IN REVIEW OR IN PRESS
“Barriers and incentives in strategizing the phaseout of U.S. coal power”
S. Gathrid, R. Deshmukh, J. Wayland, S. Wayland, G.C. Wu. In Review
S. Gathrid, R. Deshmukh, J. Wayland, S. Wayland, G.C. Wu. In Review
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
= denotes equal contribution
25. G.C. Wu=, R Deshmukh=, A Trainor, A Uppal, AFM Kamal Chowdhury, E Martin, J Higgins, A Mileva, K Ndhlukula. Avoiding ecological and social impacts in achieving a low carbon electricity system for Southern Africa. 2024. Nature Communications.
24. Bristow, L.V., R. Grundel, J. Dzurisin, G.C. Wu, Y. Li, A. Hildreth, J.J. Hellmann. Warming experiments test the sensitivity of an endangered butterfly across life history stages. 2023. Insect Conservation
23. Mosnier, A., C. Douzal, SK Jones, F Orduña-Cabrera, K. Perez-Guzman, V. Javalera-Rincon, M. Thomson, P. Harrison, N Leach, A Smith, J. Navarro-Garcia, R. Marcos-Martinez, G.C. Wu, et al. (authors of the 2020 FABLE consortium report). A decentralized approach to model national and global food and land use systems. 2023. Environmental Research Letters
22. Wu, G.C., R. Jones, E. Leslie, J. Williams, A. Pascale, E. Brand, S. Parker, B. Cohen, J. Fargione, J. Souder, M. Batres, M. Gleason, M. Schindel, C. Stanley. Minimizing habitat conflicts in meeting net-zero energy targets in the western United States. 2023. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
21. Halpern, B, C Boettiger, MC Dietze, JA Gephart, P Gonzalez, NB Grimm, PM Groffman, J Gurevitch, SE Hobbie, KJ Komatsu, KJ Kroeker, HJ Lahr, DM Lodge, CJ Lortie, JS Lowndes, F Micheli, HP Possingham, MH Ruckelshaus, C Scarborough, CL Wood, G.C. Wu, et al. Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science. 2023. Ecosphere
20. Mosnier, A., Schmidt-Traub, G., M. Obersteiner, S. Jones, F. DeClerck, M. Thomson, F. Sperling, P. Harrison, K. Perez-Guzman, V. Javalera-Rincon, G. McCord, J. Navarro-Garcia, R. Marcos-Martinez, G.C. Wu, et al. How can diverse national food and land-use priorities be reconciled with global sustainability targets? Lessons from the FABLE initiative. 2022. Sustainability Science
19. Wu, G.C. =, JS Baker=, CM Wade, GC McCord, JE Fargione, P Havlik. Contributions of healthier diets and agricultural productivity toward sustainability and climate goals in the United States. 2022. Sustainability Science
18. Chowdhury, A.K.=, R. Deshmukh=, Wu, G.C., A. Uppal, A. Mileva, T. Curry, L. Armstrong, S. Galelli, K. Ndhlukula. “Enabling a low-carbon electricity system for Southern Africa. 2022. Joule
17. McGill, B.M., S.B. Borrelle, G.C. Wu, K.E. Ingeman, J.B. Koch Uhuad; N. Barnd. Words are monuments: Patterns in US national park place names perpetuate settler colonial mythologies including white supremacy. 2022. People and Nature
16. H. Pilorgé, B. Kolosz, G.C. Wu, J. Freeman. Global Mapping of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Opportunities. 2021. The CDR (Carbon Dioxide Removal) Primer. eds J. Wilcox, B Kolosz, J. Freeman [BOOK CHAPTER]
15. Borrelle, SB, JB Koch, C McDonough MacKenzie, KE Ingeman, BM McGill, MR Lambert, AM Belasen, J Dudney, CH Chang, AK Teffer, G.C. Wu. What does it mean to be for a place? A perspective on place-based science. 2020. Pacific Conservation Biology
14. Wu, G.C., Leslie, E., Allen, D., Sawyerr, O., Cameron, D.R., Brand, E., Cohen, B., Ochoa, M., Olson, A. Low-impact land use pathways to deep decarbonization of electricity. 2020. Environmental Research Letters
13. Deshmukh, R.=, G.C. Wu=, D. Callaway, A. Phadke. Geospatial and techno-economic analysis of wind and solar resources in India. 2019. Renewable Energy
12. Deshmukh, R., A. Mileva, G.C. Wu. Renewable energy alternatives to mega hydropower: a case study of Inga 3 for Southern Africa. 2018. Environmental Research Letters
11. Wu, G.C.=, R. Deshmukh=, K. Ndhlukula, T. Radojicic, J. Reilly-Moman, A. Phadke, D. Kammen, D.S. Callaway. Strategic siting and regional grid interconnections key to low-carbon futures in African countries. 2017. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
