Dr. techn. Dipl.-Ing.

Keywan Riahi

Keywan Riahi

Corresponding Member of the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences in Austria since 2022

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Research Areas:

  • Environmental Engineering, Applied Geosciences
  • Energy research
  • Environmental economics
  • Sustainable technologies
  • Renewable energy
  • Climate change

Profile:

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Publications:

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Selected Memberships:

  • Scientific Steering Committee, IAMC (Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium)
  • Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 3 on Mitigation pathways compatible with long-term goals of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Working Group III
  • Co-Chair, Austrian Assessment Report (2. Österreichischer Sachstandsbericht (AAR2)), Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC)

Selected Prizes:

  • Ranked first in the recent list of 1000 most influential climate scientists by Reuters (April 2021)
  • European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant for the Project GENIE
  • Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of integrated assessment modeling by the Integrated Assessment Model Consortium (IAMC) in 2016

*10-Member Group by the United Nations Secretary-General Guterres to advise on Science, Technology and Innovation for the implementation of the Agenda 2030

Selected Publications:

  • Rogelj, J. , McCollum, D.L., Reisinger, A., Meinshausen, M., & Riahi, K. (2013). Probabilistic cost estimates for climate change mitigation. Nature 493 (7430), 79-83. 10.1038/nature11787.
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  • Riahi, K. , Kriegler, E., Johnson, N., Bertram, C., den Elzen, M., Schaeffer, M., Krey, V. , Luderer, G., McCollum, D.L., & van Vuuren, D.P. (2015). Locked into Copenhagen pledges - Implications of short-term emission targets for the cost and feasibility of long-term climate goals. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 90 (Part A), 8-23. 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.09.016.
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  • Riahi, K. , Dentener, F., Gielen, D., Grubler, A. , Jewell, J.Dr., Klimont, Z. , Krey, V. , McCollum, D.L., Pachauri, S. , Rao, S., van Ruijven, B., van Vuuren, D.P., & Wilson, C. (2012). Chapter 17: Energy pathways for sustainable development. In: Global Energy Assessment: Toward a Sustainable Future. Eds. Team, GEA Writing, pp.1203-1306 (October 2012): Cambridge University Press and IIASA.
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  • Riahi, K. , van Vuuren, D.P., Kriegler, E., Edmonds, J., O'Neill, B., Fujimori, S., Bauer, N., Calvin, K., Dellink, R., Fricko, O. , Lutz, W., Popp, A., Crespo Cuaresma, J., K.C., S., Leimback, M., Jiang, L., Kram, T., Rao, S., Emmerling, J., Ebi, K., Hasegawa, T., Havlik, P. , Humpenöder, F., Da Silva, L.A., Smith, S., Stehfest, E., Bosetti, V., Eom, J., Gernaat, D., Masui, T., Rogelj, J. , Strefler, J., Drouet, L., Krey, V. , Luderer, G., Harmsen, M., Takahashi, K., Baumstark, L., Doelman, J., Kainuma, M., Klimont, Z. , Marangoni, G., Lotze-Campen, H., Obersteiner, M. , Tabeau, A., & Tavoni, M. (2017). The shared socioeconomic pathways and their energy, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions implications: An overview. Global Environmental Change 42, 153-168. 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.05.009.
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  • Riahi, K., Bertram, C., Huppmann, D. et al. Cost and attainability of meeting stringent climate targets without overshoot. Nat. Clim. Chang. 11, 1063–1069 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01215-2.
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