Peer-Reviewed Publications

Hultman, N.E., E.L. Malone, E.L., P. Runci, G. Carlock, K. Anderson (2012). “Factors in low-carbon energy transformations: Comparing nuclear and bioenergy in Brazil, Sweden, and the U.S.” Energy Policy 40 (2012) 131–146. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.08.064

Hultman, N.E., S. Pulver, R. Deshmukh, L. Guimarães, and J. Kane (2012). “Carbon market risks and benefits: Firm perceptions of CDM investment decisions in Brazil and India.” Energy Policy 40 (2012) 90–102. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2010.06.063.

Hultman, N.E., D. Rebois, M. Scholten, C. Ramig (2011). “The greenhouse gas footprint of unconventional gas for electricity generation” Environmental Research Letters 6(04408): 1–9. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/6/4/044008.

Hultman, N.E., Hassenzahl, D.M., and Rayner, S. “Climate Risk” (2010). Annual Reviews of Environment and Resources, 35: 283-303.

Hultman, N.E. (2010). “The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy.” Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 2(3) 397-411. DOI 10.1002/wcc.113

Pulver, S., N.E. Hultman, and L. Guimaraes. “The CDM, carbon markets, and environmental entrepreneurship in Brazil’s sugar sector.” (2010). Climate and Development 2: 248–262.

Bozmoski, A. and N.E. Hultman (2010). “Carbon-forestry in Rural Tanzania: Local & Institutional Perceptions of Risk & Benefit in Pursuit of CDM Approval.” Journal of Environment and Development 19: 4-27.

Boyd, E., N.E. Hultman, J.T. Roberts, E. Corbera, J. Cole, A. Bozmoski, J. Ebeling, R. Tippman, K. Brown, D.M. Liverman (2009). “Reforming the Clean Development Mechanism for Sustainable Development: Lessons learned and future prospects.” Environmental Science & Policy 12(3): 820-831. 

Hultman, N.E. (2007) “Can the world wean itself from fossil fuels?” (Invited). Current History Nov: 376-383. Reprinted in A. Bennett and G. Shambaugh, Eds. (2010) Taking Sides: Clashing Views in American Foreign Policy. 5^th Ed. London: McGraw-Hill.

Hultman, N.E. and J.G. Koomey (2007). “The risk of surprise in energy technology costs.” Env. Research Letters 2 (034002): 1-6. 

Koomey, J.G. and N.E. Hultman (2007). “A Reactor-level analysis of busbar costs for U.S. nuclear plants, 1970-2005.”  Energy Policy 35(11): 5630-5642. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2007.06.005.

Hultman, N.E., J.G. Koomey, and D.M. Kammen (2007). “What history can teach us about the future costs of nuclear power.” Env. Science & Technology, 41(7): 2088–2093.

Hultman, N.E. and D.M. Kammen (2007). “Equitable carbon revenue distribution under an international emissions trading regime.” in J. K. Boyce, S. Narain, and E. A. Stanton, editors. Reclaiming Nature: Environmental Justice and Ecological Restoration. London: Anthem Press, pp. 379-400.

Hultman, N.E. (2006). “Geographic Diversification of Carbon Risk: A Methodology for Assessing Carbon Investments using Eddy Correlation Measurements.” Global Environmental Change 16: 58-72.

Hultman, N.E. and A.S. Bozmoski (2006). “The Changing Face of Normal Disaster: Risk, Resilience, and Natural Security in a Changing Climate.” Journal of International Affairs, 59(2): 25-41.

Hultman, N.E. (2006). “Worth More than Good Advice: Lessons of Hurricane Katrina for Development in a Changing Climate.” Georgetown Journal of Public Policy 11(1): 47-56.

Hultman, N.E. (2004). “Emerging Carbon Markets and the Future of Climate Policy.” Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Winter/Spring, 5(1): 107-113.

Law, B.E., A.H. Goldstein, P.M. Anthoni, M.H. Unsworth, J.A. Panek, M.R. Bauer, J.M. Fracheboud, N.E. Hultman. (2001) “CO₂ and water vapor exchange by young and old ponderosa pine ecosystems during a drought year.” Tree Physiology, 21, 299–308.

