Massimo Tavoni

Core Faculty | Full Professor

Short Profile outline

Massimo Tavoni is Professor of climate change economics and scientific director of the RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment (eiee.org). His research is about designing strategies and policies for solving climate change, and other energy and environmental issues.

Education

PHD: Climate change economics, Catholic University Milano.

Master of Science: Mathematical economics, London School of Economics.

Academic course held at SOM

Economia Ambientale

Economia Ambientale

Economia Ambientale

Economia Ambientale

Economia ambientale

Economia ambientale

Economia ambientale

Economia ambientale

Economia ambientale

Energy and Climate Change Modeling and Scenarios

Energy and Climate Change Modeling and Scenarios

Energy And Climate Change Modeling And Scenarios

Energy And Climate Change Modeling And Scenarios

Energy and climate change modeling and scenarios

Energy and climate change modeling and scenarios

Energy modelling and scenarios

Energy modelling and scenarios

Energy modelling and scenarios

Experimental and Behavioral Methods

Research

Climate change economics; environmental and energy economics; behavioural economics; integrated assessment modeling

Relevant Publications

Duan H.| Zhou S.| Jiang K.| Bertram C.| Harmsen M.| Kriegler E.| van Vuuren D.P.| Wang S.| Fujimori S.| Tavoni M.| Ming X.| Keramidas K.| Iyer G.| Edmonds J. (2021), "Assessing China's efforts to pursue the 1.5°C warming limit", Science, 372, 378-385

Granella F.| Reis L.A.| Bosetti V.| Tavoni M. (2021), "COVID-19 lockdown only partially alleviates health impacts of air pollution in Northern Italy", Environmental Research Letters, 16

Riahi K.| Bertram C.| Huppmann D.| Rogelj J.| Bosetti V.| Cabardos A.-M.| Deppermann A.| Drouet L.| Frank S.| Fricko O.| Fujimori S.| Harmsen M.| Hasegawa T.| Krey V.| Luderer G.| Paroussos L.| Schaeffer R.| Weitzel M.| van der Zwaan B.| Vrontisi Z.| Longa F.D.| Després J.| Fosse F.| Fragkiadakis K.| Gusti M.| Humpenöder F.| Keramidas K.| Kishimoto P.| Kriegler E.| Meinshausen M.| Nogueira L.P.| Oshiro K.| Popp A.| Rochedo P.R.R.| Ünlü G.| van Ruijven B.| Takakura J.| Tavoni M.| van Vuuren D.| Zakeri B. (2021), "Cost and attainability of meeting stringent climate targets without overshoot", Nature Climate Change, 11, 1063-1069

Piontek F.| Drouet L.| Emmerling J.| Kompas T.| Méjean A.| Otto C.| Rising J.| Soergel B.| Taconet N.| Tavoni M. (2021), "Integrated perspective on translating biophysical to economic impacts of climate change", Nature Climate Change, 11, 563-572

Brutschin E.| Pianta S.| Tavoni M.| Riahi K.| Bosetti V.| Marangoni G.| Van Ruijven B.J. (2021), "A multidimensional feasibility evaluation of low-carbon scenarios", Environmental Research Letters, 16

Goglio P.| Williams A.G.| Balta-Ozkan N.| Harris N.R.P.| Williamson P.| Huisingh D.| Zhang Z.| Tavoni M. (2020), "Advances and challenges of life cycle assessment (LCA) of greenhouse gas removal technologies to fight climate changes", Journal of Cleaner Production, 244

Bonan J.| Cattaneo C.| d’Adda G.| Tavoni M. (2020), "The interaction of descriptive and injunctive social norms in promoting energy conservation", Nature Energy, 5, 900-909

Abatayo A.L.| Bosetti V.| Casari M.| Ghidoni R.| Tavoni M. (2020), "Solar geoengineering may lead to excessive cooling and high strategic uncertainty", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117, 13393-13398

Realmonte G.| Drouet L.| Gambhir A.| Glynn J.| Hawkes A.| Köberle A.C.| Tavoni M. (2020), "Reply to “High energy and materials requirement for direct air capture calls for further analysis and R&D”", Nature Communications, 11

Bonan J.| Cattaneo C.| d’Adda G.| Tavoni M. (2020), "Combining information on others’ energy usage and their approval of energy conservation promotes energy saving behaviour", Nature Energy, 5, 832-833

Realmonte G.| Drouet L.| Gambhir A.| Glynn J.| Hawkes A.| Köberle A.C.| Tavoni M., "An inter-model assessment of the role of direct air capture in deep mitigation pathways", Nature Communications, 10

Fanghella V.| d'Adda G.| Tavoni M., "On the use of nudges to affect spillovers in environmental behaviors", Frontiers in Psychology, 10

Lamperti F.| Bosetti V.| Roventini A.| Tavoni M., "The public costs of climate-induced financial instability", Nature Climate Change, 9, 829-833

Fontana M.| Tavoni M.| Vantini S., "Functional Data Analysis of high-frequency load curves reveals drivers of residential electricity consumption", PLoS ONE, 14

