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The C-REM 4.0 model: A CGE model for provincial analysis of China’s carbon neutrality target
Hantan Peng, Chenfei Qu, Valerie J. Karplus, Da Zhang (2025), Energy and Climate Management , Vol. 1, Issue 1, March 2025. View the paper...

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Jan 22, 20251 min read
How to sustain scientific collaboration amid worsening US–China relations
Valerie J. Karplus, Lan Xue, M. Granger Morgan, Kebin He, David G. Victor, Shuang-Nan Zhang (2024), Nature , 14 January 2025. View the...

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Jan 22, 20251 min read
decarbSTEEL (Decarbonizing Steelmaking TechnoEconomic EvaLuation) Tool Version 2.0
Developed by LEO member Elina Hoffmann, LEO alumna Katie Jordan, and Valerie Karplus and P. Chris Pistorius, this model supports...

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Jan 22, 20251 min read
New Funding to Support Work at CMU and WVU on the Workforce Impacts of Regional Energy Transition
Great news! "Biden-Harris Administration Through ARC Awards $16.9 Million to Grow Appalachia’s Infrastructure, Businesses, Workforce and...

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Sep 26, 20241 min read
Risks in the design of regional hydrogen hub systems: A review and commentary
Karplus, V., Iacob, I., Moore, E., Morgan, G. (2024), Risk Analysis , 1-19. View the paper here

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Sep 19, 20241 min read


LEO Researchers Travel to China, Featured in CMU's Community Newsletter "The Piper"
"INDABA Partnership convenes industry stakeholders in Beijing, tours decarbonized iron production." Read the full story here , featured...

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Sep 18, 20241 min read
Moving Beyond Hype on Hydrogen
Karplus, V. and Granger, M. (2024), Issues in Science and Technology , Vol. XL, No. 4, Summer 2024. View the paper here

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Sep 18, 20241 min read
When the Energy Transition Comes to Town
Miles, J.E., Combemale, C., Karplus, V. (2023), Issues in Science and Technology , Vol. XL, No. 1, Fall 2023. View the paper here

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Sep 18, 20241 min read
Dynamic responses of SO2 pollution to China’s environmental inspections
Karplus, V. and Wu, M. (2023), PNAS , 120(17), e2214262120. View the paper here

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Dec 15, 20231 min read
Anticipating the impacts of light-duty vehicle electrification on U.S. automotive service workforce
Reolfi, R., Fuchs, E., and Karplus, V. (2023), Environmental Research Letters , 18(3), 1002. View the paper here

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Dec 15, 20231 min read


An interdisciplinary approach to sustainable PPE (October 29, 2020)
United under the Sustainability Incubator Fund, researchers strategize sustainable sourcing solution for crises at the local and global...

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Jul 3, 20221 min read
MIT team draws on supply chain expertise to help protect health workers from Covid-19
(April 21, 2020) The group is working to increase availability of personal protective equipment during the pandemic. View The Article Here

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Jul 3, 20221 min read


Tracking emissions in China (December 29, 2019)
Evaluating a 2014 policy change yields some good news and some concerns. View This Article Here.

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Jul 3, 20221 min read


Health effects of China’s climate policy extend across Pacific (July 29, 2019)
Improved air quality in China could prevent nearly 2,000 premature deaths in the U.S. View The Article Here

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Jul 3, 20221 min read


Lowering emissions without breaking the bank (July 31, 2019)
New research provides a look at how India could meet its climate targets while maintaining economic growth View The Article Here.

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Jul 3, 20221 min read


Reducing China’s CO2 Emissions Would Curb Deadly Air Pollution in the U.S.
(Scientific American E&E News, July 26, 2019)

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Jul 3, 20221 min read
State ownership and technology adoption: The case of electric utilities and renewable energy.
Steffen, B., Karplus, V., Schmidt, T. (2022) - Research Policy, 51(6), 104534.

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Jul 3, 20221 min read
Institutional complexity, management practices, and firm productivity
Karplus, V.J., Geissmann, T., and Zhang, D. (2021). - World Development, 142(C).

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Jul 2, 20221 min read
Navigating and Evaluating the Labyrinth of Environmental Regulation in China
Karplus, V.J., Zhang, J., and Zhao, J. (2021). - Review of Economics and Environmental Policy, 15(2), 300-322.

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Jul 2, 20221 min read
Policies and Institutions to Support Carbon Neutrality in China by 2060
Davidson, M., Karplus, V., Zhang, D., Zhang, X.L. (2021). - Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy (Tenth Anniversary Edition), 10(2).

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Jul 2, 20221 min read
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