikka, A. (2016). Maximizing bioenergy potential: Policy recommendations for Finland. BEST program. CLIC Innovation, Research report no D1.1.2-1.

​​F) PUBLICATIONS INTENDED FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, LINKED TO OWN RESEARCH

• Karimi, F. (2025). The Postmortem of the Nord Stream Projects : Was it all about energy transition?. AIA NRW Discussion Papers. https://www.aia-nrw.org/en/publications/the-postmortem-of-the-nord-stream-projects/
• ​Dahlberg, U., & Karimi, F. (2023). Koldioxidlagring kräver snabba handlingar men långsiktig planering. Åbo underrättelser
• Karimi, F. (2022). War in Ukraine and energy dependency: What Europe needs to do to wean itself off Russian gas. Euronews.
  https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/03/08/war-in-ukraine-and-energy-dependency-what-europe-needs-to-do-to-wean-itself-off-russian-ga 
• Karimi, F. (2022). Lokal försörjning – från vetenskap till energi och mat (in Swedish). Västra Nyland newspaper. https://www.vastranyland.fi/artikel/c0fd5f80-d7bd-45fd-92b5-32e34b8abb85 
• Karimi, F. (2021). Energiomställning och gräsrötternas kraft (in Swedish). Västra Nyland newspaper. https://www.vastranyland.fi/artikel/energiomstallning-och-grasrotternas-kraft/?fbclid=IwAR00gdBWLAFPMrja0VU4MEcJM7UnebcjYp_DPxPT7FqwbO6M6qA-6YvR1LY
• Karimi, F. (2020). Stepping stones to an integrated electricity market in the Baltic Sea Region. Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research.  https://phil.uni-greifswald.de/en/departments/facilities-organisations/ifzo/research-groups/energy/energy-detailview/n/stepping-stones-to-an-integrated-electricity-market-in-the-baltic-sea-region-78719/
• Karimi, F. (2020). Sassnitz, Washington, Brussels and Berlin: the development of controversial Nord Stream 2. Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research. https://phil.uni-greifswald.de/en/departments/facilities-organisations/ifzo/research-groups/energy/energy-detailview/n/sassnitz-washington-bruessel-und-berlin-die-entwicklung-der-kontroverse-um-nord-stream-2-71287/ 
• Several blog posts and reports on IFZO website: https://phil.uni-greifswald.de/en/departments/facilities-organisations/ifzo/research-groups/energy/
• Karimi, F. (2018). How culture affects perceptions of climate change related technology. Nexus. https://blog.iiasa.ac.at/2018/12/21/how-culture-affects-perceptions-of-climate-change-related-technology/ 
• Karimi et al. (2018). Better Policies Accelerate Clean Energy Transition- Focus on energy system flexibility. Policy brief. Nordic Energy Research and Nordic Council of Ministers (Flex4RES project). http://www.nordicenergy.org/article/better-policies-accelerate-clean-energy-transition/ 
• Karimi, F. (2017). Danish Energy Commission report aligns with Flex4RES project. Nordic Energy Research.   http://www.nordicenergy.org/article/danish-energy-commission-report-aligns-with-flex4res- project/
• Karimi, F. (2016). IIASA Alumnus Farid Karimi’s recent publication: ‘Understanding experts’ views and risk perceptions on carbon capture and storage in three European countries’. International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis.  http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/about/alumni/News/151202_karimi.html

​​G) INTERVIEWS, NEWS AND OTHER ARTICLES FOR GENERAL PUBLIC 

• Interviews: RE:THINK (Germany); Åbo Underrättelser, Svenska Yle, Moritz Magazine, Yliopisto-Lehti, LL-Bladet, folktinget.fi (YouTube channel), Yle English TV, Yle Fem TV, kommunerna.net podcast, TU DELTA magazine.
• News: Västra Nyland newspaper; Carbon Storage newsletter of the U.S. Department of Energy; Campus 1456, IKEM newsletter