Gao Y.| D'Adda G.| Tavoni M., "Adopting LEDs changes attitudes towards climate change: Experimental evidence from China", Environmental Research Letters, 14

Rogelj J.| Popp A.| Calvin K.V.| Luderer G.| Emmerling J.| Gernaat D.| Fujimori S.| Strefler J.| Hasegawa T.| Marangoni G.| Krey V.| Kriegler E.| Riahi K.| Van Vuuren D.P.| Doelman J.| Drouet L.| Edmonds J.| Fricko O.| Harmsen M.| Havlík P.| Humpenöder F.| Stehfest E.| Tavoni M., "Scenarios towards limiting global mean temperature increase below 1.5 °c", Nature Climate Change, 8, 325-332

Creutzig F.| Roy J.| Lamb W.F.| Azevedo I.M.L.| Bruine De Bruin W.| Dalkmann H.| Edelenbosch O.Y.| Geels F.W.| Grubler A.| Hepburn C.| Hertwich E.G.| Khosla R.| Mattauch L.| Minx J.C.| Ramakrishnan A.| Rao N.D.| Steinberger J.K.| Tavoni M.| Ürge-Vorsatz D.| Weber E.U., "Towards demand-side solutions for mitigating climate change", Nature Climate Change, 8, 268-271

Ricke K.| Drouet L.| Caldeira K.| Tavoni M., "Country-level social cost of carbon", Nature Climate Change, 8, 895-900

Luderer G.| Vrontisi Z.| Bertram C.| Edelenbosch O.Y.| Pietzcker R.C.| Rogelj J.| De Boer H.S.| Drouet L.| Emmerling J.| Fricko O.| Fujimori S.| Havlík P.| Iyer G.| Keramidas K.| Kitous A.| Pehl M.| Krey V.| Riahi K.| Saveyn B.| Tavoni M.| Van Vuuren D.P.| Kriegler E., "Residual fossil CO2 emissions in 1.5-2 °c pathways", Nature Climate Change, 8, 626-633

Jewell J.| McCollum D.| Emmerling J.| Bertram C.| Gernaat D.E.H.J.| Krey V.| Paroussos L.| Berger L.| Fragkiadakis K.| Keppo I.| Saadi N.| Tavoni M.| Van Vuuren D.| Vinichenko V.| Riahi K., "Limited emission reductions from fuel subsidy removal except in energy-exporting regions", Nature, 554, 229-233

D'Adda Giovanna;Capraro Valerio;Tavoni Massimo, "Push, don't nudge: Behavioral spillovers and policy instruments", ECONOMICS LETTERS, 154, 92-95

Bonan Jacopo;Pareglio Stefano;Tavoni Massimo, "Access to modern energy: A review of barriers, drivers and impacts", ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, 22, 491-516

Bosetti Valentina;Weber Elke;Berger Loïc;Budescu David V.;Liu Ning;Tavoni Massimo, "COP21 climate negotiators' responses to climate model forecasts", NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE, 7, 185-189

Marangoni Giacomo;Tavoni Massimo;Bosetti Valentina;Borgonovo E.;Capros P.;Fricko Oliver;Gernaat David E. H. J.;Guivarch C.;Havlik Petr;Huppmann D.;Johnson N.;Karkatsoulis P.;Keppo I.;Krey Volker;Broin Eoin Ó.;Price J.;Van Vuuren Detlef P., "Sensitivity of projected long-term CO 2 emissions across the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways", NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE, 7, 113-117

Berger Loïc;Emmerling Johannes;Tavoni Massimo, "Managing Catastrophic Climate Risks Under Model Uncertainty Aversion", MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 63, 749-765

Rao Shilpa;Klimont Zbigniew;Leitao Joana;Riahi Keywan;Van Dingenen Rita;Reis Lara Aleluia;Calvin Katherine;Dentener Frank;Drouet Laurent;Fujimori Shinichiro;Harmsen Mathijs;Luderer Gunnar;Heyes Chris;Strefler Jessica;Tavoni Massimo;Van Vuuren Detlef P., "A multi-model assessment of the co-benefits of climate mitigation for global air quality", ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 11, 124013-124024

Aldy Joseph;Pizer William;Tavoni Massimo;Reis Lara Aleluia;Akimoto Keigo;Blanford Geoffrey;Carraro Carlo;Clarke Leon E.;Edmonds James;Iyer Gokul C.;McJeon Haewon C.;Richels Richard;Rose Steven;Sano Fuminori, "Economic tools to promote transparency and comparability in the Paris Agreement", NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE, 1-1

