Glen P. Peters

66.6k citations
181 papers · 25.6k indexed · 22 hit papers · h-index 74
Co-authors
Edgar G. HertwichRobbie M. AndrewChristopher L. WeberCorinne Le QuéréJosep G. CanadellDabo GuanKlaus HubacekRobert B. Jackson
Topics
Climate Change Policy and Economics (103 papers)Environmental Impact and Sustainability (84 papers)Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (55 papers)
Cited by
Environmental EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Journals
NatureScienceProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations
NorwayUnited KingdomUnited States

In The Last Decade

Glen P. Peters

176 papers receiving 24.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement
    2020 1.5k citations Robert B. Jackson, Robbie M. Andrew et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  2. Carbon Footprint of Nations: A Global, Trade-Linked Analysis
    2009 1.3k citations Edgar G. Hertwich, Glen P. Peters profile →
  3. Growth in emission transfers via international trade from 1990 to 2008
    2011 1.2k citations Glen P. Peters et al. profile →
  4. CO2Embodied in International Trade with Implications for Global Climate Policy
    2008 994 citations Glen P. Peters, Edgar G. Hertwich profile →
  5. From production-based to consumption-based national emission inventories
    2008 931 citations Glen P. Peters profile →
  6. Betting on negative emissions
    2014 792 citations Sabine Fuss, Josep G. Canadell et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  7. Emissions – the ‘business as usual’ story is misleading
    2020 758 citations Glen P. Peters et al. profile →
  8. The challenge to keep global warming below 2 °C
    2012 731 citations Glen P. Peters, Robbie M. Andrew et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  9. The trouble with negative emissions
    2016 705 citations Glen P. Peters et al. profile →
  10. Rapid growth in CO2 emissions after the 2008–2009 global financial crisis
    2011 642 citations Glen P. Peters, Josep G. Canadell et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  11. Persistent growth of CO2 emissions and implications for reaching climate targets
    2014 556 citations Pierre Friedlingstein, Robbie M. Andrew et al. profile →
  12. The drivers of Chinese CO2 emissions from 1980 to 2030
    2008 538 citations Glen P. Peters et al. profile →
  13. Affluence drives the global displacement of land use
    2013 502 citations Edgar G. Hertwich, Glen P. Peters et al. profile →
  14. The contribution of Chinese exports to climate change
    2008 500 citations Glen P. Peters et al. profile →
  15. CO2 emissions from biomass combustion for bioenergy: atmospheric decay and contribution to global warming
    2011 483 citations Glen P. Peters, Terje K. Berntsen et al. profile →
  16. Carbon dioxide emissions continue to grow amidst slowly emerging climate policies
    2019 383 citations Glen P. Peters, Robbie M. Andrew et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  17. The socioeconomic drivers of China’s primary PM 2.5 emissions
    2014 362 citations Glen P. Peters et al. Environmental Research Letters profile →
  18. Drivers of declining CO2 emissions in 18 developed economies
    2019 350 citations Robbie M. Andrew, Josep G. Canadell et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  19. Key indicators to track current progress and future ambition of the Paris Agreement
    2017 307 citations Glen P. Peters, Robbie M. Andrew et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  20. National contributions to climate change due to historical emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide since 1850
    2023 271 citations Glen P. Peters, Robbie M. Andrew et al. profile →
  21. Fossil CO2 emissions in the post-COVID-19 era
    2021 202 citations Glen P. Peters, Pierre Friedlingstein et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  22. Energy and socioeconomic system transformation through a decade of IPCC-assessed scenarios
    2025 16 citations Dirk-Jan Van de Ven, Shivika Mittal et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

