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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
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
Dr. Peng and colleagues recently published a paper on retirement strategies for coal-fired power plants.
August 19, 2024
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Dr. Peng and colleagues recently published a paper on representing the role of institutions in our sustainability models.
February 15, 2024
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Dr. Peng is featured in a press release from Princeton University regarding her role as lead author of the recent America is All In Report.
December 6, 2023
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Congrats to Dr. Peng and Xinyuan Huang for their involvement in the most recent America is All In Report on how coordinated efforts on the local, state, and national scale can help the US meet their climate targets.
December 3, 2023
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Congrats to Dr. Peng and Huilin Luo, whose contributions have been included in the mitigation chapter of the Fifth National Climate Assessment!
November 14, 2023
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Dr. Peng is featured in a recent interview with the Health Effects Institute, in which she discusses the impacts the energy transition will have on our climate, air quality, and health.
November 7, 2023
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Dr. Peng appeared on an episode of PBS' Energy Switch to discuss China's key climate and energy policies.
October 5, 2023
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Dr. Peng is featured in this article that discusses her recent appointment as assistant professor of public and international affairs and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University.
September 29, 2023
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Dr. Peng and colleagues recently published a paper in Applied Energy that provides a feasible pathway to achieve China’s decarbonization goals by 2060 through incorporating important insights from China’s transportation, power, and hydrogen sectors.
July 26, 2023
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Dr. Peng and colleagues recently published a paper in iScience that studies the impact factors like air pollution exposure and economic costs have on coal retirement pathways.
June 16, 2023
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Dr. Peng and doctoral student Xinyuan Huang are mentioned in this Penn State news article about their recent Nature Sustainability paper.
May 18, 2023
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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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