Rao Shilpa;Klimont Zbigniew;Smith Steven J.;Van Dingenen Rita;Dentener Frank;Bouwman Lex F.;Riahi Keywan;Amann Markus;Bodirsky Benjamin L.;Van Vuuren Detlef P.;Reis Lara Aleluia;Calvin Katherine;Drouet Laurent;Fricko Oliver;Fujimori Shinichiro;Gernaat David E. H. J.;Havlik Petr;Harmsen Mathijs;Hasegawa Tomoko;Heyes Chris;Hilaire Jérôme;Luderer Gunnar;Masui Toshihiko;Stehfest Elke;Jessica Strefler;Van der Sluis Sietske;Tavoni Massimo, "Future air pollution in the Shared Socio-economic Pathways", GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS, 1-1

Jewell Jessica;Vinichenko Vadim;McCollum David;Bauer Nico;Riahi Keywan;Aboumahboub Tino;Fricko Oliver;Harmsen Mathijs;Kober Tom;Krey Volker;Marangoni Giacomo;Tavoni Massimo;Van Vuuren Detlef P.;Van Der Zwaan Bob;Cherp Aleh, "Comparison and interactions between the long-term pursuit of energy independence and climate policies", NATURE ENERGY, 1, 16073-16073

Gennaioli Caterina;Tavoni Massimo, "Clean or dirty energy: evidence of corruption in the renewable energy sector", PUBLIC CHOICE, 166, 261-290

Tavoni Massimo;Kriegler Elmar;Riahi Keywan;Van Vuuren Detlef P.;Aboumahboub Tino;Bowen Alex;Calvin Katherine;Campiglio Emanuele;Kober Tom;Jewell Jessica;Luderer Gunnar;Marangoni Giacomo;McCollum David;Van Sluisveld Mariësse A. E.;Zimmer Anne;Van Der Zwaan Bob, "Post-2020 climate agreements in the major economies assessed in the light of global models", NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE, 5, 119-126

Drouet Laurent;Bosetti Valentina;Tavoni Massimo, "Selection of climate policies under the uncertainties in the Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC", NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE, 5, 937-943

Witajewski-Baltvilks Jan;Verdolini Elena;Tavoni Massimo, "Bending the learning curve", ENERGY ECONOMICS, 52

Van Sluisveld Mariësse A. E.;Harmsen J. H. M.;Bauer Nico;McCollum David L.;Riahi Keywan;Tavoni Massimo;Van Vuuren Detlef P.;Wilson Charlie;Van Der Zwaan Bob, "Comparing future patterns of energy system change in 2°C scenarios with historically observed rates of change", GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS, 35, 436-449

Von Stechow Christoph;McCollum David;Riahi Keywan;Minx Jan C.;Kriegler Elmar;Van Vuuren Detlef P.;Jewell Jessica;Robledo-Abad Carmenza;Hertwich Edgar;Tavoni Massimo;Mirasgedis Sevastianos;Lah Oliver;Roy Joyashree;Mulugetta Yacob;Dubash Navroz K.;Bollen Johannes;Ürge-Vorsatz Diana;Edenhofer Ottmar, "Integrating Global Climate Change Mitigation Goals with Other Sustainability Objectives: A Synthesis", AREE, 40, 363-394

McJeon Haewon C.;Edmonds Jae;Bauer Nico;Clarke Leon E.;Fisher Brian;Flannery Brian P.;Hilaire Jérôme;Krey Volker;Marangoni Giacomo;Mi Raymond;Riahi Keywan;Rogner Holger;Tavoni Massimo, "Limited impact on decadal-scale climate change from increased use of natural gas", NATURE, 514, 482-485

Carraro Carlo;De Cian Enrica;Tavoni Massimo, "Human Capital, Innovation, and Climate Policy: An Integrated Assessment", ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING & ASSESSMENT, 19, 85-98

De Cian Enrica;Carrara Samuel;Tavoni Massimo, "Innovation benefits from nuclear phase-out: Can they compensate the costs?", CLIMATIC CHANGE, 123, 637-650

Fuss Sabine;Canadell Josep G.;Peters Glen P.;Tavoni Massimo;Andrew Robbie M.;Ciais Philippe;Jackson Robert B.;Jones Chris D.;Kraxner Florian;Nakicenovic Nebosja;Le Quéré Corinne;Raupach Michael R.;Sharifi Ayyoob;Smith Pete;Yamagata Yoshiki, "COMMENTARY: Betting on negative emissions", NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE, 4, 850-853

Kriegler Elmar;Weyant John P.;Blanford Geoffrey J.;Krey Volker;Clarke Leon E.;Edmonds Jae;Fawcett Allen;Luderer Gunnar;Riahi Keywan;Richels Richard;Rose Steven K.;Tavoni Massimo;Van Vuuren Detlef P., "The role of technology for achieving climate policy objectives: Overview of the EMF 27 study on global technology and climate policy strategies", CLIMATIC CHANGE, 123, 353-367

Grants, Awards and Honours

  • Best invention of the year, Time Magazine, 01/08/2009 - 01/08/2009
  • European Research Council (ERC), 01/08/2014 - 01/08/2019

Service to the community

  • Fellow, Stanford University, 01/08/2014 - 01/08/2015
  • Post doc, Princeton University, 01/01/2008 - 01/01/2010

Accreditations, Rankings & Memberships

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