Baer, P., J. Harte, B. Haya, A.V. Herzog, J. Holdren, N.E. Hultman, D.M. Kammen, R.B. Norgaard, and L. Raymond (2000). "Climate change: Equity and greenhouse gas responsibility." Science 289(5488): 2287.

Goldstein, A.H., N.E. Hultman, J.M. Fracheboud, M.R. Bauer, J.A. Panek, M. Xu, Y. Qi, A.B. Guenther, W. Baugh (2000). Effects of climate variability on the carbon dioxide, water, and sensible heat fluxes above a ponderosa pine plantation in the Sierra Nevada (CA), Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 101(2-3):113–129.

Bauer, M.R., J.A. Panek, N.E. Hultman, and A.H. Goldstein (2000) “Ozone deposition to a ponderosa pine plantation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains (CA): a comparison of two different climatic years.” J. Geophys. Res., 105(D17): 22123­–22136.

 

Other Publications

Hultman, N.E., S. Pulver, S. Pacca, S. Saran, L. Powell, V. Romeiro, T. Benney (2011). “Carbon Markets and Low-carbon Investment in Emerging Economies: Experiences with CDM in Brazil and India” Energy Policy, 39: 6698–6700.

Hultman, N.E., K. Sierra, G. Carlock (2011). “Energy and Green Growth: Recasting the Options, Re-envisioning Sustainability” The Brookings Institution for Club of Madrid, Washington D.C., Aug, 9 pp.

Ebinger, C., N.E. Hultman, K. Massy, G. Avasarala, D. Rebois (2011). “Options for low-carbon development in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.” Energy Security Initiative Policy Brief 11-02, The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C., 29 pp. (peer-reviewed).

Carlock, G. and N.E. Hultman, “Climate Change and the Precautionary Principle;” Cui, R. and N.E. Hultman, “European Union Climate Policy;” and Cui, R. and N.E. Hultman, “China’s National Climate Policy.” In D.M. Hassenzahl, ed., Climate Change: An Encyclopedia of Science and History. Abc-Clio, In Press.

Hultman, N.E., E.L. Malone, E.L., P. Runci, K. Anderson, G. Carlock. “Governing Technological Diffusion to Address Climate Change: Transformations in the Nuclear and Bioenergy sectors in Sweden, Brazil, and the United States.” Paper presented at Berlin Conf. on the Human Dimensions of Climate Change, Sep 2010.

Hultman, N.E., Emily Boyd, J. Timmons Roberts, John Cole, Esteve Corbera, Johannes Ebeling, Katrina Brown, and Diana M. Liverman (2009), “How can the Clean Development Mechanism better contribute to sustainable development?” Ambio 38(2):120-122.

Hultman, N.E., S. Pulver, R. Deshmukh, and L. Guimaraes, “The Clean Development Mechanism’s effect on carbon market development in the sugar sector of India and Brazil: Implications for a post-Kyoto climate regime.” Paper presented to APPAM Fall Meeting. Rev. Aug 2009.

Hultman, N.E. (2008) “Risk, benefit, and choice: Is nuclear power the answer to future energy constraints?” Environmental Practice 10(2):41.

Ruth, M., K. Ross, N. Hultman, K. Palmer, A. Paul, B. Hobbs, J. Mauer, I.D. Valencia, N. Herrmann, E. Myers, D. Irani, J. Michael, Y. Chen (2008). “The Role of Energy Efficiency Spending in Maryland’s Implementation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.” College Park, MD: Center for Integrative Env Research. 98pp.

Hultman, N.E. (2007). “Science and society: To advocate or arbitrate? A review of The Honest Broker: Making Sense of Science in Policy and Politics.” Science 317: 900-901.

