A5078552854- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Transportation and Mobility Innovations
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Housing Market and Economics
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
Technische Universität Berlin
2016-2025
Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
2016-2025
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
2012-2025
University of Sussex
2025
NILU
2022
Bridge University
2018
University of Cambridge
2018
International Institute for Environment and Development
2018
University of Nottingham
2018
University of California, Berkeley
2008-2009
The most recent IPCC assessment has shown an important role for negative emissions technologies (NETs) in limiting global warming to 2 °C cost-effectively. However, a bottom-up, systematic, reproducible, and transparent literature of the different options remove CO2 from atmosphere is currently missing. In part 1 this three-part review on NETs, we assemble comprehensive set relevant so far published, focusing seven technologies: bioenergy with carbon capture storage (BECCS), afforestation...
Urban expansion often occurs on croplands. However, there is little scientific understanding of how global patterns future urban will affect the world's cultivated areas. Here, we combine spatially explicit projections with datasets croplands and crop yields. Our results show that result in a 1.8-2.4% loss by 2030, substantial regional disparities. About 80% cropland from take place Asia Africa. In both Africa, much be lost more than twice as productive national averages. experience highest...
With the Paris Agreement's ambition of limiting climate change to well below 2 °C, negative emission technologies (NETs) have moved into limelight discussions in science and policy. Despite several assessments, current knowledge on NETs is still diffuse incomplete, but also growing fast. Here, we synthesize a comprehensive body literature, using scientometric tools performing an in-depth assessment quantitative qualitative evidence therein. We clarify role mitigation scenarios, their ethical...
Abstract Bioenergy deployment offers significant potential for climate change mitigation, but also carries considerable risks. In this review, we bring together perspectives of various communities involved in the research and regulation bioenergy context mitigation: Land‐use energy experts, land‐use integrated assessment modelers, human geographers, ecosystem researchers, scientists two different strands life‐cycle experts. We summarize technological options, outline state‐of‐the‐art...
The aggregate potential for urban mitigation of global climate change is insufficiently understood. Our analysis, using a dataset 274 cities representing all city sizes and regions worldwide, demonstrates that economic activity, transport costs, geographic factors, form explain 37% direct energy use 88% use. If current trends in expansion continue, will increase more than threefold, from 240 EJ 2005 to 730 2050. model shows planning policies can limit the future 540 2050 contribute...
Abstract Background. Around two-thirds of global GHG emissions are directly and indirectly linked to household consumption, with a average about 6 tCO 2 eq/cap. The per capita carbon footprint North America Europe amount 13.4 7.5 eq/cap, respectively, while that Africa the Middle East—to 1.7 eq/cap on average. Changes in consumption patterns low-carbon alternatives therefore present great urgently required potential for emission reductions. In this paper, we synthesize mitigation potentials...
A growing body of literature discusses the CO2 emissions cities. Still, little is known about emission patterns across density gradients from remote rural places to highly urbanized areas, drivers behind those and global triggered by consumption in human settlements—referred here as carbon footprint. In this letter we use a hybrid method for estimating footprints cities other settlements UK explicitly linking supply chains local activities associated lifestyles. This analysis comprises all...
Urban mobility solutions foster climate mitigation
'Discourses of climate delay' pervade current debates on action. These discourses accept the existence change, but justify inaction or inadequate efforts. In contemporary discussions what actions should be taken, by whom and how fast, proponents delay would argue for minimal action taken others. They focus attention negative social effects policies raise doubt that mitigation is possible. Here, we outline common features provide a guide to identifying them.
Summary Life cycle assessment (LCA) is generally described as a tool for environmental decision making. Results from attributional LCA (ALCA), the most commonly used method, often are presented in way that suggests policy decisions based on these results will yield quantitative benefits estimated by ALCA. For example, ALCAs of biofuels routinely to suggest implementation one alternative (say, biofuel) cause an X% change greenhouse gas emissions, compared with baseline (typically gasoline)....
We assess the literature on innovation and upscaling for negative emissions technologies (NETs) using a systematic reproducible coding procedure. To structure our review, we employ framework of sequential stages in process, with which code each NETs article space. find that while there is growing body NETs, 59% articles are focused earliest 'research development' (R&D). The subsequent also represented literature, but at much lower levels activity than R&D. Distinguishing between related to...
Mitigation solutions are often evaluated in terms of costs and greenhouse gas reduction potentials, missing out on the consideration direct effects human well-being. Here, we systematically assess mitigation potential demand-side options categorized into avoid, shift improve, their well-being links. We show that these options, bridging socio-behavioural, infrastructural technological domains, can reduce counterfactual sectoral emissions by 40–80% end-use sectors. Based expert judgement an...
The assessment literature on climate change solutions to date has emphasized technologies and options based cost-effectiveness analysis. However, many mitigation misalign with such analytical frameworks. Here, we examine demand-side solutions, a crucial class of that go beyond technological specification cost-benefit To do so, synthesize in the urban, building, transport, agricultural sectors. We also highlight specific nature context development. then discuss key considerations integrate...
The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war on Ukraine have impacted the global economy, including energy sector. caused drastic fluctuations in demand, oil price shocks, disruptions supply chains, hampered investments, while left world with hikes security challenges. long-term impacts of these crises low-carbon transitions mitigation climate change are still uncertain but slowly emerging. This paper analyzes throughout system, upstream fuel supply, renewable demand for services, implications...
Climate change is acknowledged as the largest threat to our societies in coming decades, potentially affecting large and diverse groups of urban residents this century urbanization. As areas house highly people with differing vulnerabilities, intensifying climate likely shift focus discussions from a general perspective who cities will be affected by change, how. This brings equity question forefront. Here we assess how events may amplify inequity. We find that heatwaves, but also flooding,...