Karplus, Valerie

China Project
Valerie Karplus
Class of 1943 Career Development Professor, Assistant Professor of Global Economics and Management
Project Director, Tsinghua-MIT China Energy and Climate Project
vkarplus@mit.edu
Website

Phone: 

617-800-7982

Office: 

E62-482

Focus Areas

Energy Transition, Policy Scenarios, Climate Policy, Air Quality & Health, Regional Analysis
Education + Credentials
B.S., Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Political Science, Yale University, 2002
S.M., Technology and Policy Program, and Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, 2008
Ph.D., Technology and Management, Engineering Systems Division, MIT, 2011
Master's Thesis: Prospects for Plug-In Hybrid Transportation in the United States: A General Equilibrium Analysis
Doctoral Thesis: Climate and Energy Policy for U.S. Passenger Vehicles: A Technology-Rich Economic Modeling and Policy Analysis

Recent Publications

Journal Article
Improving Evaluation of Energy Policies with Multiple Goals: Comparing Ex Ante and Ex Post Approaches
Qiu, M., Y. Weng, J. Cao, N.E. Selin and V.J. Karplus (2020). Environmental Science & Technology, Online first (doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01381)
Journal Article
Mercury Benefits of Climate Policy in China: Addressing the Paris Agreement and the Minamata Convention Simultaneously
Mulvaney, K., N.E. Selin, A. Giang, M. Muntean, C-T Li, D. Zhang, H. Angot, C.P. Thackray and V. Karplus (2020). Environmental Science and Technology, online first (doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06741)
Journal Article
 • China Energy & Climate Project
Herding Cats: Firm Non-Compliance in China’s Industrial Energy Efficiency Program
Karplus, V.J., X. Shen and D. Zhang (2020). The Energy Journal, 41(4) (doi: 10.5547/01956574.41.4.vkar)
Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article
Co-benefits of China’s climate policy for air quality and human health in China and transboundary regions in 2030
Li, M., D. Zhang, C.-T. Li, N.E. Selin, V.J. Karplus (2019). Environmental Research Letters, 14(8) (doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab26ca) [PDF]
Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article
Evaluating India’s climate targets: the implications of economy-wide and sector specific policies
Singh, A., N. Winchester and V.J. Karplus  (2019). Climate Change Economics , 10(3) (DOI: 10.1142/S201000781950009X) [PDF]
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News + Media

Commentary
The paths to net zero: How technology can save the planet
Foreign Affairs | 
Apr 14, 2020
News Release
Cutting mercury emissions in China
Joint Program News | 
Jan 17, 2020
In The News
Tracking emissions in China
Energy Futures | 
Dec 04, 2019
In The News
Making coal pricier is a cheaper way to cut Indian emissions than pushing renewables
Quartz | 
Aug 09, 2019
In The News
Reducing China’s CO2 Emissions Would Curb Deadly Air Pollution in the U.S.
Scientific American | 
Jul 26, 2019
News Release
Lowering emissions without breaking the bank
MIT News | 
Jul 24, 2019
News Release
Health effects of China’s climate policy extend across Pacific
MIT News | 
Jul 22, 2019
News Release
Study evaluates China’s progress in establishing accounting measures to reinforce its Paris pledge
MIT News | 
Jan 28, 2019
In The News
China’s giant transmission grid could be the key to cutting climate emissions
Technology Review | 
Nov 09, 2018
News Release
Charting the Earth’s future for the 21st century
MIT News | 
Oct 05, 2018
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