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Assistant Prof at Princeton School of Public & International Affairs + Andlinger Center for Energy & Environment. Modeling human-centered decarbonization strategies. weipengenergy.com

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Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Nov 20

🚨Postdoc opportunities🚨

My group is looking for new postdocs to model institutional and human dimensions of energy transition!

Review will start 1/15. Application link here:
puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...

Please help spread the word and reach out if you are interested!

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Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks, Ben!!

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Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 Two postdoc openings in my group at Princeton!

-Position 1: Multi-scale energy modeling
- Position 2: Incorporating political economy insights into energy modeling

Reviews begin mid-October. Please help spread the word!

More: www.weipengenergy.com/opportunities

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Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment @handle.invalid · Aug 28

The @acee.princeton.edu collaboration with KAIST to integrate global trade and supply chain impacts into energy transition models is a major step toward actionable climate policy. @weipengclimate.bsky.social leads the newly announced Net-Zero Korea study from the Princeton side.

A portrait of Wei Peng featuring her quote overlayed in text: Integrating our two modeling approaches will build new capabilities relevant for application in many countries, like Korea, where global supply chains and trade are so important to the national economy.

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Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Jul 29

Check out this great Q&A about our recently published perspective piece on Nature Reviews Clean Technology!

Full text of the paper: rdcu.be/eo4RN

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Center for Global Sustainability @ctrglobsust.bsky.social · Jun 12

New report 📣
CGS's new analysis finds U.S. federal climate rollbacks can cause significant negative economic and health impacts, including:
- a $1.1 trillion ⬇️ in GDP by 2035
- 22,800 deaths from increased PM2.5 by 2035
- $206 ⬆️ in home energy costs in 2035
go.umd.edu/ImpactsofFedClimateRollbacks

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Nature Reviews Clean Technology @natrevcleantech.nature.com · Jun 6

New Online: Effects of the low-carbon energy transition on air pollution and health

Effects of the low-carbon energy transition on air pollution and health - Nature Reviews Clean Technology

The transition to a low-carbon energy system is expected to have both pollution and health impacts, across multiple scales. This Perspective provides an overview of the factors that determine the scale and distribution of these impacts and outlines potential approaches to including health benefits in decision-making about energy transitions.

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Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Jun 5

Check out our new Perspective that just came out in Nature Reviews Clean Technology 👇 👇

Here is the view-only full text link: rdcu.be/eo4RN

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Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Jun 2

Our new perspective "Effects of the low-carbon energy transition on air pollution and health" just came out in Nature Reviews Clean Technology!

Here is the full text link (view-only): rdcu.be/eo4RN

Please reach out if you'd like to get a pdf version or discuss more!

Effects of the low-carbon energy transition on air pollution and health

Nature Reviews Clean Technology - The transition to a low-carbon energy system is expected to have both pollution and health impacts, across multiple scales. This Perspective provides an overview...

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Center for Global Sustainability @ctrglobsust.bsky.social · Mar 26

Climate actions not only reduce CO2 but also lower the health impacts from air pollution.
A recent study by @andlingercenter.bsky.social and CGS finds that combined federal & subnational U.S. climate actions can reduce particulate-matter related deaths by 6,600 in 2030: www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...

Substantial air quality and health co-benefits from combined federal and subnational climate actions in the United States

Climate actions not only reduce carbon emissions but also lower the health damage from air pollution. This study finds substantial air quality and health co-benefits from combined federal and subnatio...

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Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment @handle.invalid · Mar 19

Could the EV transition be a double-edged sword?
Research led by @weipengclimate.bsky.social reveals that while EVs are key to a sustainable future, they could create air pollution hotspots in China & India due to increased SO2 emissions from refining minerals like nickel & cobalt.

bit.ly/4iYhyID

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Center for Global Sustainability @ctrglobsust.bsky.social · Mar 13

The clean energy transition is a necessary step toward improving public health in the United States.
A new study in @cp-oneearth.bsky.social finds that an all-of-society approach to addressing climate change can improve air quality and health across every U.S. state: www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...

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Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment @handle.invalid · Mar 12

A big shoutout to @weipengclimate.bsky.social @jessedjenkins.com and these amazing faculty members for their incredible teaching during the fall 2024 semester! As judged by the overall course ratings from our students, they truly deserve all the praise.

engineering.princeton.edu/news/2025/03...

Princeton Engineering - Faculty commended for outstanding teaching

Dean Andrea Goldsmith and Vice Dean Antoine Kahn are proud to recognize the following faculty for their outstanding teaching during the fall 2024

engineering.princeton.edu

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Center for Global Sustainability @ctrglobsust.bsky.social · Feb 25

Low-carbon tech investment presents an opportunity to improve public health & increase jobs.
To realize those benefits, recent research illustrates how U.S. federal policies can empower communities and initiate partnerships for action on both energy and health: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment @handle.invalid · Jan 24

Drawing from the takeaways of a Princeton SPIA in D.C. workshop, @weipengclimate.bsky.social and co-authors identified challenges and opportunities for incorporating health and equity considerations into energy decision-making processes. Their commentary is published in One Earth.

