Bruno S. L. Cunha

Dr. Bruno S. L. Cunha

Energy Planning Program (PPE), COPPE, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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27 April 2015 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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CKChristopher A. Kennedy
Christopher A. Kennedy
ISIain Stewart
Iain Stewart
AFAngelo Facchini
Angelo Facchini
ICIgor Cersosimo
Igor Cersosimo
RMRenata Mele
Renata Mele
ASAhmet Duran Sahin
Ahmet Duran Sahin
Significance: Our quantification of energy and material flows for the world’s 27 megacities is a major undertaking, not previously achieved. The sheer magnitude of these flows (e.g., 9% of global electricity, 10% of gasoline; 13% of solid waste) shows the importance of megacities in addressing global environmental challenges. In aggregate the resource flows through megacities are consistent with scaling laws for cities. Statistical relations are established for electricity use, heating/industrial fuels, ground transportation, water consumption, waste generation, and steel production in terms of heating-degree days, urban form, economic activity, and population growth. Analysis at the microscale shows that electricity use is strongly correlated with building floor area, explaining the macroscale correlation between per capita electricity use and urbanized area per capita.

6 September 2021 in Energies
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PRPedro R. R. Rochedo
Pedro R. R. Rochedo
Panagiotis FragkosPanagiotis Fragkos
Panagiotis Fragkos
RGRafael Garaffa
Rafael Garaffa
LCLilia Caiado Couto
Lilia Caiado Couto
LBLuiz Bernardo Baptista
Luiz Bernardo Baptista
Alexandre SzkloAlexandre Szklo
Alexandre Szklo
Emissions pathways after COVID-19 will be shaped by how governments’ economic responses translate into infrastructure expansion, energy use, investment planning and societal changes. As a response to the COVID-19 crisis, most governments worldwide launched recovery packages aiming to boost their economies, support employment and enhance their competitiveness. Climate action is pledged to be embedded in most of these packages, but with sharp differences across countries. This paper provides novel evidence on the energy system and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions implications of post-COVID-19 recovery packages by assessing the gap between pledged recovery packages and the actual investment needs of the energy transition to reach the Paris Agreement goals. Using two well-established Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) and analysing various scenarios combining recovery packages and climate policies, we conclude that currently planned recovery from COVID-19 is not enough to enhance societal responses to climate urgency and that it should be significantly upscaled and prolonged to ensure compatibility with the Paris Agreement goals.

1 November 2018 in Energy Policy
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AKAlexandre C. Köberle
Alexandre C. Köberle
RGRafael Garaffa
Rafael Garaffa
Bruno S. L. CunhaBruno S. L. Cunha
Bruno S. L. Cunha
PRPedro R. R. Rochedo
Pedro R. R. Rochedo
ALAndre Lucena
Andre Lucena
RSRoberto Schaeffer
Roberto Schaeffer


26 June 2020
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TFTaran Faehn
Taran Faehn
GBGabriel Bachner
Gabriel Bachner
Robert BeachRobert Beach
Robert Beach
JCJean Chateau
Jean Chateau
SFShinichiro Fujimori
Shinichiro Fujimori
KSKarl Steininger
Karl Steininger
Capturing Key Energy and Emission Trends in CGE models: Assessment of Status and Remaining Challenges

1 December 2017 in Energy Strategy Reviews
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BBBruno Soares Moreira Cesar Borba
Bruno Soares Moreira Cesar Borba
ALAndre Lucena
Andre Lucena
Bruno S. L. CunhaBruno S. L. Cunha
Bruno S. L. Cunha
Alexandre SzkloAlexandre Szklo
Alexandre Szklo
RSRoberto Schaeffer
Roberto Schaeffer