Boyd, E., N.E. Hultman, J.T. Roberts, E. Corbera,  J. Ebeling, ^,D.M. Liverman, K. Brown, R. Tippmann, J. Cole, P. Mann,  M. Kaiser, M. Robbins,  A. Bumpus,  A. Shaw, E. Ferreira,  A. Bozmoski, C. Villiers,  J. Avis (2007). “The future of the Clean Development Mechanism: An assessment of current practice and approaches for policy.” Tyndall Centre on Climate Change (UK), 46 pp.

Hultman, N.E. (2007) “Geoscience and International Decisions on Adapting to Climate Change.” Geotimes, December.

Hultman, N.E. (2007). “China’s keystone role in international energy politics and climate policy.” Foreword to Xin Nina Zheng, Understanding the Paradoxes in China’s Energy Efficiency Trends: Comparative Analysis in the Global and National Context. Stuttgart: Ibidem Press, 98 pp.

Hultman, N.E. (2007). “International Climate Policy” and “Carbon Sequestration.” In: Capehart, B., ed., Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering. New York: Marcel Dekker. pp. 137-142, 125-129.

Staudt, A. and N.E. Hultman. (2007) “Global Climate Change.” In: Capehart, B., ed., Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering. New York: Marcel Dekker, pp. 760-770.

Hultman, N.E. (2005) “Novel takes on climate change: A review of Crichton’s State of Fear” Geotimes 50(6): 24-27.

Baer, P., Harte, J., Haya, B., Herzog, A., Hultman, N., Kammen, D. M., Norgaard, R. B., Holdren, J. and Raymond, L. S. (2001) “Atmospheric Ethics – Response.” Science, 291:827-828.

Hultman, N.E. (1997). “Adapting South Asian land-use practices to climate change” Invited paper for conference: Adaptation to Climate Change in the Forest Sector, Kathmandu, (SEI, TERI, and Bangalore Ctr. for Ecol Sci). Stockholm: SEI. 10 pp.

 

Working Papers

 

Hultman, N.E., E. Sulle, and C. Ramig. “Biofuels investments in Tanzania: Policy options for sustainable business models.” Submitted, 33 pp.

Bozmoski, A. and N.E. Hultman, “Investment decision-making under the Clean Development Mechanism: South Africa’s ammonium nitrate & steel sectors.” Submitted, 37 pp.

Cui, R. and N.E. Hultman. “Assessing non-performance risk in CDM project operation.” Submitted, 25 pp.

Hultman, N.E., R. Liska, and L. Rhyne, “Melting Away: Trends in Federal Funding for Climate Science.” Georgetown Univ. Program in Science, Technology, & International Affairs Working Paper.

Gelinas, R & N.E. Hultman (2005) "The Georgetown University Intercultural Center Solar Array: A review and assessment." Georgetown Univ. Program in Science, Technology, & International Affairs Working Paper.

 

Commentary and Public Engagement

 

Hultman, N.E., Commentaries on Climate and Energy published by The Brookings Institution:

“Revisiting the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill” Apr 2011; “Japan’s Fukushima disaster slows plans for nuclear renaissance” (Podcast) April 2011; “Fukushima and the global ‘Nuclear Renaissance’” Mar 2011; “The Cancún Agreements on Climate Change” Dec 2010; “Innovation and Technology in the Climate Negotiations” Dec 2010; “A new Clean Development Mechanism” Dec 2010; “Taking action on climate change: The forecast for Cancún and beyond” Nov 2010; “Beyond Petroleum: The broader effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill” Aug 2010; “International climate governance: Will redefining ‘insiders’ enable global progress?” Apr 2010; “Five Years of Kyoto.” Feb 2010; “Copenhagen Focus” series of nine commentaries on UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Dec 2009.

Hultman, N.E., “Strong U.S. Domestic action is key for green job growth” and “Japan’s Kyoto Surprise” Dec 2010 National Journal – Cancun Insider blog.

Koomey J.G. and N.E Hultman (2011) “Was the Three Mile Island accident in 1979 the main cause of US nuclear power's woes?” Climate Progress blog, June.

Hultman, N.E. and J.G. Koomey (2009). “The real risk of nuclear power.” Brookings Institution, Nov.