Peers

Glen P. Peters
Comparison fields: 5 of 185
  • Environmental Engineering 13.3k
  • Economics and Econometrics 11.7k
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6.3k
  • Global and Planetary Change 5.7k
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2.8k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#WorkIndexed citations
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Influence of individual models and studies on quantitative mitigation findings in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report
2025 ·Nature Communications ·Ida Sognnæs,Glen P. Peters
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Model linking for low-carbon transitions: Technical and conceptual challenges and best practices
2025 ·Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews ·Ilkka Keppo,Alaa Al Khourdajie,Francesco Gardumi,Georg Holtz,Αλέξανδρος Νίκας,Georgios Xexakis,(unknown),Panagiotis Fragkos,(unknown),(unknown),Adam Hawkes,(unknown),Shivika Mittal,(unknown),Glen P. Peters,(unknown),Matteo Vincenzo Rocco,Ida Sognnæs,Dirk-Jan Van de Ven,(unknown)
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Energy and socioeconomic system transformation through a decade of IPCC-assessed scenariosbreakdown →
2025 ·Nature Climate Change ·Dirk-Jan Van de Ven,Shivika Mittal,Αλέξανδρος Νίκας,Georgios Xexakis,Ajay Gambhir,Lukas Hermwille,Panagiotis Fragkos,Wolfgang Obergassel,Mikel González‐Eguino,Faidra Filippidou,Ida Sognnæs,Linda Clarke,Glen P. Peters
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The world’s carbon emissions continue to rise. But 35 countries show progress in cutting carbon
2025 ·Josep G. Canadell,Glen P. Peters,(unknown),Robbie M. Andrew,Pierre Friedlingstein,Julia Pongratz,Judith Hauck,(unknown),Clemens Schwingshackl
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Ambitious efforts on residual emissions can reduce CO2 removal and lower peak temperatures in a net-zero future
2024 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Jay Fuhrman,(unknown),Patrick O’Rourke,Glen P. Peters,Haewon McJeon,Seth Monteith,(unknown),Frances Wang
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CICERO Simple Climate Model (CICERO-SCM v1.1.1) – an improved simple climate model with a parameter calibration tool
2024 ·Geoscientific model development ·Marit Sandstad,Borgar Aamaas,(unknown),Marianne T. Lund,Glen P. Peters,B. H. Samset,Benjamin M. Sanderson,Ragnhild Bieltvedt Skeie
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Critical climate education is crucial for fast and just transformations
2023 ·Nature Climate Change ·Hanne Svarstad,Alfredo Jornet,Glen P. Peters,Tom Griffiths,Tor A. Benjaminsen
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A multimodel analysis of post-Glasgow climate targets and feasibility challenges
2023 ·Nature Climate Change ·Dirk-Jan Van de Ven,Shivika Mittal,Ajay Gambhir,Robin Lamboll,Haris Doukas,Sara Giarola,Adam Hawkes,Konstantinos Koasidis,Alexandre C. Köberle,Haewon McJeon,Sigit Perdana,Glen P. Peters,Joeri Rogelj,Ida Sognnæs,Marc Vielle,Αλέξανδρος Νίκας
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Net-zero approaches must consider Earth system impacts to achieve climate goals
2023 ·Nature Climate Change ·Kirsten Zickfeld,(unknown),Josep G. Canadell,Sabine Fuss,Robert B. Jackson,Chris Jones,Annalea Lohila,H. Damon Matthews,Glen P. Peters,Joeri Rogelj,Sönke Zaehle
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Methane and the Paris Agreement temperature goals
2021 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences ·Michelle Cain,Stuart Jenkins,Myles Allen,John Lynch,David J. Frame,Adrian Macey,Glen P. Peters
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A multi-model analysis of long-term emissions and warming implications of current mitigation efforts
2021 ·Nature Climate Change ·Ida Sognnæs,Ajay Gambhir,Dirk-Jan Van de Ven,Αλέξανδρος Νίκας,Annela Anger-Kraavi,(unknown),Lorenza Campagnolo,Elisa Delpiazzo,Haris Doukas,Sara Giarola,Neil Grant,Adam Hawkes,Alexandre C. Köberle,A. Yu. Kolpakov,Shivika Mittal,(unknown),Sigit Perdana,Joeri Rogelj,Marc Vielle,Glen P. Peters
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Biofuel burning and human respiration bias on satellite estimates of fossil fuel CO2 emissions
2020 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Philippe Ciais,Yilong Wang,Robbie M. Andrew,François‐Marie Bréon,Frédéric Chevallier,Grégoire Broquet,G.J. Nabuurs,Glen P. Peters,Matthew J. McGrath,Wei Meng,Bo Zheng,Shu Tao
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The Role of Carbon Capture and Storage in the Mitigation of Climate Change
2019 ·Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo) ·Glen P. Peters,Ida Sognnæs
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Targeting carbon dioxide removal in the European Union
2018 ·Climate Policy ·Oliver Geden,Glen P. Peters,Vivian Scott
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Distributions of carbon pricing on extraction, combustion and consumption of fossil fuels in the global supply-chain
2017 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Jonas Karstensen,Glen P. Peters
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The climate impact of Norwegians’ travel behavior
2016 ·Travel Behaviour and Society ·Borgar Aamaas,Glen P. Peters
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Climate warming feedback from mountain birch forest expansion: reduced albedo dominates carbon uptake
2013 ·Global Change Biology ·Heleen A. de Wit,Anders Bryn,Annika Hofgaard,Jonas Karstensen,Maria Malene Kvalevåg,Glen P. Peters
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Simple emission metrics for climate impacts
2013 ·Earth System Dynamics ·Borgar Aamaas,Glen P. Peters,Jan S. Fuglestvedt
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The integrated global temperature change potential (iGTP) and relationships between emission metrics
2011 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Glen P. Peters,Borgar Aamaas,Terje K. Berntsen,Jan S. Fuglestvedt
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The Importance of Imports for Household Environmental Impacts
2006 ·Journal of Industrial Ecology ·Glen P. Peters,Edgar G. Hertwich
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About Glen P. Peters

Glen P. Peters is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Economics and Econometrics and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 181 papers that have together received 25.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (103 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (84 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (55 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Engineering (13.3k citations), Economics and Econometrics (11.7k citations) and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (6.3k citations). Glen P. Peters has collaborated with scholars based in Norway, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Edgar G. Hertwich, Robbie M. Andrew, Christopher L. Weber, Corinne Le Quéré, Josep G. Canadell, Dabo Guan, Klaus Hubacek, Robert B. Jackson, Jan C. Minx and Pierre Friedlingstein. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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