Peter Rafaj
Biographic Data
| ID | 6568018 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Rafaj |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Rafaj |
| SIGNATURE | RAFAJ P |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1000-5617 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Targeting net-zero emissions while advancing other sustainable development goals in China
Future PM 2.5 emissions from metal production to meet renewable energy demand
A shift from fossil fuel to renewable energy is crucial in limiting global temperature increase to 2 °C above preindustrial levels. However, renewable energy technologies, solar photovoltaics, wind turbines, and electric vehicles are metal-intensive, and the mining and smelting processes to obtain the needed metals are emission-intensive. We estimate the future PM 2.5 emissions from mining and smelting to meet the metal demand of renewable energy…
Projecting the impact of air pollution on child stunting in India—synergies and trade-offs between climate change mitigation, ambient air quality control, and clean cooking access
Many children in India face the double burden of high exposure to ambient (AAP) and household air pollution, both of which can affect their linear growth. Although climate change mitigation is expected to decrease AAP, climate policies could increase the cost of clean cooking fuels. Here, we develop a static microsimulation model to project the air pollution-related burden of child stunting in India up to 2050 under four scenarios combining clima…
Air quality and health implications of 1.5 °C–2 °C climate pathways under considerations of ageing population
Low-carbon pathways consistent with the 2 °C and 1.5 °C long-term climate goals defined in the Paris Agreement are likely to induce substantial co-benefits for air pollution and associated health impacts. In this analysis, using five global integrated assessment models, we quantify the emission reductions in key air pollutants resulting from the decarbonization of energy systems and the resulting changes in premature mortality attributed to the e…
Health impacts of fine particles under climate change mitigation, air quality control, and demographic change in India
Despite low per capita emissions, with over a billion population, India is pivotal for climate change mitigation globally, ranking as the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases. We linked a previously published multidimensional population projection with emission projections from an integrated assessment model to quantify the localised (i.e. state-level) health benefits from reduced ambient fine particulate matter in India under global climate…
Energy investment needs for fulfilling the Paris Agreement and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
A low energy demand scenario for meeting the 1.5 °C target and sustainable development goals without negative emission technologies
Outlook for clean air in the context of sustainable development goals
Air pollution is linked with many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Strategies aiming at the improved air quality interact directly with climate mitigation targets, access to clean energy services, waste management, and other aspects of socio-economic development. Continuation of current policies in the key emitting sectors implies that a number of sustainability goals will likely not be met within the next two decades: emissio…
Cost estimates of the Kigali Amendment to phase-down hydrofluorocarbons
A policy review of synergies and trade-offs in South African climate change mitigation and air pollution control strategies
Sectoral marginal abatement cost curves
Cost-effective control of air quality and greenhouse gases in Europe
RCP 8.5—A scenario of comparatively high greenhouse gas emissions
This paper summarizes the main characteristics of the RCP8.5 scenario. The RCP8.5 combines assumptions about high population and relatively slow income growth with modest rates of technological change and energy intensity improvements, leading in the long term to high energy demand and GHG emissions in absence of climate change policies. Compared to the total set of Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs), RCP8.5 thus corresponds to the path…
Targeting net-zero emissions while advancing other sustainable development goals in China
Outlook for clean air in the context of sustainable development goals
Air pollution is linked with many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Strategies aiming at the improved air quality interact directly with climate mitigation targets, access to clean energy services, waste management, and other aspects of socio-economic development. Continuation of current policies in the key emitting sectors implies that a number of sustainability goals will likely not be met within the next two decades: emissio…
Cost estimates of the Kigali Amendment to phase-down hydrofluorocarbons
Sectoral marginal abatement cost curves
Cost-effective control of air quality and greenhouse gases in Europe
RCP 8.5—A scenario of comparatively high greenhouse gas emissions
This paper summarizes the main characteristics of the RCP8.5 scenario. The RCP8.5 combines assumptions about high population and relatively slow income growth with modest rates of technological change and energy intensity improvements, leading in the long term to high energy demand and GHG emissions in absence of climate change policies. Compared to the total set of Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs), RCP8.5 thus corresponds to the path…
Sectoral marginal abatement cost curves
A policy review of synergies and trade-offs in South African climate change mitigation and air pollution control strategies
Cost estimates of the Kigali Amendment to phase-down hydrofluorocarbons
Energy investment needs for fulfilling the Paris Agreement and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
A low energy demand scenario for meeting the 1.5 °C target and sustainable development goals without negative emission technologies
Outlook for clean air in the context of sustainable development goals
Air pollution is linked with many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Strategies aiming at the improved air quality interact directly with climate mitigation targets, access to clean energy services, waste management, and other aspects of socio-economic development. Continuation of current policies in the key emitting sectors implies that a number of sustainability goals will likely not be met within the next two decades: emissio…
Air quality and health implications of 1.5 °C–2 °C climate pathways under considerations of ageing population
Low-carbon pathways consistent with the 2 °C and 1.5 °C long-term climate goals defined in the Paris Agreement are likely to induce substantial co-benefits for air pollution and associated health impacts. In this analysis, using five global integrated assessment models, we quantify the emission reductions in key air pollutants resulting from the decarbonization of energy systems and the resulting changes in premature mortality attributed to the e…
Health impacts of fine particles under climate change mitigation, air quality control, and demographic change in India
Despite low per capita emissions, with over a billion population, India is pivotal for climate change mitigation globally, ranking as the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases. We linked a previously published multidimensional population projection with emission projections from an integrated assessment model to quantify the localised (i.e. state-level) health benefits from reduced ambient fine particulate matter in India under global climate…
Future PM 2.5 emissions from metal production to meet renewable energy demand
A shift from fossil fuel to renewable energy is crucial in limiting global temperature increase to 2 °C above preindustrial levels. However, renewable energy technologies, solar photovoltaics, wind turbines, and electric vehicles are metal-intensive, and the mining and smelting processes to obtain the needed metals are emission-intensive. We estimate the future PM 2.5 emissions from mining and smelting to meet the metal demand of renewable energy…
Projecting the impact of air pollution on child stunting in India—synergies and trade-offs between climate change mitigation, ambient air quality control, and clean cooking access
Many children in India face the double burden of high exposure to ambient (AAP) and household air pollution, both of which can affect their linear growth. Although climate change mitigation is expected to decrease AAP, climate policies could increase the cost of clean cooking fuels. Here, we develop a static microsimulation model to project the air pollution-related burden of child stunting in India up to 2050 under four scenarios combining clima…
Targeting net-zero emissions while advancing other sustainable development goals in China
Natural resource economics (13 works) · Economics (12 works) · Environmental Science (12 works) · Greenhouse gas (9 works) · Climate Change Policy and Economics (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Climate change (7 works) · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (7 works) · Environmental economics (7 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 works)