Noelle E Selin
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1487935 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Noelle E Selin |
| PRENOMES | Noelle E |
| SOBRENOME | Selin |
| ASSINATURA | SELIN N E |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6396-5622 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 52 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2003 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Alternatives to planetary boundaries can enhance science-policy linkages for chemicals governance
Chemical pollution poses significant environmental and human health problems. Some researchers have put forward the planetary boundary framework as a way to contextualize knowledge about Earth system challenges, including chemicals. In this Perspective, we argue that further application of the planetary boundary framework has limited conceptual and practical value for advancing research and policy-making to address environmental and human health …
Air quality impacts of electricity purchase and air travel by organizations
Organizational climate actions often prioritize greenhouse gas reductions without considering other impacts such as improved air quality from reduced fossil fuel use. While air quality benefits of large-scale policies are well studied, those of organization-level activities are more uncertain. We quantify the impact of organizations’ fossil fuel use from electricity purchasing and air travel on climate and air quality using a system-level approac…
Climate and air quality impact of using ammonia as an alternative shipping fuel
As carbon-free fuel, ammonia has been proposed as an alternative fuel to facilitate maritime decarbonization. Deployment of ammonia-powered ships is proposed as soon as 2024. However, NO x , NH 3 and N 2 O from ammonia combustion could impact air quality and climate. In this study, we assess whether and under what conditions switching to ammonia fuel might affect climate and air quality. We use a bottom–up approach combining ammonia engine experi…
Large mitigation potential of smoke PM 2.5 in the US from human-ignited fires
Increasing fire activity and the associated degradation in air quality in the United States has been indirectly linked to human activity via climate change. In addition, direct attribution of fires to human activities may provide opportunities for near term smoke mitigation by focusing policy, management, and funding efforts on particular ignition sources. We analyze how fires associated with human ignitions (agricultural fires and human-initiate…
Health effects of a global carbon price
When private governance impedes multilateralism
Private standards play an increasingly important governance role, yet their effects on state‐led policymaking remain understudied. We examine how the operation of private agricultural standards influences multilateral pesticide governance with a particular focus on the listing of substances under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, a treaty‐based i…
From Stockholm to Minamata and beyond
Meeting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions goals with the international air pollution provision of the clean air act
We explore economic, distributional and health consequences of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions objectives that could be achieved using Section 115 of the Clean Air Act (international air pollution), which has only recently received detailed legal analysis as a potential U.S. climate policy tool. Under it a national emissions target could be allocated among the states. This illustrative analysis considers 45% and 50% reductions of energy and industr…
The human–technical–environmental systems framework for sustainability analysis
The field of sustainability science has grown significantly over the past two decades in terms of both conceptual development and empirical research. Systems-focused analysis is critical to building generalizable knowledge in the field, yet much relevant research does not take a systems view. Systems-oriented analytical frameworks can help researchers conceptualize and analyze sustainability-relevant systems, but existing frameworks may lack acce…
Mitigation of CO 2 emissions from international shipping through national allocation
Neither international treaties nor domestic policies control carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from international shipping. To enhance mitigation, a new multilateral mechanism could allocate these emissions to national carbon budgets, where different options could be used based on the location of industry actors and ships. We analyze five allocation options, showing that a clear majority of CO 2 emissions would be distributed to ten countries unde…
Global air quality and health impacts of domestic and international shipping
Shipping activities contribute to degraded air quality and premature mortalities worldwide, but previous assessments of their health impact have not yet differentiated contributions from domestic and international shipping at the global level. The impacts of domestic shipping can affect different populations, and domestic and international shipping emissions are governed under different regulatory systems. Thus, a consistent global analysis compa…
Health co-benefits of sub-national renewable energy policy in the US
State and local policy-makers in the US have shown interest in transitioning electricity systems toward renewable energy sources and in mitigating harmful air pollution. However, the extent to which subnational renewable energy policies can improve air quality remains unclear. To investigate this issue, we develop a systemic modeling framework that combines economic and air pollution models to assess the projected sub-national impacts of Renewabl…
Co-benefits of China’s climate policy for air quality and human health in China and transboundary regions in 2030
Climate policies targeting CO 2 emissions from fossil fuels can simultaneously reduce emissions of air pollutants and their precursors, thus mitigating air pollution and associated health impacts. Previous work has examined co-benefits of climate policy from reducing PM 2.5 in rapidly-developing countries such as China, but have not examined co-benefits from ozone and its transboundary impact for both PM 2.5 and ozone. Here, we compare the air qu…
