Faculty Associates

Michael B. McElroy

Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies; Chair, Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy and Environment

Office: Pierce 100C
Assistant: Brenda Mathieu (617) 496-5745
Email: mbm@io.harvard.edu
Web:  https://scholar.harvard.edu/mbm

Research Interests: 

Changes in the composition of the atmosphere, with an emphasis on the impact of human activity especially energy use; chemistry of the atmosphere and oceans, including interactions with the biosphere; evolution of planetary atmospheres; global carbon cycle.

Related Publications: 


Books

Energy: Perspectives, Problems and Prospects. (Chinese edition). (2011)

Energy: Perspectives, Problems and Prospects. (2009)

The Atmospheric Environment: Effects of Human Activity. (2002)

Articles

Accelerated reduction of SO2 emissions from the US power sector triggered by changing prices of natural gas. (2012)

Implications of the recent reductions in natural gas prices for emissions of CO2 from the US power sector. (2012)

Costs for integrating wind into the future ERCOT system with related costs for savings in CO2 emissions. (2011)

Detection from space of a reduction in anthropogenic emissions of nitrogen oxides during the Chinese economic downturn. (2011)

Constraint of anthropogenic NOx emissions in China from different sectors: A new methodology using separate satellite retrievals. (2010)

Potential for Wind-Generated Electricity in China. (2009)

Global potential for wind-generated electricity. (2009)

Ozone air quality during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: Effectiveness of emission restrictions. (2009)

Faculty Department: 

Earth & Planetary Sciences

Environmental Courses: 

*ESPP 90N. Future Energy Economies: Perspectives from the Past: Challenges for the Future
*ENG-SCI 368. Environmental Science
ENVR E-103: The Challenge of Human Induced Climate Change: Transitioning to a Post Fossil Fuel Future
GENED 1137. The Challenge of Human Induced Climate Change: Transitioning to a Post Fossil Fuel Future
E-PSCI 334. Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry

Research Areas: 

Harvard University
Center for the Environment
Address: 26 Oxford Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge
Email: huce@environment.harvard.edu
Phone: (617) 495-0368

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