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Janusz Cofala is affiliated with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Cofala's work often intersects various subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Automotive Engineering.

The main topics covered in Cofala's research include Air Quality and Health Impacts, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Vehicle Emissions and Performance, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, and Climate Change Policy and Economics.

Notable recent publications by Cofala include:

  • Reducing global air pollution: the scope for further policy interventions (2020), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Analysis of the air pollution reduction and climate change mitigation effects of the Three-Year Action Plan for Blue Skies on the "2+26" Cities in China (2022), published in Journal of Environmental Management
  • CLIMATE AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF PHASING OUT IRON & STEEL PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN CHINA: FINDINGS FROM THE IMED MODEL (2020), published in Climate Change Economics

Cofala frequently collaborates with researchers such as Markus Amann, Gregor Kiesewetter, Wolfgang Schöpp, Zbigniew Klimont, and Wilfried Winiwarter.

They have published in venues including Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, Journal of Environmental Management, and Climate Change Economics.

Among their contributions is a book titled Clean Air and Cool Planet, published by World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Nitrogen and sulfur deposition on regional and global scales:a multimodel evaluation

    F. Dentener;J. Drevet;Jean-François Lamarque;Isabelle Bey

  • Multimodel ensemble simulations of present-day and near-future tropospheric ozone

    D. S. Stevenson;F. J. Dentener;M. G. Schultz;K. Ellingsen

  • Emissions of primary aerosol and precursor gases in the years 2000 and 1750 prescribed data-sets for AeroCom

    F. Dentener;S. Kinne;T. Bond;O. Boucher

  • Cost-effective control of air quality and greenhouse gases in Europe: Modeling and policy applications

    Markus Amann;Imrich Bertok;Jens Borken-Kleefeld;Janusz Cofala

  • The global impact of ozone on agricultural crop yields under current and future air quality legislation

    Rita Van Dingenen;Frank J. Dentener;Frank Raes;Maarten C. Krol

  • Global anthropogenic emissions of particulate matter including black carbon

    Zbigniew Klimont;Kaarle Kupiainen;Kaarle Kupiainen;Chris Heyes;Pallav Purohit

  • The last decade of global anthropogenic sulfur dioxide: 2000-2011 emissions

    Z. Klimont;Steven J. Smith;Janusz Cofala

  • NO x emissions in China: historical trends and future perspectives

    B. Zhao;S. X. Wang;H. Liu;J. Y. Xu

  • The global atmospheric environment for the next generation

    F. Dentener;David Stevenson;K. Ellingsen;T. van Noije

  • Emission and speciation of non-methane volatile organic compounds from anthropogenic sources in China

    Wei Wei;Shuxiao Wang;Satoru Chatani;Zbigniew Klimont

  • The Impact of Air Pollutant and Methane Emission Controls on Tropospheric Ozone and Radiative Forcing: CTM Calculations for the Period 1990-2030

    F. Dentener;David Stevenson;J. Cofala;R. Mechler

  • Anthropogenic emissions of non-methane volatile organic compounds in China

    Zbigniew Klimont;David G. Streets;Shalini Gupta;Janusz Cofala

  • Multimodel simulations of carbon monoxide: Comparison with observations and projected near‐future changes

    D. T. Shindell;Gregory S. Faluvegi;D. S. Stevenson;M. C. Krol

  • Scenarios of global anthropogenic emissions of air pollutants and methane until 2030

    Janusz Cofala;Markus Amann;Zbigniew Klimont;Kaarle Kupiainen

  • Projections of SO2, NOx and carbonaceous aerosols emissions in Asia

    Z. Klimont;J. Cofala;J. Xing;W. Wei

  • Cost-Effective Control of Acidification and Ground-Level Ozone

    M. Amann;I. Bertok;J. Cofala;F. Gyarfas

  • Outlook for clean air in the context of sustainable development goals

    Peter Rafaj;Gregor Kiesewetter;Timur Gül;Wolfgang Schöpp

  • Exploring the ancillary benefits of the Kyoto Protocol for air pollution in Europe

    D.P. van Vuuren;J. Cofala;H.E. Eerens;R. Oostenrijk

  • Co-benefits of energy efficiency improvement and air pollution abatement in the Chinese iron and steel industry

    Shaohui Zhang;Ernst Worrell;Wina Crijns-Graus;Fabian Wagner

  • INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF EUROPEAN AIR POLLUTION EMISSION CONTROL STRATEGIES

    Wolfgang Schöpp;Markus Amann;Janusz Cofala;Chris Heyes

  • Reducing global air pollution: the scope for further policy interventions

    Markus Amann;Gregor Kiesewetter;Wolfgang Schöpp;Zbigniew Klimont

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Amann
Markus Amann International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Zbigniew Klimont
Zbigniew Klimont International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Chris Heyes
Chris Heyes International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Fabian Wagner
Fabian Wagner International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Wilfried Winiwarter
Wilfried Winiwarter International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Pallav Purohit
Pallav Purohit International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Frank Dentener
Frank Dentener European Commission Joint Research Centre
David Stevenson
David Stevenson University of Edinburgh
Oliver Wild
Oliver Wild Lancaster University
Maarten Krol
Maarten Krol Wageningen University & Research

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