Publications: Policy Scenarios

Book/Chapter
Empirical evidence and projections of carbon leakage: Some, but not too much, probably

J. Caron (2022).
Handbook on Trade Policy and Climate Change, J. Caron, contributor; Michael Jakob, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) and Ecologic Institute, editor

Journal Article
The changing nature of hydroclimatic risks across South Africa

Schlosser, C.A., A. Sokolov, k. Strzepek, T. Thomas, X. Gao and C. Arndt (2021).
Climatic Change, 168(28) (doi: 10.1007/s10584-021-03235-5)

Journal Article
Global cancer risk from unregulated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Kelly, J., P. Ivatt, M. J. Evans, J. H. Kroll, A. Hrdina, I. N. Kohale, F. M. White, B. P. Engelward and N. E. Selin (2021).
GeoHealth, 5(9) (doi: 10.1029/2021GH000401)

Journal Article
Climate effects on US infrastructure: the economics of adaptation for rail, roads, and coastal development

Neumann, J.E., P. Chinowsky, J. Helman, M. Black, C. Fant, K. Strzepek and J. Martinich (2021).
Climatic Change, 166 (44) (doi: 10.1007/s10584-021-03179-w)

Journal Article
Global health effects of future atmospheric mercury emissions

Zhang, Y., A. Song, S. Huang, P. Zhang, Y. Peng, P. Wu, J. Gu, S. Dutkiewicz, H. Zhang, S. Wu, F. Wang, L. Chen, S. Wang and P. Li (2021).
Nature Communications, 12(3035) (doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23391-7)

Joint Program Technical Note
EleMod: A model for capacity expansion planning, hourly operation and economic dispatch in electric power systems with intermittent renewable generation
TN #19

Tapia-Ahumada, K.D. (2021).
Joint Program Technical Note, July, 26 p. [Download]

Joint Program Report
Economic analysis of the hard-to-abate sectors in India
Report 355

Paltsev, S., A. Gurgel, J. Morris, H. Chen, S. Dey and S. Marwah (2021).
Joint Program Report Series, September, 32 p. [Download]

Journal Article
Global air quality and health impacts of domestic and international shipping

Zhang, Y., S.D. Eastham, A.K.H. Lau and N.E. Selin (2021).
Environmental Research Letters, 16 (8), 4055 (doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac146b)

Student Dissertation or Thesis
The cost of CO2 transport and storage in global integrated assessment modeling

Smith, E.E. (2021).
MS Thesis, MIT Institute for Data, Systems and Society, [Download]

Journal Article
Hard-to-abate sectors: The role of industrial carbon capture and storage (CCS) in emission mitigation

Paltsev, S., J. Morris, H. Kheshgi and H. Herzog (2021).
Applied Energy, 300, 117322 (doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117322)

Journal Article
Global Electrification of light-duty vehicles: Impacts of economics and climate policy

Paltsev, S, A. Ghandi, J. Morris and H. Chen (2021).
Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 11(1) (doi: 10.5547/2160-5890.11.1.spal) [Download]

Book/Chapter
Chapter 38: Meeting the Goals of the Paris Agreement: Temperature Implications of the Shell Sky Scenario

Paltsev, S., A. Sokolov, X. Gao and M. Haigh (2021).
World Scientific Encyclopedia of Climate Change, Ch. 38, pp. 333-339 (doi: 10.1142/9789811213946_0039)

Book/Chapter
Chapter 25: Scenarios with MIT Integrated Global Systems Model: Significant Global Warming Regardless of Different Approaches

Paltsev, S. and A. Sokolov (2021).
World Scientific Encyclopedia of Climate Change, Ch. 25, pp. 235-241 (doi: 10.1142/9789811213953_0025)

Journal Article
The cost of CO2 transport and storage in global integrated assessment modeling

Smith, E., J. Morris, H. Kheshgi, G. Teletzke, H. Herzog and S. Paltsev (2021).
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control , 109 (103367) (doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2021.103367)

Special Report
How U.S. agriculture can be part of the climate change solution: Opportunities and incentives for farmers to reduce their emissions and turn the industry into a net carbon sink

Reilly, J. and S. Mercier (2021).
Farm Journal Foundation, Special Report

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