Publications

Energy and Human Wellbeing

• Arnz, M., Soomauroo, Z., Fisch-Romito, V., Min, J., Millward-Hopkins, J., Kishimoto, P.N., Boza-Kiss, B., Zimm, C., & van Ruijven, B. (2025). “Quantifying minimum mobility and transport needs: the who, the where and the why.” Energy Research & Social Science. 128, 104306.
• Hoffmann, R., Patange, O., Zimm, C., Pachauri, S., Belmin, C., Pelz, S., Brutschin, E., Kikstra, J.S., Kuhn, M., Min, J., et al. (2025). “Subnational survey data reveal persistent gaps in living standards across 75 low and middle-income countries.” Nature Communications. 16(1), 4986.
• Streeck, J., Veléz-Henao, J.A., Kikstra, J.S., Pachauri, S., Min, J., Krausmann, F., Haberl, H., Pauliuk, S., Zaini, T., & Wiedenhofer, D. (2025). “Small increases in material stocks to achieve decent living standards globally.” Nature Sustainability. 8(12), 1567–1581.
• Kikstra, J.S., Daioglou, V., Min, J., Sferra, F., Soergel, B., Kriegler, E., Lee, H., Mastrucci, A., Pachauri, S., Rao, N., et al. (2025). “Closing decent living gaps in energy and emissions scenarios: introducing DESIRE.” Environmental Research Letters. 20(5), 054038.
• Bhar, S., Lele, S., Min, J., & Rao, N.D. (2024). “Water, air pollution and carbon footprints of conspicuous/luxury consumption in India.” Ecological Economics. 218, 108104.
• Virág, D., Wiedenhofer, D., Baumgart, A., Matej, S., Krausmann, F., Min, J., Rao, N.D., & Haberl, H. (2022). “How much infrastructure is required to support decent mobility for all? An exploratory assessment.” Ecological Economics. 200, 107511.
• Kikstra, J.S., Mastrucci, A., Min, J., Riahi, K., & Rao, N.D. (2021). “Decent living gaps and energy needs around the world.” Environmental Research Letters. 16(9), 095006.
• Rao, N.D., Kiesewetter, G., Min, J., Pachauri, S., & Wagner, F. (2021). “Household contributions to and impacts from air pollution in India.” Nature Sustainability. 4(10), 859–867.
• Rao, N.D., Min, J., & Mastrucci, A. (2019). “Energy requirements for decent living in India, Brazil and South Africa.” Nature Energy. 4(12), 1025–1032.
• Rao, N.D., Min, J., DeFries, R., Ghosh-Jerath, S., Valin, H., & Fanzo, J. (2018). “Healthy, affordable and climate-friendly diets in India.” Global Environmental Change. 49, 154–165.
• Rao, N.D., & Min, J. (2018). “Decent living standards: material prerequisites for human wellbeing.” Social Indicators Research. 138(1), 225–244.

Poverty and Inequality in Energy and Climate

• Zimm, C., Boza-Kiss, B., Pachauri, S., Ürge-Vorsatz, D., Chatterjee, S., Mastrucci, A., Min, J., Nick, S., Thema, J., Wiese, F., et al. (2026). “Demand-side measures improve long-term resilience to supply shocks beyond emergencies.” Environmental Research: Energy. Forthcoming.
• Zhao, S., Fujimori, S., Min, J., Kikstra, J.S., Hasegawa, T., Oshiro, K., & Vishwanathan, S.S. (2025). “The multi-faceted global poverty and income inequality landscape in a decarbonizing world.” Cell Reports Sustainability. 2(10).
• Min, J., Soergel, B., Kikstra, J.S., Koch, J., & van Ruijven, B. (2024). “Income and inequality pathways consistent with eradicating poverty.” Environmental Research Letters. 19(11).
• Zimm, C., Mintz-Woo, K., Brutschin, E., Hanger-Kopp, S., Hoffmann, R., Kikstra, J.S., Kuhn, M., Min, J., Muttarak, R., Pachauri, S., et al. (2024). “Justice considerations in climate research.” Nature Climate Change. 14(1), 22–30.
• Min, J., & Rao, N.D. (2023). “Growth and inequality trade-offs to eradicate absolute poverty.” Heliyon. 9(11).
• Vita, G., Rao, N.D., Usubiaga-Liaño, A., Min, J., & Wood, R. (2021). “Durable goods drive two-thirds of global households’ final energy footprints.” Environmental Science & Technology. 55(5), 3175–3187.
• Rao, N.D., & Min, J. (2018). “Less global inequality can improve climate outcomes.” WIREs Climate Change.

Consumer Choice and Behavior

• Helveston, J.P., Seki, S.M., Min, J., Fairman, E., Boni, A.A., Michalek, J.J., & Azevedo, I.M.L. (2019). “Choice at the pump: measuring preferences for lower-carbon combustion fuels.” Environmental Research Letters. 14(8), 084035.
• Min, J., Azevedo, I.L., Michalek, J., & de Bruin, W.B. (2014). “Labeling energy cost on light bulbs lowers implicit discount rates.” Ecological Economics. 97, 42–50.

Methods and Modeling

• Ünlü, G., Maczek, F., Min, J., Frank, S., Glatter, F., Kishimoto, P.N., Streeck, J., Eisenmenger, N., Wiedenhofer, D., & Krey, V. (2024). “MESSAGEix-Materials v1.1.0: representation of material flows and stocks in an integrated assessment model.” Geoscientific Model Development. 17(22), 8321–8352.
• Wiedenhofer, D., Streeck, J., Wiese, F., Verdolini, E., Mastrucci, A., Ju, Y., Boza-Kiss, B., Min, J., Norman, J., Wieland, H., et al. (2024). “Industry transformations for high service provisioning with lower energy and material demand: a review of models and scenarios.” Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 49(1), 249–279.
• Sugiyama, M., Wilson, C., Wiedenhofer, D., Boza-Kiss, B., Cao, T., Chatterjee, J.S., Chatterjee, S., Hara, T., Hayashi, A., Ju, Y., et al. (2024). “High with low: harnessing the power of demand-side solutions for high wellbeing with low energy and material demand.” Joule. 8(1), 1–6.
• Wang, T., Berrill, P., Zimmerman, J.B., Rao, N.D., Min, J., & Hertwich, E.G. (2022). “Improved copper circularity as a result of increased material efficiency in the US housing stock.” Environmental Science & Technology. 56(7), 4565.
• Mastrucci, A., Min, J., Usubiaga-Liaño, A., & Rao, N.D. (2020). “A framework for modelling consumption-based energy demand and emission pathways.” Environmental Science & Technology. 54(3), 1799–1807.
• Min, J., & Rao, N.D. (2017). “Estimating Uncertainty in Household Energy Footprints.” Journal of Industrial Ecology.
• Min, J., Azevedo, I.L., & Hakkarainen, P. (2015). “Assessing regional differences in lighting heat replacement effects in residential buildings across the United States.” Applied Energy. 141, 12–18.
• Min, J., Hausfather, Z., & Lin, Q.F. (2010). “A high-resolution statistical model of residential energy end use characteristics for the United States.” Journal of Industrial Ecology. 14(5), 791–807.