David Klein
PostDoc
Sustainable Solutions
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Germany
Biography
Dr. David Klein studied energy engineering at the Technical University of Berlin and is a Postdoc at PIK. In his PhD thesis he examined the impact of climate policy on global bioenergy markets. David Klein is a researcher in Research Domain III - Sustainable Solutions. His research focuses on the assessment of land-based mitigation options, in particular the deployment of bioenergy for climate change mitigation. His recent work has examined the global economic long-term potential of modern biomass. He is member of the Model Operations Group, the Global Energy Systems Group and the Landuse group. He studied Energy Engineering at the Technical University of Berlin. Before joining PIK in December 2008, he worked as developer of simulation software for solar cooling systems at Valentin Energiesoftware.
Research Interest
His recent research focuses on development, efficiency, and management of large-scale integrated assessment models. Further research interests include the sectoral and spatial downscaling of air pollutant emissions. Assessment of land-based mitigation options Bioenergy in global long-term climate change mitigation pathways Model based estimates of the global potential of biomass Development of an integrated model framework of energy-economy-climate (ReMIND) and land-use (MAgPIE)
Publications
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Massimo Tavoni, Elmar Kriegler, Tino Aboumahboub, Kate Calvin, Gauthier de Maere, Marshall Wise, David Klein, Jessica Jewell, Tom Kober, Paul Lucas, Gunnar Luderer, David McCollum, Giacomo Marangoni, Keywan Riahi, Detlef van Vuuren (2013): "The distribution of major economies' effort in the Durban platform scenarios." Climate Change Economics, Vol. 4, No. 4. DOI: 10.1142/S2010007813400095
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Katherine Calvin, Marshall Wise, David Klein, David McCollum, Massimo Tavoni, Bob van der Zwaan, Detlef P. van Vuuren (2013): "A multi-model analysis of the regional and sectoral roles of bioenergy in near- and long-term CO2 emissions reduction." Climate Change Economics, Vol. 4, No. 4, DOI: 10.1142/S2010007813400149
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David Klein, Florian Humpenöder, Nico Bauer, Jan Philipp Dietrich, Alexander Popp, Benjamin Leon Bodirsky, Markus Bonsch and Hermann Lotze-Campen (2014): "The global economic long-term potential of modern biomass in a climate-constrained world." Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 9, No. 7, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/9/7/074017
