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Niklas Höhne is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and economics, with extensive work in climate change policy and economics, sustainability, and related fields.

The main fields of study for Niklas Höhne include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these fields, their subfields of study encompass:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Sociology and Political Science

The scientist's primary research topics cover several areas, such as:

  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

Some notable recent papers by Niklas Höhne include:

  • "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

Other significant papers with contributions in their research group are:

  • "Taking stock of national climate policies to evaluate implementation of the Paris Agreement," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "A review of successful climate change mitigation policies in major emitting economies and the potential of global replication," 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Beyond national climate action: the impact of region, city, and business commitments on global greenhouse gas emissions," 2020, Climate Policy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Niklas Höhne include:

  • Takeshi Kuramochi
  • Michel den Elzen
  • Frederic Hans
  • Mark Roelfsema
  • Leonardo Nascimento

Their research has been published in various venues, with multiple publications in these key outlets:

  • Climate Policy
  • Environmental Science & Policy
  • Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Climate Change

Niklas Höhne has contributed to book publications with TemaNord, including titles such as:

  • "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
  • "Unpacking the green recovery spending," 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

  • Policies, Instruments and Co-operative Arrangements

    Sujata Gupta;Dennis Tirpak;Nicholas Burger;Joyeeta Gupta

  • 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

  • Copenhagen Accord pledges are paltry

    Joeri Rogelj;Julia E. M. S. Nabel;Claudine Chen;William Hare

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

    Niklas Höhne;Michel den Elzen;Donovan Escalante

  • State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2014

    Alexandre Kossoy;Klaus Oppermann;Alexandrina Platonova-Oquab;Suphachol Suphachalasai

  • 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

  • The Paris Agreement: resolving the inconsistency between global goals and national contributions

    Niklas Höhne;Takeshi Kuramochi;Carsten Warnecke;Frauke Röser

  • Wave of net zero emission targets opens window to meeting the Paris Agreement

    Niklas Höhne;Matthew J. Gidden;Michel den Elzen;Frederic Hans

  • Reinvigorating International Climate Policy: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Nonstate Action

    Sander Chan;Harro van Asselt;Thomas Hale;Kenneth W. Abbott

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

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

  • Aligning corporate greenhouse-gas emissions targets with climate goals

    Oskar Krabbe;Giel Linthorst;Kornelis Blok;Wina Crijns-Graus

  • Differentiating (historic) responsibilities for climate change

    Benito Müller;Niklas Höhne;Christian Ellermann

  • 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

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

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

  • Beyond national climate action: the impact of region, city, and business commitments on global greenhouse gas emissions

    Takeshi Kuramochi;Mark Roelfsema;Angel Hsu;Swithin Lui

  • A research roadmap for quantifying non-state and subnational climate mitigation action

    Angel Hsu;Angel Hsu;Niklas Höhne;Takeshi Kuramochi;Mark Roelfsema

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

    Niklas Höhne;Michel den Elzen;Martin Weiss

  • Countries’ contributions to climate change: effect of accounting for all greenhouse gases, recent trends, basic needs and technological progress

    Michel G. J. den Elzen;Jos G. J. Olivier;Niklas Höhne;Greet Janssens-Maenhout

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel G.J. den Elzen
Michel G.J. den Elzen Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Joeri Rogelj
Joeri Rogelj Imperial College London
Harald Winkler
Harald Winkler University of Cape Town
Michiel Schaeffer
Michiel Schaeffer Wageningen University & Research
Detlef P. van Vuuren
Detlef P. van Vuuren Utrecht University
Kornelis Blok
Kornelis Blok Delft University of Technology
Keywan Riahi
Keywan Riahi International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Jason Lowe
Jason Lowe Met Office
Fabian Wagner
Fabian Wagner International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Malte Meinshausen
Malte Meinshausen University of Melbourne

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