10. Nadeau, NJ, C. Pardo-Diaz, A. Whibley, M. Supple, S.V. Saenko, R.W.R. Wallbank, G.C. Wu, L.S. Maroja, L. Ferguson, J.J. Hanly, H. Hines, C. Salazar, R. Merrill, A. Dowling, R. ffrench-Constant, V. Llaurens, M. Joron, O. McMillan, C.D. Jiggins. The gene Cortex controls mimicry and crypsis in butterflies and moths. 2016. Nature
9. Hallfors, MH. J Liao, J. Dzurisin, R. Grundel, M Hyvarinen, K. Towle, G.C. Wu, JJ. Hellmann. Addressing potential local adaptation in species distribution models: implications for conservation under climate change. 2016. Ecological Applications
8. R. Hernandez, M. Hoffacker, M.L. Murphy-Mariscal, G.C. Wu, M. Allen. Solar energy development impacts on land cover change and protected areas. 2015. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
7. Wu, G.C., J.C. Wright. Exceptional thermal tolerance and water resistance in the mite Paratarsotomus macropalpis (Erythracaridae) challenge prevailing explanations of physiological limits. 2015. Journal of insect physiology
6. Wu, G.C., M.S. Torn, J. Williams. Incorporating land-use requirements and environmental constraints in low-carbon electricity planning for California. 2014. Environmental science & technology
5. O’Neil, S.T., J.D.K. Dzurisin, S.J. Emrich, N.F. Lobo, J.M. Deines, J.K. Higgins, C.M Williams, R.D. Carmichael, E. Zeng, G.C. Wu, J.J Hellmann. Gene expression in closely related species mirrors local adaptation: consequences for responses to a warming world. 2014. Molecular Ecology
4. Wu, G.C., M. Joron, C.D. Jiggins. Signatures of selection in loci governing major colour patterns in Heliconius butterflies and related species. 2010. BMC Evolutionary Biology.
3. Wu G.C., J.C. Wright, D.L. Whitaker, A.N. Ahn. Kinematic evidence for superfast locomotory muscle in two species of teneriffiid mites. 2010. Journal of Experimental Biology
2. Salazar, C., S.W. Baxter, C. Pardo-Diaz, G.C. Wu, A. Surridge, M. Linares, E. Bermingham, C.D. Jiggins. Genetic Evidence for Hybrid Trait Speciation in Heliconius Butterflies. 2010. PLoS genetics.
1. Schuh, R.T. and G.C. Wu. Revision of Eminoculus Schuh (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae) from South Africa, with the Description of Five New Species. 2009. Entomologica Americana
24. Bristow, L.V., R. Grundel, J. Dzurisin, G.C. Wu, Y. Li, A. Hildreth, J.J. Hellmann. Warming experiments test the sensitivity of an endangered butterfly across life history stages. 2023. Insect Conservation
23. Mosnier, A., C. Douzal, SK Jones, F Orduña-Cabrera, K. Perez-Guzman, V. Javalera-Rincon, M. Thomson, P. Harrison, N Leach, A Smith, J. Navarro-Garcia, R. Marcos-Martinez, G.C. Wu, et al. (authors of the 2020 FABLE consortium report). A decentralized approach to model national and global food and land use systems. 2023. Environmental Research Letters
22. Wu, G.C., R. Jones, E. Leslie, J. Williams, A. Pascale, E. Brand, S. Parker, B. Cohen, J. Fargione, J. Souder, M. Batres, M. Gleason, M. Schindel, C. Stanley. Minimizing habitat conflicts in meeting net-zero energy targets in the western United States. 2023. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
21. Halpern, B, C Boettiger, MC Dietze, JA Gephart, P Gonzalez, NB Grimm, PM Groffman, J Gurevitch, SE Hobbie, KJ Komatsu, KJ Kroeker, HJ Lahr, DM Lodge, CJ Lortie, JS Lowndes, F Micheli, HP Possingham, MH Ruckelshaus, C Scarborough, CL Wood, G.C. Wu, et al. Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science. 2023. Ecosphere
20. Mosnier, A., Schmidt-Traub, G., M. Obersteiner, S. Jones, F. DeClerck, M. Thomson, F. Sperling, P. Harrison, K. Perez-Guzman, V. Javalera-Rincon, G. McCord, J. Navarro-Garcia, R. Marcos-Martinez, G.C. Wu, et al. How can diverse national food and land-use priorities be reconciled with global sustainability targets? Lessons from the FABLE initiative. 2022. Sustainability Science
19. Wu, G.C. =, JS Baker=, CM Wade, GC McCord, JE Fargione, P Havlik. Contributions of healthier diets and agricultural productivity toward sustainability and climate goals in the United States. 2022. Sustainability Science
