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Crafting Human-centered Energy Solutions
WEI PENG 彭暐
Assistant Professor
School of Public and International Affairs &
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
Princeton University
Email: weipeng@princeton.edu
Office: Robertston 305, Princeton University
Profile Links: Google Scholar; ResearchGate; Twitter
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News
Recent Publications
This Guardian article highlights key findings from a research article led by lab group member Xinyuan Huang!
September 5, 2025
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We are excited to announce the launch of Net-Zero Korea, an exciting collaboration between researchers at Princeton University and KAIST that applies valuable insights in energy system modeling and political economy to help advance Korea's decarbonization goals.
August 27, 2025
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A new article from IScience provides a deeper look into the group's recent paper in One Earth that shows how climate mitigation efforts on the national and subnational scale can play a major role in both the magnitude and distribution of health co-benefits.
August 15, 2025
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This Princeton News article highlights key points and takeaways from the most recent Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership Retreat, in which experts in the clean energy field engaged in meaningful conversation regarding practical, realistic, and yet effective ways to address our most pressing climate challenges.
July 23, 2025
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This report from the University of Maryland Center for Global Sustainability provides insight on how rollbacks of clean energy policies can cause negative impacts on public health and economic growth.
June 12, 2025
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This new article provides new perspectives on the existing analytical framework for energy system and health modeling and recommendations on how to incorporate important health concerns in our climate and energy policies.
June 2, 2025
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A recent paper from the Peng Group highlighting the potential health impacts of local, state, and federal climate mitigation efforts is included in the Princeton SPIA's Research Record Series.
May 5, 2025
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A recent CPREE article highlights a recent study from the Peng Group that shows how widespread climate mitigation efforts can lead to a substantial reduction in both CO2 and harmful air pollutant emissions.
March 13, 2025
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A new paper has been published that studies how well-coordinated climate efforts by local, state, and national actors can generate promising health co-benefits.
March 21, 2025
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Dr. Peng and colleagues recently published a paper that discusses how new sustainable energy investments included in the Inflation Reduction Act can advance health and equity goals.
February 21, 2025
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Dr. Peng and colleagues recently published a paper on our viewpoint on catalyzing climate solutions through energy and carbon education in ES&T.
November 6, 2024
Congrats to Anjali, group member, for her new paper in ES&T about "Multisectoral Emission Impacts of Electric Vehicle Transition in China and India".
October 25, 2024
Research led by the Peng Group at Princeton University demonstrates that traditional strategies for retiring coal plants based on minimizing costs could be leaving other climate and equity benefits on the table.
October 9, 2024
June 2025
Effects of the Low-Carbon Energy Transition on Air Pollution and Health. W Peng, C Campos Morales, J Shiwang, H Luo, G Iyer, M Budolfson, and N Scovronick, Nature Reviews Clean Technology, 1-14. 2025.
March 2025
Substantial Air Quality and Health Co-Benefits from Combined Federal and Subnational Climate Actions in the United States. X Huang, W Peng, A Zhao, Y Ou, S Kennedy, G Iyer, H McJeon, R Cui, and N Hultman, One Earth, 8(3), 101232. 2025.
February 2025
Seizing the Policy Opportunities for Health-and Equity-Improving Energy Decisions. W Peng, S Anenberg, et al. One Earth, 8(2), 101171. 2025.
October 2024
Multisectoral Emission Impacts of Electric Vehicle Transition in China and India A Sharma, W Peng, J Urpelainen, H Dai, P Purohit, F Wagner. Environmental Science & Technology. 58 (44), 2024.
November 2024
Viewpoint: Catalyzing Climate Solutions through Energy and Carbon Education B Logan, M Rahimi, L Li, L Winter, W Peng, B Robinson. Environmental Science & Technology. 58 (46), 2024.
August 2024
Designing Retirement Strategies for Coal-Fired Power Plants To Mitigate Air Pollution and Health Impacts C. Campos, E Pakhtigian, J Landry, H Wiseman, A Pham, W. Peng. Environmental Science & Technology. 2024.
February 2024
Simulating Institutional Heterogeneity in Sustainability Science. M.R. Davidson, T Filatova, W Peng, L Verbeek & F Kucuksayacigil. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(8), e2215674121. 2024.
July 2023
Neutralizing China’s Transportation Sector Requires Combined Decarbonization Efforts from Power and Hydrogen Supply. Y.R. Fang, W Peng, J Urpelainen, M.S. Hossain, Y Qin, T Ma, M Ren, X Liu, S Zhang, C Huang, H Dai. Applied Energy, 349. 2023.
June 2023
Multi-Dimensional and Region-Specific Planning for Coal Retirements. N Maamoun, R Kennedy, W Peng, D D'souza, M Gray, S Lavelle, L Chau, N González-Jiménez, V Ehrenheim, M Joseph & J Urpelainen. iScience, 26. 2023.
May 2023
Effects of Global Climate Mitigation on Regional Air Quality and Health. X Huang, V Srikrishnan, J Lamontagne, K Keller, & W Peng. Nature Sustainability. 2023.
April 2023
Equity Implications of Electric Vehicles: A Systematic Review on the Spatial Distribution of Emissions, Air Pollution, and Health Impacts. A Sharma, J Shiwang, A Lee & W Peng. Environmental Research Letters, 18. 2023.
January 2023
Narrowing Fossil Fuel Consumption in the Indian Road Transport Sector Towards Reaching Carbon Neutrality.
M S Hossain, Y R Fang, T Ma, C Huang, W Peng, J Urpelainen, C Hebbale & H Dai. Energy Policy, 172. 2023.
December 2022
Feasible Climate Mitigation. P Stern, T Dietz, K Nielsen, W Peng, M Vandenbergh. Nature Climate Change, 13, 6-8. 2022.
October 2022
Socio-demographic factors shaping the future global health burden from air pollution. H Yang, X Huang, D.M. Westervelt, L Horowitz, & W Peng. Nature Sustainability. 2022.
August 2022
Integrating air quality and health considerations into power sector decarbonization strategies. W Peng and Y Ou. Environ. Res. Lett. 2022.
December 2021
Foundations for a Low-Carbon Energy System in China. H Lee, D P Schrag, M Bunn, M Davidson, W Peng, W Pu, M Zhimin. Cambridge University Press. 2021.
November 2021
Climate action with revenue recycling has benefits for poverty, inequality and well-being. M Budolfson, F Dennig, Fkson, S Feindt, M Ferranna, M Fleurbaey, D Klenert, U Kornek, K Kuruc, A Méjean, W Peng, N Scovronick, D Spears, F Wagner & S Zuber. Nature Climate Change. 2021.
November 2021
Protecting the poor with a carbon tax and equal per capita dividend. M Budolfson, F Dennig, Fkson, S Feindt, M Ferranna, M Fleurbaey, D Klenert, U Kornek, K Kuruc, A Méjean, W Peng, N Scovronick, D Spears, F Wagner & S Zuber. Nature Climate Change. 2021.
October 2021
To achieve deep cuts in US emissions, state-driven policy is only slightly more expensive than nationally uniform policy. W Peng, G Iyer, M Binsted, J Marlon, L Clarke, J A Edmonds, & D G Victor. Nature Climate Change. 2021.
August 2021
Emissions and Health Implications of Pennsylvania's Entry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. H Yang, A T Pham, J R Landry, S A Blumsack, and W Peng . Environmental Science and Technology. 2021.
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