CICERO is an independent research center associated with the University of Oslo. CICERO's mandate is twofold: to both conduct research and provide information about issues of climate change.

CICERO's three main areas of research are

• impacts of climate changes and climate policy
• design of, implementation of, and compliance with climate policy instruments
• integrated assessment, that is, the relationship between climate, other environmental issues and development

Publications include Cicerone,a bi-monthly climate magazine. It reports on new developments in climate and environmental research, the political arena, and CICERO. Cicerone also contains a special section devoted to findings from RegClim (Regional Climate Development Under Global Warming).