Publications: Policy Scenarios

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

Journal Article
Integrated assessment model diagnostics: Key indicators and model evolution

Harmsen, M., ..., J. Morris, ..., S. Paltsev, et al. (2021).
Environmental Research Letters, 16 (054046)

Journal Article
Lessons from a pandemic for systems-oriented sustainability research

N.E. Selin (2021).
Science Advances, 7(22) (doi:10.1126/sciadv.abd8988)

Journal Article
Mitigation of CO2 emissions from international shipping through national allocation

Selin, H., Y. Zhang, R. Dunn, N.E. Selin and A. K. H. Lau (2021).
Environmental Research Letters, 16(4):045009 (doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/abec02)

Journal Article
The role of cross-border electricity trade in transition to a low-carbon economy in the Northeastern U.S.

Yuan, M., K. Tapia-Ahumada and J. Reilly (2021).
Energy Policy, 154, 112261

Joint Program Report
Meeting potential new U.S. climate goals
Report 351

Yuan, M., A. Barron, N. Selin, P. Picciano, L. Metz, J. Reilly and H. Jacoby (2021).
Joint Program Report Series, April, 24 p. [Download]

Journal Article
Switching on auxiliary devices in vehicular fuel efficiency tests can help cut CO2 emissions by millions of tons

Zhang, D., et al. (2021).
One Earth, 4, 135–145 (doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2020.12.010)

Joint Program Report
A consistent framework for uncertainty in coupled human-Earth system models
Report 349

Morris, J., A. Sokolov, A. Libardoni, C. Forest, S. Paltsev, J. Reilly, C.A. Schlosser, R. Prinn, H. Jacoby (2021).
Joint Program Report Series, [Download]

Joint Program Report
Distributional Impacts of Low-Carbon Policies in USA and Spain: Does One Size Fit All?
Report 354

Garcia-Muros, X., J. Morris and S. Paltsev (2021).
Joint Program Report Series, August, 12 p. [Download]

Journal Article
The Covid-19 effect on the Paris Agreement

Reilly, J.M., Y.-H.H. Chen and H.D. Jacoby (2021).
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 8(16) (doi: 10.1057/s41599-020-00698-2)

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