A review of global environmental mercury processes in response to human and natural perturbations
We review recent progress in our understanding of the global cycling of mercury (Hg), including best estimates of Hg concentrations and pool sizes in major environmental compartments and exchange processes within and between these reservoirs. Recent advances include the availability of new global datasets covering areas of the world where environmental Hg data were previously lacking; integration of these data into global and regional models is c…
Linking science and policy to support the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
The Minamata Convention on Mercury, with its objective to protect human health and the environment from the dangers of mercury (Hg), entered into force in 2017. The Convention outlines a life-cycle approach to the production, use, emissions, releases, handling, and disposal of Hg. As it moves into the implementation phase, scientific work and information are critically needed to support decision-making and management. This paper synthesizes exist…
Constraints from observations and modeling on atmosphere–surface exchange of mercury in eastern North America
Atmosphere–surface exchange of mercury, although a critical component of its global cycle, is currently poorly constrained. Here we use the GEOS-Chem chemical transport model to interpret atmospheric Hg0 (gaseous elemental mercury) data collected during the 2013 summer Nitrogen, Oxidants, Mercury and Aerosol Distributions, Sources and Sinks (NOMADSS) aircraft campaign as well as ground- and ship-based observations in terms of their constraints on…
The need to build policy literacy into climate science education
An increased focus on ‘policy literacy’ for climate scientists, parallel to ‘science literacy’ for the public, is a critical need in closing the science–society gap in addressing climate mitigation. We define policy literacy as the knowledge and understanding of societal and decision‐making contexts required for conducting and communicating scientific research in ways that contribute to societal well‐being. We argue that current graduate educatio…
Teaching and Learning from Environmental Summits
High-profile environmental summits like the recent Paris climate conference (COP 21) offer an opportunity to incorporate real-world, timely issues into teaching and learning about global environmental governance. Using COP 21 as an example, this Forum article summarizes the ways that contemporary environmental summits can be incorporated into university-level education, providing content and context to help address the challenges of interdiscipli…
Splitting the South
International environmental negotiations often involve conflicts between developed and developing countries. However, considering environmental cooperation in a North-South dichotomy obscures important variation within the Global South, particularly as emerging economies become more important politically, economically, and environmentally. This article examines change in the Southern coalition in environmental negotiations, using the recently con…
Using inclusive wealth for policy evaluation
The mercury game
Health damages from air pollution in China
The Politics of Climate Change
The Politics of Climate Change: A Survey . London : Routledge . xx + 303 pages . ISBN 978-1-95743-496-5, $260.00 . M.T. Boykoff ( Ed. ), 2010 . Environmental Change and Foreign Policy: Theory and Practice . London : Routledge . xx + 223 pages . ISBN 978-0-415-48343-8, $140 . P.G. Harris ( Ed. ), 2009 . Climate Change and Foreign Policy: Case Studies from East to West . London : Routledge . xviii + 180 pages . ISBN 978-0-415-48345-2, $140 . P.G. H…
Global health and economic impacts of future ozone pollution
We assess the human health and economic impacts of projected 2000-2050 changes in ozone pollution using the MIT Emissions Prediction and Policy Analysis-Health Effects (EPPA-HE) model, in combination with results from the GEOS-Chem global tropospheric chemistry model that simulated climate and chemistry effects of IPCC SRES emissions. We use EPPA to assess the human health damages (including acute mortality and morbidity outcomes) caused by ozone…
All talk, little action
Eckley and Henrik Selin ABSTRACT The European Union has chosen the precautionary principle as a key guiding principle to achieve more effective policy-making on risks, by moving away from preventive regulation towards more precautionary regulation. Precaution-ary language has been a part of European Community law for over a decade; however, whether its establishment has had any real effect on European policy-making and regulations is more unclear…
All talk, little action
Eckley and Henrik Selin ABSTRACT The European Union has chosen the precautionary principle as a key guiding principle to achieve more effective policy-making on risks, by moving away from preventive regulation towards more precautionary regulation. Precaution-ary language has been a part of European Community law for over a decade; however, whether its establishment has had any real effect on European policy-making and regulations is more unclear…
Health damages from air pollution in China
When private governance impedes multilateralism
Private standards play an increasingly important governance role, yet their effects on state‐led policymaking remain understudied. We examine how the operation of private agricultural standards influences multilateral pesticide governance with a particular focus on the listing of substances under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, a treaty‐based i…
Linking science and policy to support the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
The Minamata Convention on Mercury, with its objective to protect human health and the environment from the dangers of mercury (Hg), entered into force in 2017. The Convention outlines a life-cycle approach to the production, use, emissions, releases, handling, and disposal of Hg. As it moves into the implementation phase, scientific work and information are critically needed to support decision-making and management. This paper synthesizes exist…
