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Andries F. Hof is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with significant engagement in several subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Global and Planetary Change, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientific work of Andries F. Hof focuses on key topics such as:

  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure

The scholar frequently publishes in multiple well-known venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature Climate Change
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Environmental Research Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications

Among recent papers, there are several notable publications such as:

  • "The costs of achieving climate targets and the sources of uncertainty," 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • "Persistent inequality in economically optimal climate policies," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "A race to zero - Assessing the position of heavy industry in a global net-zero CO2 emissions context," 2021, Energy and Climate Change
  • "The role of regulatory, market and governance risk for electricity access investment in sub-Saharan Africa," 2021, Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development
  • "Actors and governance in the transition toward universal electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa," 2020, Energy Policy

Collaboration is an essential part of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Detlef P. van Vuuren
  • Kaj-Ivar van der Wijst
  • Vassilis Daioglou
  • Maarten van den Berg
  • Harmen Sytze de Boer

Best Publications

  • RCP2.6: exploring the possibility to keep global mean temperature increase below 2°C

    Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Elke Stehfest;Michel G. J. den Elzen;Tom Kram

  • Alternative pathways to the 1.5 °C target reduce the need for negative emission technologies

    Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Elke Stehfest;David E. H. J. Gernaat;David E. H. J. Gernaat;Maarten van den Berg

  • Evaluating sustainability transitions pathways: Bridging analytical approaches to address governance challenges

    Bruno Turnheim;Frans Berkhout;Frank W. Geels;Andries Hof;Andries Hof

  • Afforestation for climate change mitigation: Potentials, risks and trade-offs

    Jonathan C. Doelman;Jonathan C. Doelman;Elke Stehfest;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Andrzej Tabeau

  • Implications of various effort-sharing approaches for national carbon budgets and emission pathways

    Nicole J. van den Berg;Nicole J. van den Berg;Heleen L. van Soest;Heleen L. van Soest;Andries F. Hof;Andries F. Hof;Michel G. J. den Elzen

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from current and enhanced policies of China until 2030: Can emissions peak before 2030?

    Michel den Elzen;Hanna Fekete;Niklas Höhne;Annemiek Admiraal

  • How well do integrated assessment models simulate climate change

    Detlef P. van Vuuren;Jason Lowe;Elke Stehfest;Laila Gohar

  • Adaptation in integrated assessment modeling: where do we stand?

    Anthony G. Patt;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Frans Berkhout;Asbjørn Aaheim

  • The use of scenarios as the basis for combined assessment of climate change mitigation and adaptation

    D.P. van Vuuren;M. Isaac;Z.W. Kundzewicz;Z.W. Kundzewicz;N. Arnell

  • Global and regional abatement costs of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and of enhanced action to levels well below 2 °C and 1.5 °C

    Andries F. Hof;Andries F. Hof;Michel G.J. den Elzen;Annemiek Admiraal;Mark Roelfsema

  • Open discussion of negative emissions is urgently needed

    Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Andries F. Hof;Andries F. Hof;Mariësse A. Â. E. van Sluisveld;Mariësse A. Â. E. van Sluisveld;Keywan Riahi

  • The Copenhagen Accord: abatement costs and carbon prices resulting from the submissions

    Michel G.J. den Elzen;Andries F. Hof;Angelica Mendoza Beltran;Giacomo Grassi

  • The role of decentralized systems in providing universal electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa – A model-based approach

    Anteneh G. Dagnachew;Paul L. Lucas;Andries F. Hof;Andries F. Hof;David E.H.J. Gernaat

  • Contribution of the G20 economies to the global impact of the Paris agreement climate proposals

    Michel den Elzen;Annemiek Admiraal;Mark Roelfsema;Heleen van Soest

  • Assessing the ambition of post-2020 climate targets: a comprehensive framework

    Niklas Höhne;Hanna Fekete;Michel G.J. den Elzen;Andries F. Hof

  • Allocating planetary boundaries to large economies : Distributional consequences of alternative perspectives on distributive fairness

    Paul L. Lucas;Paul L. Lucas;Harry C. Wilting;Andries F. Hof;Andries F. Hof;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren

  • Analysing the costs and benefits of climate policy: Value judgements and scientific uncertainties

    Andries F. Hof;Michel G.J. den Elzen;Detlef P. van Vuuren

  • Scenario analysis for promoting clean cooking in Sub-Saharan Africa: Costs and benefits

    Anteneh G. Dagnachew;Anteneh G. Dagnachew;Andries F. Hof;Andries F. Hof;Paul L. Lucas;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren

  • Improved modelling of lifestyle changes in Integrated Assessment Models: Cross-disciplinary insights from methodologies and theories

    Nicole J. van den Berg;Andries F. Hof;Lewis Akenji;Oreane Y. Edelenbosch;Oreane Y. Edelenbosch

  • The emissions gap between the Copenhagen pledges and the 2 °C climate goal: Options for closing and risks that could widen the gap

    Michel G.J. den Elzen;Andries F. Hof;Mark Roelfsema

  • Aligning integrated assessment modelling with socio-technical transition insights: an application to low-carbon energy scenario analysis in Europe

    Mariësse A.E. van Sluisveld;Mariësse A.E. van Sluisveld;Andries F. Hof;Andries F. Hof;Samuel Carrara;Samuel Carrara;Samuel Carrara;Frank W. Geels

  • Copenhagen Accord Pledges imply higher costs for staying below 2°C warming

    Jasper van Vliet;Maarten van den Berg;Michiel Schaeffer;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren

  • Environmental effectiveness and economic consequences of fragmented versus universal regimes : What can we learn from model studies?

    Andries F. Hof;Michel G. J. den Elzen;Detlef P. van Vuuren

  • The effect of different mitigation strategies on international financing of adaptation

    A. F. Hof;K. C. de Bruin;R. B. Dellink;R. B. Dellink;M. G. J. den Elzen

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlef P. van Vuuren
Detlef P. van Vuuren Utrecht University
Michel G.J. den Elzen
Michel G.J. den Elzen Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
David E.H.J. Gernaat
David E.H.J. Gernaat Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Vassilis Daioglou
Vassilis Daioglou Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Elke Stehfest
Elke Stehfest Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Frans Berkhout
Frans Berkhout King's College London
Malte Meinshausen
Malte Meinshausen University of Melbourne
Bas J. van Ruijven
Bas J. van Ruijven International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Chris Hope
Chris Hope University of Cambridge
Anthony Patt
Anthony Patt ETH Zurich

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