Publications

The Paris Agreement has accelerated global climate action, prompting countries to formulate policies that steer buildings toward net-zero carbon emissions. This review critically examines the practical definitions of “net zero” in the building sector by...

Deploying photovoltaic (PV) systems in desert regions can support both decarbonization and ecological restoration, but conventional photovoltaic-to-grid (PVtG) strategies face increasing integration costs, curtailment, and value deflation as deployment...

Green methanol could help decarbonize transport and industry, but its production roadmap remains uncertain because biomass conversion, renewable hydrogen supply, the emissions and cost of electricity are tightly coupled. Here we show, using pilot-scale...

This paper examines how natural disasters complicate government efforts to balance energy security with the energy transition in regulated electricity systems. Using random variations in runoff as a natural experiment, we find that droughts lead to a long...

The Global Methane Pledge faces significant challenges due to the ambiguous attribution of methane emissions within complex global supply chains and the uncertain costs of mitigation technologies. To address this knowledge gap, the paper developed a multi...

Renewable energy droughts, characterized by prolonged periods of low winds and reduced solar irradiance, threaten the stability of electricity supply, with fossil fuel plants expected to cover much of the energy deficit. By integrating an electricity...

China is poised to become the world’s largest civil aviation market, yet reducing both CO₂ and air pollutant emissions remains a major challenge. Here, we develop a city-resolved projection framework linking origin-destination air travel demand with urban...

Coal combustion contributes greatly to the level of CO₂ emissions, air pollution, and health burdens. International trade classifies coal extraction, coal combustion, and the consumption of goods and services separately. A lack of comprehensive analyses...

As cities expand, urban heat islands and air pollution have merged, especially in humid subtropical cities. Yet a dual solution remains lacking to simultaneously mitigate these two issues due to complex meteorology-chemistry interactions. Based on...

Amid global efforts to reduce travel-induced emissions, extensive research has explored the impact of urban development on residents’ travel behaviors. Yet, the interplay between urban development and generational shifts in active travel remain less...

The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is the first large-scale climate-trade instrument with the potential to reshape global carbon pricing incentives. Its implementation pressures countries without explicit carbon prices to...