Science, Politics, and Persistent Organic Pollutants
Using inclusive wealth for policy evaluation
Splitting the South
International environmental negotiations often involve conflicts between developed and developing countries. However, considering environmental cooperation in a North-South dichotomy obscures important variation within the Global South, particularly as emerging economies become more important politically, economically, and environmentally. This article examines change in the Southern coalition in environmental negotiations, using the recently con…
The need to build policy literacy into climate science education
An increased focus on ‘policy literacy’ for climate scientists, parallel to ‘science literacy’ for the public, is a critical need in closing the science–society gap in addressing climate mitigation. We define policy literacy as the knowledge and understanding of societal and decision‐making contexts required for conducting and communicating scientific research in ways that contribute to societal well‐being. We argue that current graduate educatio…
The human–technical–environmental systems framework for sustainability analysis
The field of sustainability science has grown significantly over the past two decades in terms of both conceptual development and empirical research. Systems-focused analysis is critical to building generalizable knowledge in the field, yet much relevant research does not take a systems view. Systems-oriented analytical frameworks can help researchers conceptualize and analyze sustainability-relevant systems, but existing frameworks may lack acce…
Teaching and Learning from Environmental Summits
High-profile environmental summits like the recent Paris climate conference (COP 21) offer an opportunity to incorporate real-world, timely issues into teaching and learning about global environmental governance. Using COP 21 as an example, this Forum article summarizes the ways that contemporary environmental summits can be incorporated into university-level education, providing content and context to help address the challenges of interdiscipli…
Science, Politics, and Persistent Organic Pollutants
All talk, little action
Eckley and Henrik Selin ABSTRACT The European Union has chosen the precautionary principle as a key guiding principle to achieve more effective policy-making on risks, by moving away from preventive regulation towards more precautionary regulation. Precaution-ary language has been a part of European Community law for over a decade; however, whether its establishment has had any real effect on European policy-making and regulations is more unclear…
Global health and economic impacts of future ozone pollution
We assess the human health and economic impacts of projected 2000-2050 changes in ozone pollution using the MIT Emissions Prediction and Policy Analysis-Health Effects (EPPA-HE) model, in combination with results from the GEOS-Chem global tropospheric chemistry model that simulated climate and chemistry effects of IPCC SRES emissions. We use EPPA to assess the human health damages (including acute mortality and morbidity outcomes) caused by ozone…
The Politics of Climate Change
The Politics of Climate Change: A Survey . London : Routledge . xx + 303 pages . ISBN 978-1-95743-496-5, $260.00 . M.T. Boykoff ( Ed. ), 2010 . Environmental Change and Foreign Policy: Theory and Practice . London : Routledge . xx + 223 pages . ISBN 978-0-415-48343-8, $140 . P.G. Harris ( Ed. ), 2009 . Climate Change and Foreign Policy: Case Studies from East to West . London : Routledge . xviii + 180 pages . ISBN 978-0-415-48345-2, $140 . P.G. H…
Health damages from air pollution in China
The mercury game
Constraints from observations and modeling on atmosphere–surface exchange of mercury in eastern North America
Atmosphere–surface exchange of mercury, although a critical component of its global cycle, is currently poorly constrained. Here we use the GEOS-Chem chemical transport model to interpret atmospheric Hg0 (gaseous elemental mercury) data collected during the 2013 summer Nitrogen, Oxidants, Mercury and Aerosol Distributions, Sources and Sinks (NOMADSS) aircraft campaign as well as ground- and ship-based observations in terms of their constraints on…
The need to build policy literacy into climate science education
An increased focus on ‘policy literacy’ for climate scientists, parallel to ‘science literacy’ for the public, is a critical need in closing the science–society gap in addressing climate mitigation. We define policy literacy as the knowledge and understanding of societal and decision‐making contexts required for conducting and communicating scientific research in ways that contribute to societal well‐being. We argue that current graduate educatio…
Teaching and Learning from Environmental Summits
High-profile environmental summits like the recent Paris climate conference (COP 21) offer an opportunity to incorporate real-world, timely issues into teaching and learning about global environmental governance. Using COP 21 as an example, this Forum article summarizes the ways that contemporary environmental summits can be incorporated into university-level education, providing content and context to help address the challenges of interdiscipli…
Splitting the South
International environmental negotiations often involve conflicts between developed and developing countries. However, considering environmental cooperation in a North-South dichotomy obscures important variation within the Global South, particularly as emerging economies become more important politically, economically, and environmentally. This article examines change in the Southern coalition in environmental negotiations, using the recently con…
Using inclusive wealth for policy evaluation
A review of global environmental mercury processes in response to human and natural perturbations
