Morgan Edwards
Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin--Madison and Director of the Climate Action Lab
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A plant-by-plant strategy for high-ambition coal power phaseout in China
Nature Communications / Mar 16, 2021
Cui, R. Y., Hultman, N., Cui, D., McJeon, H., Yu, S., Edwards, M. R., Sen, A., Song, K., Bowman, C., Clarke, L., Kang, J., Lou, J., Yang, F., Yuan, J., Zhang, W., & Zhu, M. (2021). A plant-by-plant strategy for high-ambition coal power phaseout in China. Nature Communications, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21786-0
Quantifying operational lifetimes for coal power plants under the Paris goals
Nature Communications / Oct 18, 2019
Cui, R. Y., Hultman, N., Edwards, M. R., He, L., Sen, A., Surana, K., McJeon, H., Iyer, G., Patel, P., Yu, S., Nace, T., & Shearer, C. (2019). Quantifying operational lifetimes for coal power plants under the Paris goals. Nature Communications, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12618-3
Climate impacts of energy technologies depend on emissions timing
Nature Climate Change / Apr 25, 2014
Edwards, M. R., & Trancik, J. E. (2014). Climate impacts of energy technologies depend on emissions timing. Nature Climate Change, 4(5), 347–352. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2204
Fusing subnational with national climate action is central to decarbonization: the case of the United States
Nature Communications / Oct 16, 2020
Hultman, N. E., Clarke, L., Frisch, C., Kennedy, K., McJeon, H., Cyrs, T., Hansel, P., Bodnar, P., Manion, M., Edwards, M. R., Cui, R., Bowman, C., Lund, J., Westphal, M. I., Clapper, A., Jaeger, J., Sen, A., Lou, J., Saha, D., … O’Neill, J. (2020). Fusing subnational with national climate action is central to decarbonization: the case of the United States. Nature Communications, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18903-w
Quantifying the regional stranded asset risks from new coal plants under 1.5 °C
Environmental Research Letters / Feb 01, 2022
Edwards, M. R., Cui, R., Bindl, M., Hultman, N., Mathur, K., McJeon, H., Iyer, G., Song, J., & Zhao, A. (2022). Quantifying the regional stranded asset risks from new coal plants under 1.5 °C. Environmental Research Letters, 17(2), 024029. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac4ec2
Vehicle emissions of short-lived and long-lived climate forcers: trends and tradeoffs
Faraday Discussions / Jan 01, 2017
Edwards, M. R., Klemun, M. M., Kim, H. C., Wallington, T. J., Winkler, S. L., Tamor, M. A., & Trancik, J. E. (2017). Vehicle emissions of short-lived and long-lived climate forcers: trends and tradeoffs. Faraday Discussions, 200, 453–474. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7fd00063d
Testing emissions equivalency metrics against climate policy goals
Environmental Science & Policy / Dec 01, 2016
Edwards, M. R., McNerney, J., & Trancik, J. E. (2016). Testing emissions equivalency metrics against climate policy goals. Environmental Science & Policy, 66, 191–198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2016.08.013
Methane mitigation timelines to inform energy technology evaluation
Environmental Research Letters / Nov 01, 2015
Roy, M., Edwards, M. R., & Trancik, J. E. (2015). Methane mitigation timelines to inform energy technology evaluation. Environmental Research Letters, 10(11), 114024. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/11/114024
Research priorities for supporting subnational climate policies
WIREs Climate Change / Aug 13, 2020
Klemun, M. M., Edwards, M. R., & Trancik, J. E. (2020). Research priorities for supporting subnational climate policies. WIREs Climate Change, 11(6). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.646
Satellite Data Applications for Sustainable Energy Transitions
Frontiers in Sustainability / Oct 03, 2022
Edwards, M. R., Holloway, T., Pierce, R. B., Blank, L., Broddle, M., Choi, E., Duncan, B. N., Esparza, Á., Falchetta, G., Fritz, M., Gibbs, H. K., Hundt, H., Lark, T., Leibrand, A., Liu, F., Madsen, B., Maslak, T., Pandey, B., Seto, K. C., & Stackhouse, P. W. (2022). Satellite Data Applications for Sustainable Energy Transitions. Frontiers in Sustainability, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2022.910924
Repair Failures Call for New Policies to Tackle Leaky Natural Gas Distribution Systems
Environmental Science & Technology / May 03, 2021
Edwards, M. R., Giang, A., Macey, G. P., Magavi, Z., Nicholas, D., Ackley, R., & Schulman, A. (2021). Repair Failures Call for New Policies to Tackle Leaky Natural Gas Distribution Systems. Environmental Science & Technology, 55(10), 6561–6570. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c07531
The role of corporate investment in start-ups for climate-tech innovation
Joule / Apr 01, 2023
Surana, K., Edwards, M. R., Kennedy, K. M., Borrero, M. A., Clarke, L., Fedorchak, R., Hultman, N. E., McJeon, H., Thomas, Z. H., & Williams, E. D. (2023). The role of corporate investment in start-ups for climate-tech innovation. Joule, 7(4), 611–618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2023.02.017
Consequences of equivalency metric design for energy transitions and climate change
Climatic Change / Nov 01, 2022
Edwards, M. R., & Trancik, J. E. (2022). Consequences of equivalency metric design for energy transitions and climate change. Climatic Change, 175(1–2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-022-03442-8
The Economic Consequences of Local Gas Leaks: Evidence from Massachusetts Housing Market
SSRN Electronic Journal / Jan 01, 2021
Shen, X., Edwards, M., Qiu, Y. (Lucy), & Liu, P. (2021). The Economic Consequences of Local Gas Leaks: Evidence from Massachusetts Housing Market. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3908392
Equity and modeling in sustainability science: Examples and opportunities throughout the process
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Mar 18, 2024
Giang, A., Edwards, M. R., Fletcher, S. M., Gardner-Frolick, R., Gryba, R., Mathias, J.-D., Venier-Cambron, C., Anderies, J. M., Berglund, E., Carley, S., Erickson, J. S., Grubert, E., Hadjimichael, A., Hill, J., Mayfield, E., Nock, D., Pikok, K. K., Saari, R. K., Samudio Lezcano, M., … Tessum, C. W. (2024). Equity and modeling in sustainability science: Examples and opportunities throughout the process. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(13). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2215688121
Air quality and health effects of a transition to ammonia–fueled shipping in Singapore
Environmental Research: Health / Oct 26, 2023
Rathod, S., Edwards, M. R., Roy, C., Warnecke, L., Rafaj, P., Kiesewetter, G., & Klimont, Z. (2023). Air quality and health effects of a transition to ammonia–fueled shipping in Singapore. Environmental Research: Health, 1(4), 041002. https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/acfb2e
Support for climate policy researchers
Science / Dec 16, 2022
Hanna, R., Dugoua, E., Nuñez-Jimenez, A., Nock, D., Arcusa, S., Castellanos, S., Davidson, M. R., Edwards, M. R., Galeazzi, C., Gao, X., Graff, M., Kennedy, K. M., Kontou, E., Lathwal, P., Musa, M., O’Rear, E., Sivaranjani, S., Zhang, J., & Zhu, Q. (2022). Support for climate policy researchers. Science, 378(6625), 1181–1181. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf8956
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Data, Systems, and Society / June, 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S.M., Technology and Policy / June, 2013
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S., Environmental Science and Economics / December, 2010
Experience
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Assistant Professor / August, 2020 — Present
University of Maryland
President's Postdoctoral Fellow / July, 2018 — June, 2020
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