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Overview

Michel G.J. den Elzen is affiliated with the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency in the Netherlands. Their research spans environmental science and economics, with significant contributions to understanding climate change policies and mitigation efforts.

Their primary fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these fields, their work further delves into subfields such as:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Mechanical Engineering

The main topics Michel den Elzen focuses on are:

  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • Climate Change and Geoengineering

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Net-zero emission targets for major emitting countries consistent with the Paris Agreement," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Taking stock of national climate policies to evaluate implementation of the Paris Agreement," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Wave of net zero emission targets opens window to meeting the Paris Agreement," 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • "Emissions: world has four times the work or one-third of the time," 2020, Nature
  • "A review of successful climate change mitigation policies in major emitting economies and the potential of global replication," 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Michel den Elzen include:

  • Takeshi Kuramochi (21 co-authored publications)
  • Detlef P. van Vuuren (16 co-authored publications)
  • Mark Roelfsema (14 co-authored publications)
  • Ioannis Dafnomilis (14 co-authored publications)
  • Frederic Hans (12 co-authored publications)

The most common venues where Michel den Elzen has published are:

  • Nature Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Environmental Science & Policy
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Michel den Elzen has contributed to book publications as well, including titles published by the United Nations Environment Programme eBooks and TemaNord. Notable works include:

  • "Emissions Gap Report 2024: No more hot air... please! With a massive gap between rhetoric and reality, countries draft new climate commitments" (2024)
  • "The impact of COVID-19 and recovery packages on emission pathways to 2030: Inputs to the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2021 Final project report" (2022)

Best Publications

  • Paris Agreement climate proposals need a boost to keep warming well below 2 °C

    Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj;Michel den Elzen;Niklas Höhne;Taryn Fransen

  • Climate benefits of changing diet

    Elke Stehfest;Lex Bouwman;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Michel G. J. den Elzen

  • 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

  • Stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations at low levels: an assessment of reduction strategies and costs

    Detlef P. van Vuuren;Michel G. J. den Elzen;Paul L. Lucas;Bas Eickhout

  • The key role of forests in meeting climate targets requires science for credible mitigation

    Giacomo Grassi;Jo House;Frank Dentener;Sandro Federici

  • Net-zero emission targets for major emitting countries consistent with the Paris Agreement.

    Heleen L. van Soest;Heleen L. van Soest;Michel G. J. den Elzen;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren

  • Taking stock of national climate policies to evaluate implementation of the Paris Agreement

    Mark Roelfsema;Heleen L. van Soest;Heleen L. van Soest;Mathijs Harmsen;Mathijs Harmsen;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren

  • Locked into Copenhagen pledges — Implications of short-term emission targets for the cost and feasibility of long-term climate goals

    Keywan Riahi;Keywan Riahi;Elmar Kriegler;Nils Johnson;Christoph Bertram

  • Regional GHG reduction targets based on effort sharing: a comparison of studies

    Niklas Höhne;Michel den Elzen;Donovan Escalante

  • 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

  • Reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in Annex I and non-Annex I countries for meeting concentration stabilisation targets

    Michel den Elzen;Niklas Höhne

  • 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

  • Temperature increase of 21st century mitigation scenarios

    D. P. Van Vuuren;M. Meinshausen;G.-K. Plattner;F. Joos

  • Multi-gas Emissions Pathways to Meet Climate Targets

    Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen;Bill Hare;Tom M. M. Wigley;Detlef Van Vuuren

  • Emissions: world has four times the work or one-third of the time

    Niklas Höhne;Michel den Elzen;Joeri Rogelj;Bert Metz

  • Sharing the burden of financing adaptation to climate change

    Rob Dellink;Rob Dellink;Michel den Elzen;Harry Aiking;Emmy Bergsma

  • Long-term reduction potential of non-CO2 greenhouse gases

    Paul L. Lucas;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Jos G.J. Olivier;Michel G.J. den Elzen

  • A review of successful climate change mitigation policies in major emitting economies and the potential of global replication

    Hanna Fekete;Takeshi Kuramochi;Mark Roelfsema;Mark Roelfsema;Michel den Elzen

  • Options for differentiation of future commitments in climate policy: how to realise timely participation to meet stringent climate goals?

    Marcel M. Berk;Michel G.J. den Elzen

  • Exploring fair and ambitious mitigation contributions under the Paris Agreement goals

    Xunzhang Pan;Michel den Elzen;Niklas Höhne;Fei Teng

  • Common but differentiated convergence (CDC): a new conceptual approach to long-term climate policy

    Niklas Höhne;Michel den Elzen;Martin Weiss

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlef P. van Vuuren
Detlef P. van Vuuren Utrecht University
Andries F. Hof
Andries F. Hof Utrecht University
Niklas Höhne
Niklas Höhne Wageningen University & Research
Joeri Rogelj
Joeri Rogelj Imperial College London
Keywan Riahi
Keywan Riahi International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Malte Meinshausen
Malte Meinshausen University of Melbourne
Bas J. van Ruijven
Bas J. van Ruijven International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Arthur H. W. Beusen
Arthur H. W. Beusen Utrecht University
Roberto Schaeffer
Roberto Schaeffer Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Elmar Kriegler
Elmar Kriegler Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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