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Roberto Schaeffer
Researcher at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Publications - 201
Citations - 11202
Roberto Schaeffer is an academic researcher from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The author has contributed to research in topics: Renewable energy & Greenhouse gas. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 181 publications receiving 8978 citations. Previous affiliations of Roberto Schaeffer include Utrecht University & University of Pennsylvania.
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Paris Agreement climate proposals need a boost to keep warming well below 2 °C
Joeri Rogelj,Joeri Rogelj,Michel G.J. den Elzen,Niklas Höhne,Taryn Fransen,Hanna Fekete,Harald Winkler,Roberto Schaeffer,Fu Sha,Keywan Riahi,Keywan Riahi,Malte Meinshausen,Malte Meinshausen +12 more
TL;DR: Substantial enhancement or over-delivery on current INDCs by additional national, sub-national and non-state actions is required to maintain a reasonable chance of meeting the target of keeping warming well below 2 degrees Celsius.
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A comparative multivariate analysis of household energy requirements in Australia, Brazil, Denmark, India and Japan
Manfred Lenzen,Manfred Lenzen,Mette Wier,Claude Cohen,Claude Cohen,Hitoshi Hayami,Hitoshi Hayami,Shonali Pachauri,Shonali Pachauri,Roberto Schaeffer +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the importance of income growth in a cross-country analysis of sustainable household consumption from a global perspective, using per capita energy requirements as an indicator of environmental pressure.
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Energy sector vulnerability to climate change: A review
Roberto Schaeffer,Alexandre Szklo,André F.P. Lucena,Bruno Soares Moreira Cesar Borba,Larissa P. Nogueira,Fernanda Pereira Fleming,Alberto Troccoli,Mike Harrison,Mohammed Sadeck Boulahya +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of the impacts that climate change may have throughout the energy chain and identify current knowledge gaps and areas for future research development, concluding that one of the greatest challenges is how to assess impacts which may occur as a consequence of the projected increase in the intensity of extreme weather events.
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Energy and carbon embodied in the international trade of Brazil: an input–output approach
TL;DR: In this paper, a commodity-by-industry IO model was applied to the Brazilian economy to evaluate the total impacts of international trade on its energy use and CO2 emissions.
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Land use competition for production of food and liquid biofuels: An analysis of the arguments in the current debate
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze the current state of the debate over competition for land use, by means of an index of the main arguments in favor and against the production of liquid biofuels and the impacts on food production.