18. Chowdhury, A.K.=, R. Deshmukh=, Wu, G.C., A. Uppal, A. Mileva, T. Curry, L. Armstrong, S. Galelli, K. Ndhlukula. “Enabling a low-carbon electricity system for Southern Africa. 2022. Joule
17. McGill, B.M., S.B. Borrelle, G.C. Wu, K.E. Ingeman, J.B. Koch Uhuad; N. Barnd. Words are monuments: Patterns in US national park place names perpetuate settler colonial mythologies including white supremacy. 2022. People and Nature
16. H. Pilorgé, B. Kolosz, G.C. Wu, J. Freeman. Global Mapping of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Opportunities. 2021. The CDR (Carbon Dioxide Removal) Primer. eds J. Wilcox, B Kolosz, J. Freeman [BOOK CHAPTER]
15. Borrelle, SB, JB Koch, C McDonough MacKenzie, KE Ingeman, BM McGill, MR Lambert, AM Belasen, J Dudney, CH Chang, AK Teffer, G.C. Wu. What does it mean to be for a place? A perspective on place-based science. 2020. Pacific Conservation Biology
14. Wu, G.C., Leslie, E., Allen, D., Sawyerr, O., Cameron, D.R., Brand, E., Cohen, B., Ochoa, M., Olson, A. Low-impact land use pathways to deep decarbonization of electricity. 2020. Environmental Research Letters
13. Deshmukh, R.=, G.C. Wu=, D. Callaway, A. Phadke. Geospatial and techno-economic analysis of wind and solar resources in India. 2019. Renewable Energy
12. Deshmukh, R., A. Mileva, G.C. Wu. Renewable energy alternatives to mega hydropower: a case study of Inga 3 for Southern Africa. 2018. Environmental Research Letters
11. Wu, G.C.=, R. Deshmukh=, K. Ndhlukula, T. Radojicic, J. Reilly-Moman, A. Phadke, D. Kammen, D.S. Callaway. Strategic siting and regional grid interconnections key to low-carbon futures in African countries. 2017. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
10. Nadeau, NJ, C. Pardo-Diaz, A. Whibley, M. Supple, S.V. Saenko, R.W.R. Wallbank, G.C. Wu, L.S. Maroja, L. Ferguson, J.J. Hanly, H. Hines, C. Salazar, R. Merrill, A. Dowling, R. ffrench-Constant, V. Llaurens, M. Joron, O. McMillan, C.D. Jiggins. The gene Cortex controls mimicry and crypsis in butterflies and moths. 2016. Nature
9. Hallfors, MH. J Liao, J. Dzurisin, R. Grundel, M Hyvarinen, K. Towle, G.C. Wu, JJ. Hellmann. Addressing potential local adaptation in species distribution models: implications for conservation under climate change. 2016. Ecological Applications
8. R. Hernandez, M. Hoffacker, M.L. Murphy-Mariscal, G.C. Wu, M. Allen. Solar energy development impacts on land cover change and protected areas. 2015. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
7. Wu, G.C., J.C. Wright. Exceptional thermal tolerance and water resistance in the mite Paratarsotomus macropalpis (Erythracaridae) challenge prevailing explanations of physiological limits. 2015. Journal of insect physiology
6. Wu, G.C., M.S. Torn, J. Williams. Incorporating land-use requirements and environmental constraints in low-carbon electricity planning for California. 2014. Environmental science & technology
5. O’Neil, S.T., J.D.K. Dzurisin, S.J. Emrich, N.F. Lobo, J.M. Deines, J.K. Higgins, C.M Williams, R.D. Carmichael, E. Zeng, G.C. Wu, J.J Hellmann. Gene expression in closely related species mirrors local adaptation: consequences for responses to a warming world. 2014. Molecular Ecology
4. Wu, G.C., M. Joron, C.D. Jiggins. Signatures of selection in loci governing major colour patterns in Heliconius butterflies and related species. 2010. BMC Evolutionary Biology.
3. Wu G.C., J.C. Wright, D.L. Whitaker, A.N. Ahn. Kinematic evidence for superfast locomotory muscle in two species of teneriffiid mites. 2010. Journal of Experimental Biology
2. Salazar, C., S.W. Baxter, C. Pardo-Diaz, G.C. Wu, A. Surridge, M. Linares, E. Bermingham, C.D. Jiggins. Genetic Evidence for Hybrid Trait Speciation in Heliconius Butterflies. 2010. PLoS genetics.
1. Schuh, R.T. and G.C. Wu. Revision of Eminoculus Schuh (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae) from South Africa, with the Description of Five New Species. 2009. Entomologica Americana
TECHNICAL REPORTS
10. McCord, G, DR Kanter, M Jacobson, J Sklarew, Wu, G.C. 2020. Accelerating Sustainable Land Use Practices in the U.S. Chapter in America’s Zero Carbon Action Plan.