We review recent progress in our understanding of the global cycling of mercury (Hg), including best estimates of Hg concentrations and pool sizes in major environmental compartments and exchange processes within and between these reservoirs. Recent advances include the availability of new global datasets covering areas of the world where environmental Hg data were previously lacking; integration of these data into global and regional models is c…
Linking science and policy to support the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
The Minamata Convention on Mercury, with its objective to protect human health and the environment from the dangers of mercury (Hg), entered into force in 2017. The Convention outlines a life-cycle approach to the production, use, emissions, releases, handling, and disposal of Hg. As it moves into the implementation phase, scientific work and information are critically needed to support decision-making and management. This paper synthesizes exist…
Health co-benefits of sub-national renewable energy policy in the US
State and local policy-makers in the US have shown interest in transitioning electricity systems toward renewable energy sources and in mitigating harmful air pollution. However, the extent to which subnational renewable energy policies can improve air quality remains unclear. To investigate this issue, we develop a systemic modeling framework that combines economic and air pollution models to assess the projected sub-national impacts of Renewabl…
Co-benefits of China’s climate policy for air quality and human health in China and transboundary regions in 2030
Climate policies targeting CO 2 emissions from fossil fuels can simultaneously reduce emissions of air pollutants and their precursors, thus mitigating air pollution and associated health impacts. Previous work has examined co-benefits of climate policy from reducing PM 2.5 in rapidly-developing countries such as China, but have not examined co-benefits from ozone and its transboundary impact for both PM 2.5 and ozone. Here, we compare the air qu…
Mitigation of CO 2 emissions from international shipping through national allocation
Neither international treaties nor domestic policies control carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from international shipping. To enhance mitigation, a new multilateral mechanism could allocate these emissions to national carbon budgets, where different options could be used based on the location of industry actors and ships. We analyze five allocation options, showing that a clear majority of CO 2 emissions would be distributed to ten countries unde…
Global air quality and health impacts of domestic and international shipping
Shipping activities contribute to degraded air quality and premature mortalities worldwide, but previous assessments of their health impact have not yet differentiated contributions from domestic and international shipping at the global level. The impacts of domestic shipping can affect different populations, and domestic and international shipping emissions are governed under different regulatory systems. Thus, a consistent global analysis compa…
From Stockholm to Minamata and beyond
Meeting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions goals with the international air pollution provision of the clean air act
We explore economic, distributional and health consequences of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions objectives that could be achieved using Section 115 of the Clean Air Act (international air pollution), which has only recently received detailed legal analysis as a potential U.S. climate policy tool. Under it a national emissions target could be allocated among the states. This illustrative analysis considers 45% and 50% reductions of energy and industr…
The human–technical–environmental systems framework for sustainability analysis
The field of sustainability science has grown significantly over the past two decades in terms of both conceptual development and empirical research. Systems-focused analysis is critical to building generalizable knowledge in the field, yet much relevant research does not take a systems view. Systems-oriented analytical frameworks can help researchers conceptualize and analyze sustainability-relevant systems, but existing frameworks may lack acce…
Large mitigation potential of smoke PM 2.5 in the US from human-ignited fires
Increasing fire activity and the associated degradation in air quality in the United States has been indirectly linked to human activity via climate change. In addition, direct attribution of fires to human activities may provide opportunities for near term smoke mitigation by focusing policy, management, and funding efforts on particular ignition sources. We analyze how fires associated with human ignitions (agricultural fires and human-initiate…
Health effects of a global carbon price
When private governance impedes multilateralism
Private standards play an increasingly important governance role, yet their effects on state‐led policymaking remain understudied. We examine how the operation of private agricultural standards influences multilateral pesticide governance with a particular focus on the listing of substances under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, a treaty‐based i…
Climate and air quality impact of using ammonia as an alternative shipping fuel
As carbon-free fuel, ammonia has been proposed as an alternative fuel to facilitate maritime decarbonization. Deployment of ammonia-powered ships is proposed as soon as 2024. However, NO x , NH 3 and N 2 O from ammonia combustion could impact air quality and climate. In this study, we assess whether and under what conditions switching to ammonia fuel might affect climate and air quality. We use a bottom–up approach combining ammonia engine experi…
Air quality impacts of electricity purchase and air travel by organizations
Organizational climate actions often prioritize greenhouse gas reductions without considering other impacts such as improved air quality from reduced fossil fuel use. While air quality benefits of large-scale policies are well studied, those of organization-level activities are more uncertain. We quantify the impact of organizations’ fossil fuel use from electricity purchasing and air travel on climate and air quality using a system-level approac…
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