Mark Roelfsema

Biographic Data

ID	4017430
NAME	Mark Roelfsema
GIVEN NAMES	Mark
FAMILY NAME	Roelfsema
SIGNATURE	ROELFSEMA M
AFFILIATIONS	Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
ORCID	0000-0003-2316-2101
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	13
TOTAL CITATIONS	41
AUTHOR COUNT	13
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	3

What do circular cities do? Insights from 26 case studies
Open AccessMugur Schuppler, Christina Bidmon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Industrial Ecology2026
Cities produce the largest share of global carbon emissions yet are well-positioned to lead the circular economy (CE) transition. Research on circular cities (CC), a relatively new field, is characterized by conceptual ambiguity, limited empirical depth, and a lack of nuanced understanding of the concept. This medium-N study expands the concept of CCs, demonstrating that urban circularity is not monolithic but a continuum of locally tailored stra…
Balancing simplicity and complexity through corporate emissions benchmarking
Open AccessSaphira A C Rekker, Kaya Axelsson et al.ARTICLENature Climate Change2025
From drumbeating to marching: Assessing non-state and subnational climate action using data
Open AccessAngel Hsu, Sander Chan et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2023
Comparing the Sequence of Climate Change Mitigation Targets and Policies in Major Emitting Economies
Open AccessLeonardo Nascimento, M Den Elzen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Comparative Policy…2023Cited by: 2References: 1
The Paris Agreement requires that countries submit and update their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to mitigate global climate change. This study projected greenhouse gas emissions to evaluate the progress of 25 countries towards their original and updated NDCs. It found that almost one-quarter of the countries submitted more ambitious, updated NDCs without adopting sufficient policies to meet their original targets. Additionally, in m…
Developing scenarios in the context of the Paris Agreement and application in the integrated assessment model Image: A framework for bridging the policy-modelling divide
Open AccessMark Roelfsema, Heleen Van Soest et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2022Cited by: 2References: 12
The framework presented in this study aims to provide insights into how climate policy is represented in integrated assessment models, responding to the call to link model scenarios with concepts used in public policy literature and related fields. As such, it contributes to increased transparency leading to better understanding across disciplines and communication about the relevance of model outcomes with policymakers. The framework categorises…
Climate Ambition and Sustainable Development for a New Decade: A Catalytic Framework
Open AccessSander Chan, Idil Boran et al.ARTICLEGlobal Policy2021
This paper examines the Global Climate Action Agenda (GCAA) and discusses options to improve sub‐ and non‐state involvement in post‐2020 climate governance. A framework that stimulates sub‐ and non‐state action is a necessary complement to national governmental action, as the latter falls short of achieving low‐carbon and climate‐resilient development as envisaged in the Paris Agreement. Applying design principles for an ideal‐type orchestration …
Greenhouse gas emission scenarios in nine key non-G20 countries: An assessment of progress toward 2030 climate targets
Open AccessTakeshi Kuramochi, Leonardo Nascimento et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2021Cited by: 3References: 2
This study compares greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions projections in 2030 under current policies and those under 2030 mitigation targets for nine key non-G20 countries, that collectively account for about 5 % of global total emissions today. These include the four largest non-G20 fossil CO2 emitting Parties to the UN climate convention pre- Paris Agreement (Iran, Kazakhstan, Thailand and Ukraine) and one of the largest land-use GHG emitters in the w…
Taking stock of national climate policies to evaluate implementation of the Paris Agreement
Open AccessMark Roelfsema, Heleen Van Soest et al.ARTICLENature Communications2020
Many countries have implemented national climate policies to accomplish pledged Nationally Determined Contributions and to contribute to the temperature objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change. In 2023, the global stocktake will assess the combined effort of countries. Here, based on a public policy database and a multi-model scenario analysis, we show that implementation of current policies leaves a median emission gap of 22.4 to 28.…
Reducing stranded assets through early action in the Indian power sector
Open AccessAman Malik, Christoph Bertram et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2020
Cost-effective achievement of the Paris Agreement’s long-term goals requires the unanimous phase-out of coal power generation by mid-century. However, continued investments in coal power plants will make this transition difficult. India is one of the major countries with significant under construction and planned increase in coal power capacity. To ascertain the likelihood and consequences of the continued expansion of coal power for India’s futu…
Integrated assessment of international climate mitigation commitments outside the UNFCCC
Open AccessMark Roelfsema, Mathijs Harmsen et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2017Cited by: 17References: 3
The effect of updated pledges and business-as-usual projections, and new agreed rules on expected global greenhouse gas emissions in 2020
Andries F Hof, M Den Elzen et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2013Cited by: 1References: 1
The emissions gap between the Copenhagen pledges and the 2°C climate goal: Options for closing and risks that could widen the gap
Open AccessM Den Elzen, Michel G J den Elzen et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2011Cited by: 11References: 1
The Copenhagen Accord: Abatement costs and carbon prices resulting from the submissions
Open AccessM Den Elzen, Michel G J den Elzen et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2010Cited by: 5References: 1

