Nuno Bento
Nuno Bento investigated growth dynamics in transport in order to find stronger patterns of change in the sector, as well as new ones pointing to a more structural change in response to raising urbanisation and environmental issues.
Bento received his PhD in Economics (2010) from the University of Grenoble, France.
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Funding: IIASA Postdoctoral Program
Nationality: Portugese
Program: Transitions to New Technologies Program
Dates: March 2011 – February 2012
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Wilson, C. , Grubler, A. , Bento, N., Healey, S., De Stercke, S., & Zimm, C. (2020). Granular technologies to accelerate decarbonization. Science 368 (6486), 36-39. 10.1126/science.aaz8060.
Bento, N., Wilson, C. , & Anadon, L.D. (2018). Time to get ready: Conceptualizing the temporal and spatial dynamics of formative phases for energy technologies. Energy Policy 119, 282-293. 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.04.015.
Grubler, A. , Wilson, C. , Bento, N., Boza-Kiss, B., Krey, V. , McCollum, D., Rao, N. , Riahi, K. , et al. (2018). A low energy demand scenario for meeting the 1.5 °C target and sustainable development goals without negative emission technologies. Nature Energy 3 (6), 517-525. 10.1038/s41560-018-0172-6.