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Greenhouse gas mitigation for U.S. plastics production: energy first, feedstocks later by Posen, I Daniel, Jaramillo, Paulina, Landis, Amy E, Griffin, W Michael

“…Plastics production is responsible for 1% and 3% of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and primary energy use, respectively. Replacing conventional plastics…”
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Energy and greenhouse gas implications of shared automated electric vehicles by Saleh, Marc, Milovanoff, Alexandre, Daniel Posen, I., MacLean, Heather L., Hatzopoulou, Marianne

“…Automated vehicles can facilitate vehicle sharing within and between households, thus decreasing ownership rates, albeit increasing miles travelled. While…”
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Health and climate benefits of Electric Vehicle Deployment in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area by Gai, Yijun, Minet, Laura, Posen, I. Daniel, Smargiassi, Audrey, Tétreault, Louis-François, Hatzopoulou, Marianne

“…This study presents the results of an integrated model developed to evaluate the environmental and health impacts of Electric Vehicle (EV) deployment in a…”
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A Dynamic Fleet Model of U.S Light-Duty Vehicle Lightweighting and Associated Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 2016 to 2050 by Milovanoff, Alexandre, Kim, Hyung Chul, De Kleine, Robert, Wallington, Timothy J, Posen, I. Daniel, MacLean, Heather L

“…Substituting conventional materials with lightweight materials is an effective way to reduce the life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from light-duty…”
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Electrification of light-duty vehicle fleet alone will not meet mitigation targets by Milovanoff, Alexandre, Posen, I. Daniel, MacLean, Heather L.

“…Climate change mitigation strategies are often technology-oriented, and electric vehicles (EVs) are a good example of something believed to be a silver bullet…”
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Taxonomy of uncertainty in environmental life cycle assessment of infrastructure projects by Saxe, Shoshanna, Guven, Gursans, Pereira, Lucas, Arrigoni, Alessandro, Opher, Tamar, Roy, Adrien, Arceo, Aldrick, Von Raesfeld, Sofia Sampedro, Duhamel, Mel, McCabe, Brenda, Panesar, Daman K, MacLean, Heather L, Posen, I Daniel

“…Environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) is increasingly being used to evaluate infrastructure products and to inform their funding, design and construction…”
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Does location matter? Investigating the spatial and socio-economic drivers of residential energy use in Dar es Salaam by Luo, Chibulu, Posen, I Daniel, MacLean, Heather L

“…Africa is set to become a key contributor to global energy demand. Urban growth and the energy use of city residents will drive much of the region's changing…”
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Plug-in charging or electric roads? Powering U.S. long-haul heavy-duty trucks in 2050 by Yeow, Lih Wei, Posen, I Daniel, MacLean, Heather L

“…Abstract Pervasive plug-in fast chargers and/or electrified roadways (eRoads) might address the limited range, long recharging times, and reliance on…”
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Life cycle GHG assessment of a building restoration: Case study of a heritage industrial building in Toronto, Canada by Opher, Tamar, Duhamel, Mel, Posen, I. Daniel, Panesar, Daman K., Brugmann, Rashad, Roy, Adrien, Zizzo, Ryan, Sequeira, Larissa, Anvari, Alireza, MacLean, Heather L.

“…The refurbished Don Valley Brick Works’ Kiln Building, in Toronto, Canada, now the TD Future Cities Centre, is designed to have net zero carbon emissions. This…”
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Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of concrete containing supplementary cementitious materials: cut-off vs. substitution by Arrigoni, Alessandro, Panesar, Daman K., Duhamel, Mel, Opher, Tamar, Saxe, Shoshanna, Posen, I. Daniel, MacLean, Heather L.

“…Existing life cycle assessments of concrete containing supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) hinge on methodological procedures that might skew the…”
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Mapping construction sector greenhouse gas emissions: a crucial step in sustainably meeting increasing housing demands by Yoffe, Hatzav, Rankin, Keagan H, Bachmann, Chris, Posen, I Daniel, Saxe, Shoshanna

“…Abstract This paper examines the tension between needing to build more infrastructure and housing and simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to…”
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Whole value at risk for flood damage estimates through spatial data analysis by Martyn, Nicholas Q J, Karney, Bryan W, Posen, I Daniel

“…Abstract Effective disaster risk reduction (DRR) for flooding requires a comprehensive estimate of the whole value at risk (WVAR) to inform appropriate and…”
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The complex relationship between carbon literacy and pro-environmental actions among engineering students by Ram, Sherry Ann, MacLean, Heather L., Tihanyi, Deborah, Hannah, Liam, Posen, I. Daniel

“…Lifestyle choices and consumption play a large role in contributing to per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Certain activities, like fossil fuel ground…”
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The effects of climate and climate change on electric vehicle charging demand in Toronto, Canada by Henrique, Daniel B, Zhang, Xuesong, Wang, An, Lagacé, Elise, Lee, Kyup, Kushner, Paul J, Posen, I Daniel

“…Abstract Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) influence total and peak electricity demand, but few studies account for climate when studying these effects. This…”
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Does the metric matter? Climate change impacts of light-duty vehicle electrification in the US by Milovanoff, Alexandre, MacLean, Heather L, Abdul-Manan, Amir F N, Posen, I Daniel

“…Abstract Vehicle electrification is one of the most promising climate change mitigation strategies for light-duty vehicles (LDVs). But vehicle electrification…”
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Are vehicle lifespan caps an effective and efficient method for reducing US light-duty vehicle fleet GHG emissions? by Striepe, Melissa Cusack, Milovanoff, Alexandre, Abdul-Manan, Amir F N, McKechnie, Jon, Posen, I Daniel, MacLean, Heather L

“…Abstract With light duty vehicles (LDVs) responsible for 17% of annual US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, integrating emerging GHG-reducing technologies into…”
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Energy system models should consider evolving charging profiles by Aaron Belman Martínez, Heather L MacLean, I Daniel Posen

“…Globally, sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are surpassing records every year, and their growing charging needs will ultimately reshape power…”
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Marginal Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Ontario’s Electricity System and the Implications of Electric Vehicle Charging by Gai, Yijun, Wang, An, Pereira, Lucas, Hatzopoulou, Marianne, Posen, I. Daniel

“…To estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions of electric vehicles (EVs) deployment, it is important to account for emissions from electricity…”
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Uncertainty in the Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Production of Three Biobased Polymer Families by Posen, I. Daniel, Jaramillo, Paulina, Griffin, W. Michael

“…Interest in biobased products has been motivated, in part, by the claim that these products have lower life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than their…”
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Quantifying environmental impacts of primary aluminum ingot production and consumption  : A trade‐linked multilevel life cycle assessment by Milovanoff, Alexandre, Posen, I. Daniel, MacLean, Heather L.

“…Aluminum is one of the most used metals of modern civilization, but its production is responsible for multiple adverse environmental impacts mostly due to…”
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