Research Publications

Concrete production has significant impacts on multiple environmental dimensions, yet the social risks embedded in its supply chains remain less examined. This study applies a Social Life Cycle Assess...

Electric vehicles (EVs) can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but widespread adoption is held back by higher upfront and—in some cases—lifetime ownership costs. Here, for a representative EV across the...

Decarbonization and the circular economy are heralded as sustainable pathways to address climate change, but their consequences in the Global South are often overlooked. Countries like Ghana face sign...

Oxidation of hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) is a source of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in the lower atmosphere. TFA is deposited in precipitation and accumulates in water bodies and at land surfaces and con...

Battery electric trucks (BETs), fuel-cell electric trucks (FCETs) and low-carbon liquid fuels (such as biodiesel and e-diesel) have been suggested as approaches to decarbonize heavy-duty transportatio...

Decarbonizing vehicle production is essential to reducing automotive sector emissions. This study quantifies greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from aluminum and steel auto-body sheet components produced ...

This study assesses the current effectiveness of Michigan’s Bottle Deposit Law and explores opportunities to modernize the system in response to shifting redemption trends and stakeholder needs. Speci...

About half of the earth’s land surface is composed of international transboundary basins, half of which are managed by formal agreements. However, climate change, population growth, and other changing...

Meat consumed in cities is largely produced in rural regions. Supply chain opacity and complexity hinder understanding of (and the ability to address) the distributed impacts of urban meat consumption...

Lakes are experiencing ice declines and fundamental changes in winter conditions. For Earth's largest lakes that experience seasonal ice cover, the relationship between ice conditions and evaporation ...

Consequential emission analyses of power system interventions typically overlook induced structural changes. We estimate the consequential power system emission effects of plug-in electric vehicle (PE...

Graphite is a key material in electric vehicle batteries. Currently, China dominates global graphite production, and US sourcing of graphite could mitigate geopolitical supply-chain risk. We explore t...

Winter ice conditions in the Great Lakes play a crucial role in shaping ecological processes, shoreline dynamics, and regional weather patterns. Although atmospheric factors are widely acknowledged as...

Cobalt is a critical mineral for the global shift to decarbonized energy systems. Cobalt supply chains, however, raise urgent questions about their stability and environmental impact, and are embroile...

We assess the cradle-to-grave greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of current (2025) light-duty vehicles (LDV) across powertrains, vehicle classes, and locations. We create driver archetypes (commuters, occ...

Climate change poses significant challenges to the economic and social sustainability of urban dwellers, particularly in the real estate market, where rising temperatures are affecting property values...

Extreme water temperatures impact the ecological and economic value of freshwater systems. They disrupt fisheries habitat, trigger harmful algal blooms, and stress coastal infrastructure. This study e...

Rooftop solar photovoltaics (RPV) are vital for sustainably powering cities. However, most existing studies focus on RPV’s technical or economic potential often overlook real-world electricity consump...

A critical consideration of the dominant vocabulary on home energy injustices around the world is overdue. We briefly unpack terms such as ‘energy poor’, ‘fuel poor’, ‘energy vulnerable’ and ‘hard to ...

Legislation and standards governing the built environment are transforming in response to the climate crisis, imperatives for decarbonization, and concern for building occupants’ mental and physiologi...

Lake surface temperature extremes have shifted over recent decades, leading to significant ecological and economic impacts. Here, we employed a hydrodynamic-ice model, driven by climate data, to recon...

Water distribution systems (WDS) and power distribution systems (PDS) are strongly connected and mutually affect each other. Recently, several studies suggested accounting for this dependency to enhan...