David McCollum

David McCollum is a Research Scholar with IIASA's Energy (ENE) Program, having joined the group in February 2011. He received his doctorate in transportation technology & policy from the University of California, Davis (USA), Institute of Transportation Studies in 2011, following the completion of an MSc in agricultural & resource economics from the same institution, and a BSc in chemical engineering from the University of Tennessee (USA). Dr. McCollum first visited IIASA during his PhD studies as a participant of the 2009 Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP).

Dr. McCollum's main fields of scientific interest include techno-economic analysis of advanced energy technologies and the development and application of integrated assessment models. His research attempts to inform national, regional, and global energy and environmental policies on matters related to climate change, energy security, and air pollution. To this end, Dr. McCollum performs long-term scenario analyses and employs multi-criteria analysis techniques, particularly focusing on potential transitions for the global energy system over the coming decades and the complex synergies and trade-offs between multiple energy objectives.


Last update: 22-FEB-2013

Rogelj,J. McCollum,D.L. O'Neill,B.C. Riahi,K. (2013)

2020 Emissions levels required to limit warming to below 2 degrees C ... More

Rogelj,J. McCollum,D.L. Riahi,K. (2013)

The UN's 'Sustainable Energy for All' initiative is compatible with a warming limit of 2 degrees C ... More

McCollum,D.L. Krey,V. Riahi,K. Kolp,P. Grubler,A. Makowski,M. Nakicenovic,N. (2013)

Climate policies can help resolve energy security and air pollution challenges ... More

Rogelj,J. McCollum,D.L. Reisinger,A. Meinshausen,M. Riahi,K. (2013)

Probabilistic cost estimates for climate change mitigation ... More

McCollum,D.L. Krey,V. Riahi,K. (2012)

Beyond Rio: Sustainable energy scenarios for the 21st century ... More

McCollum,D.L. Yang,C. Yeh,S. Ogden,J. (2012)

Deep greenhouse gas reduction scenarios for California - Strategic implications from the CA-TIMES energy-economic systems model ... More

van Vliet,O. Krey,V. McCollum,D.L. Pachauri,S. Nagai,Y. Rao,S. Riahi,K. (2012)

Synergies in the Asian energy system: Climate change, energy security, energy access and air pollution ... More

Riahi,K. Dentener,F. Gielen,D. Grubler,A. Jewell,J. Klimont,Z. Krey,V. McCollum,D.L. Pachauri,S. Rao,S. van Ruijven,B. van Vuuren,D.P. Wilson,C. (2012)

Chapter 17: Energy pathways for sustainable development ... More

McCollum,D.L. Krey,V. Riahi,K. (2011)

An integrated approach to energy sustainability ... More

Yeh,S. McCollum,D.L. (2011)

Optimizing the transportation climate mitigation wedge ... More

Yang,C. McCollum,D.L. Leighty,W. (2011)

Scenarios for deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions ... More