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Research Record: Seizing the Policy Opportunities for Health- and Equity-Improving Energy Decisions | Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Princeton SPIA’s Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life.If you’d like your work c...

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Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Jan 22

Thanks for the shoutout, @kmkennedy6.bsky.social !

Check out our new commentary about ways to pursue health and equity-improving energy decisions 👇👇

Kathleen Kennedy @kmkennedy6.bsky.social · Jan 22

🚨New paper alert! 🚨Excited to share this commentary on synergies between climate action and health, led by @weipengclimate.bsky.social. authors.elsevier.com/c/1kTSe9C~Iu...

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Kathleen Kennedy @kmkennedy6.bsky.social · Jan 22

🚨New paper alert! 🚨Excited to share this commentary on synergies between climate action and health, led by @weipengclimate.bsky.social. authors.elsevier.com/c/1kTSe9C~Iu...

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · Jan 8

🚨Two new papers out from Princeton ZERO Lab that advance best practices & capabilities in power systems modeling🚨

#1. Best practices in modeling long-duration energy storage, led by Gabe Mantegna in Environmental Research: Energy iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

#MacroEnergySystems
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Establishing best practices for modeling multi-day energy storage in deeply decarbonized energy systems - IOPscienceSearch

Establishing best practices for modeling multi-day energy storage in deeply decarbonized energy systems, Gabriel Mantegna, Wilson Ricks, Aneesha Manocha, Neha Patankar, Dharik Mallapragada, Jesse Jenkins

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Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Jan 8

We will start reviewing applications for this postdoc position next week👇 Please help spread the word!

Link: puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...

Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Dec 13

Sorry I meant the trends in China (LFP-heavy) is very different from US or EU (nickel-heavy). I think LFP tend to be more popular in price-sensitive markets, which may explain the current picture. But it still remains to be seen how China/India may develop their EV strategy in the long run

Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Dec 13

I guess you meant while NMC remains dominant for now (60%), BYD & other Chinese firms are heavily invested in LFP? This is a good point. We did consider LFP as a sensitivity (fig 6) exactly because how NMC vs. LFP shares evolve in the future is important but uncertain.

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Trends in batteries – Global EV Outlook 2023 – Analysis - IEA

Global EV Outlook 2023 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

www.iea.org

Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Dec 13

Check out this great story about our recent ES&T paper 👇

Key message: the future pollution impacts from EVs in China and India will depend a lot on supply chain emissions for batteries.

Paper link: pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...

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Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Dec 9

A lot of my group members will be at #AGU24 this week in DC!

Check out our presentations if you are interested in the human aspects of energy transition👇

Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Dec 4

This one is great! Thanks for adding me :)

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Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Dec 4

thanks for doing this and I’d love to be added!

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Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment @handle.invalid · Dec 2

In light of lagging progress toward climate targets, Andlinger Center researcher Chris Greig and co-author Sam Uden proposed a different strategy for navigating the risks of the energy transition in a Nature Communications perspective. bit.ly/3B1cPpg

Perspective: Is it time to consider temporary ‘off-ramps’ for our climate targets?

In a recent perspective, Chris Greig and Sam Uden call for a reconsideration of how to navigate the risks of transforming energy systems in only a handful of decades.

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Jonas Nahm @jonasnahm.com · Nov 27

The new NYT piece on China's supply chain strategy reveals how Beijing is rewriting the rules of economic warfare. Trump's claim that "China pays for tariffs" fundamentally misunderstands modern economic power. Here's why: 1/

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/b...

China Has a New Playbook to Counter Trump: ‘Supply Chain Warfare’

A series of swipes at American companies show how China could take the initiative in a new trade war, using its economic dominance to exact pain.

www.nytimes.com

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Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Nov 23

Is there a good analysis out there about this? I’d love to read more.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · Nov 23

Here's a job that comes along once or twice in a career: Head of CMU's Department of Engineering and Public Policy (EPP). EPP brings tech & policy together, made big policy impacts over 50 yrs, & is the best in the world in what we do. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/158026
www.cmu.edu/epp/index.html

Department of Engineering and Public Policy - Engineering and Public Policy - College of Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University

Department of Engineering and Public Policy

www.cmu.edu

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Wei Peng @weipengclimate.bsky.social · Nov 18

Excited that @andlingercenter.bsky.social 's first post on this site is about our work! Thanks for the shoutout 😀

Check out our paper on how to incorporate pollution, health and equity concerns into Pennsylvania's coal retirement strategies👇

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