The Copenhagen Accord: Abatement costs and carbon prices resulting from the submissions
Open AccessM Den Elzen, Michel G J den Elzen et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2010Cited by: 5References: 1
The emissions gap between the Copenhagen pledges and the 2°C climate goal: Options for closing and risks that could widen the gap
Open AccessM Den Elzen, Michel G J den Elzen et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2011Cited by: 11References: 1
The effect of updated pledges and business-as-usual projections, and new agreed rules on expected global greenhouse gas emissions in 2020
Andries F Hof, M Den Elzen et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2013Cited by: 1References: 1
Integrated assessment of international climate mitigation commitments outside the UNFCCC
Open AccessMark Roelfsema, Mathijs Harmsen et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2017Cited by: 17References: 3
Taking stock of national climate policies to evaluate implementation of the Paris Agreement
Open AccessMark Roelfsema, Heleen Van Soest et al.ARTICLENature Communications2020
Many countries have implemented national climate policies to accomplish pledged Nationally Determined Contributions and to contribute to the temperature objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change. In 2023, the global stocktake will assess the combined effort of countries. Here, based on a public policy database and a multi-model scenario analysis, we show that implementation of current policies leaves a median emission gap of 22.4 to 28.…
Reducing stranded assets through early action in the Indian power sector
Open AccessAman Malik, Christoph Bertram et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2020
Cost-effective achievement of the Paris Agreement’s long-term goals requires the unanimous phase-out of coal power generation by mid-century. However, continued investments in coal power plants will make this transition difficult. India is one of the major countries with significant under construction and planned increase in coal power capacity. To ascertain the likelihood and consequences of the continued expansion of coal power for India’s futu…
Climate Ambition and Sustainable Development for a New Decade: A Catalytic Framework
Open AccessSander Chan, Idil Boran et al.ARTICLEGlobal Policy2021
This paper examines the Global Climate Action Agenda (GCAA) and discusses options to improve sub‐ and non‐state involvement in post‐2020 climate governance. A framework that stimulates sub‐ and non‐state action is a necessary complement to national governmental action, as the latter falls short of achieving low‐carbon and climate‐resilient development as envisaged in the Paris Agreement. Applying design principles for an ideal‐type orchestration …
Greenhouse gas emission scenarios in nine key non-G20 countries: An assessment of progress toward 2030 climate targets
Open AccessTakeshi Kuramochi, Leonardo Nascimento et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2021Cited by: 3References: 2
This study compares greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions projections in 2030 under current policies and those under 2030 mitigation targets for nine key non-G20 countries, that collectively account for about 5 % of global total emissions today. These include the four largest non-G20 fossil CO2 emitting Parties to the UN climate convention pre- Paris Agreement (Iran, Kazakhstan, Thailand and Ukraine) and one of the largest land-use GHG emitters in the w…
Developing scenarios in the context of the Paris Agreement and application in the integrated assessment model Image: A framework for bridging the policy-modelling divide
Open AccessMark Roelfsema, Heleen Van Soest et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2022Cited by: 2References: 12
The framework presented in this study aims to provide insights into how climate policy is represented in integrated assessment models, responding to the call to link model scenarios with concepts used in public policy literature and related fields. As such, it contributes to increased transparency leading to better understanding across disciplines and communication about the relevance of model outcomes with policymakers. The framework categorises…
From drumbeating to marching: Assessing non-state and subnational climate action using data
Open AccessAngel Hsu, Sander Chan et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2023
Comparing the Sequence of Climate Change Mitigation Targets and Policies in Major Emitting Economies
Open AccessLeonardo Nascimento, M Den Elzen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Comparative Policy…2023Cited by: 2References: 1
The Paris Agreement requires that countries submit and update their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to mitigate global climate change. This study projected greenhouse gas emissions to evaluate the progress of 25 countries towards their original and updated NDCs. It found that almost one-quarter of the countries submitted more ambitious, updated NDCs without adopting sufficient policies to meet their original targets. Additionally, in m…
Balancing simplicity and complexity through corporate emissions benchmarking
Open AccessSaphira A C Rekker, Kaya Axelsson et al.ARTICLENature Climate Change2025
What do circular cities do? Insights from 26 case studies
Open AccessMugur Schuppler, Christina Bidmon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Industrial Ecology2026
Cities produce the largest share of global carbon emissions yet are well-positioned to lead the circular economy (CE) transition. Research on circular cities (CC), a relatively new field, is characterized by conceptual ambiguity, limited empirical depth, and a lack of nuanced understanding of the concept. This medium-N study expands the concept of CCs, demonstrating that urban circularity is not monolithic but a continuum of locally tailored stra…