Gurgel, Angelo

Angelo Gurgel

Research Scientist, MIT Joint Program

Focus Areas

Managed Resources, Energy Transition, Policy Scenarios, Regional Analysis, Multi-Sector Dynamics

Bio

Angelo Gurgel is a research scientist at the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. He has been developing applied research on climate policy, climate change, land use changes, bioenergy, agricultural and environmental economics. He was a professor at the Sao Paulo School of Economics, Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV), Brazil (2012-2020), and the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (2004-2011). He coordinated the FGV master´s program on Agribusiness and the FGV Observatory of the Plan on Low-Carbon Emissions in Agriculture from 2012 to 2020. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics and a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from University of Viçosa - Brazil.

Education + Credentials

B.A., Agronomic Engineering, Federal University of Vicosa, 1997

Visiting Scholar, University of Colorado, 2001

Ph.D., Applied Economics, Federal University of Vicosa, Brazil, 2002

Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Global Change Joint Program, 2006-2008

Recent Publications

Journal Article

Quantifying the recreation use value of New England natural lands

Lin, G., A. Gurgel and J.M. Reilly (2024). Environmental Challenges, 14, 100849 (doi: 10.1016/j.envc.2024.100849)

Journal Article

Assessing Compounding Climate-Related Stresses and Development Pathways on the Power Sector in the Central U.S.

Gurgel, A., J. Reilly, J. Morris, C.A. Schlosser, X. Gao, M. Yuan and K. Tapia- Ahumada (2024). Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 29(27) (doi: 10.1007/s11027-024-10119-3)

Journal Article

Deploying direct air capture at scale: how close to reality?

Desport, L., A. Gurgel, J. Morris, H. Herzog, Y-H.H. Chen, S. Selosse and S. Paltsev (2023). Energy Economics, 129, 107244 (doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107244)

Journal Article

Mitigating Emissions in the Global Steel Industry: Representing CCS and Hydrogen Technologies in Integrated Assessment Modeling

Benavides, K., A. Gurgel, J. Morris, B. Mignone, B. Chapman, H. Kheshgi, H. Herzog and S. Paltsev, (2023). International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 131, 103963 (doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2023.103963)

Conference Proceedings Paper

Future Patterns of US Agricultural Land Use under Multiple Stressors

Gurgel, A., K. Narayan, X. Gao, C.R. Vernon, J. Morris, C.A. Schlosser, J. Reilly and S. Paltsev (2023). American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting,

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