9. Wu, G.C. 2020. Spatial Planning for Low-Carbon Transitions America’s Zero Carbon Action Plan.
8. Wu, G.C. , J. Baker, G. McCord. 2019. Sustainable land use and food systems in the USA in Pathways to Sustainable Land-Use and Food Systems: 2019 Report of the FABLE Consortium. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Laxenburg and Paris.
7. Wu, G.C. Leslie, E., Allen, D., Sawyerr, O., Cameron, D.R., Brand, E., Cohen, B., Ochoa, M., Olson, A., 2019. Power of Place: Land Conservation and Clean Energy Pathways for California. (Technical Report). The Nature Conservancy.
• Press coverage in: LA Times, Grist , and Utility Dive
6. Deshmukh, R., A. Mileva, G.C. Wu. Sept 2017. How Wind and Solar Could Power the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa. International Rivers.
5. Deshmukh, R., G.C. Wu, A. Phadke. April 2017. Renewable Energy Zones for Balancing Siting Trade-offs in
India. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
4. Wu, G.C., R. Deshmukh, K. Ndhlukula, T. Radojicic, J. Reilly. March 2015. Renewable Energy Zones for the Africa Clean Energy Corridor. International Renewable Energy Agency and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
• Basis for Nature Feature article, “Can wind and solar fuel Africa’s future?”
3. Wu, G.C., N. Schlag, E. Brand, R. Cameron, L. Crane, JH Williams, S. Price. February 2015. Integrating Land Conservation and Renewable Energy Goals in California: A Study of Costs and Impacts Using the Optimal Renewable Energy Build-Out (ORB) Model. Technical Report. 34 pages plus appendices. The Nature Conservancy and Environmental and Energy Economics.
2. Minjares, R., V. Wagner, S. Chambliss, A. Baral, G.C. Wu, S. Galarza, F. Posada, B. Sharpe, K. Blumberg, F. Kamakate, A. Lloyd. April 2014. Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Diesel Vehicles: Impacts, Control Strategies, and Cost-Benefit Analysis. The World Bank.
1. Williams, C., A. Hasanbeiji, G.C. Wu, L. Price. 2012. International Experience with Quantifying the Co-Benefits of Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Programs and Policies. China Energy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
9. Wu, G.C. 2020. Spatial Planning for Low-Carbon Transitions America’s Zero Carbon Action Plan.
8. Wu, G.C. , J. Baker, G. McCord. 2019. Sustainable land use and food systems in the USA in Pathways to Sustainable Land-Use and Food Systems: 2019 Report of the FABLE Consortium. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Laxenburg and Paris.
7. Wu, G.C. Leslie, E., Allen, D., Sawyerr, O., Cameron, D.R., Brand, E., Cohen, B., Ochoa, M., Olson, A., 2019. Power of Place: Land Conservation and Clean Energy Pathways for California. (Technical Report). The Nature Conservancy.
• Press coverage in: LA Times, Grist , and Utility Dive
6. Deshmukh, R., A. Mileva, G.C. Wu. Sept 2017. How Wind and Solar Could Power the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa. International Rivers.
5. Deshmukh, R., G.C. Wu, A. Phadke. April 2017. Renewable Energy Zones for Balancing Siting Trade-offs in
India. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
4. Wu, G.C., R. Deshmukh, K. Ndhlukula, T. Radojicic, J. Reilly. March 2015. Renewable Energy Zones for the Africa Clean Energy Corridor. International Renewable Energy Agency and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
• Basis for Nature Feature article, “Can wind and solar fuel Africa’s future?”
3. Wu, G.C., N. Schlag, E. Brand, R. Cameron, L. Crane, JH Williams, S. Price. February 2015. Integrating Land Conservation and Renewable Energy Goals in California: A Study of Costs and Impacts Using the Optimal Renewable Energy Build-Out (ORB) Model. Technical Report. 34 pages plus appendices. The Nature Conservancy and Environmental and Energy Economics.
2. Minjares, R., V. Wagner, S. Chambliss, A. Baral, G.C. Wu, S. Galarza, F. Posada, B. Sharpe, K. Blumberg, F. Kamakate, A. Lloyd. April 2014. Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Diesel Vehicles: Impacts, Control Strategies, and Cost-Benefit Analysis. The World Bank.
1. Williams, C., A. Hasanbeiji, G.C. Wu, L. Price. 2012. International Experience with Quantifying the Co-Benefits of Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Programs and Policies. China Energy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
POLICY BRIEFS AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES
5. N. Johnson, R. Jones, E. Leslie, G.C. Wu , C. Hiltibran, C. Hise, J. Fargione, L. Kalies, J. Williams. Power of Place – National Executive Summary. The Nature Conservancy. May 2023.
4. R. Deshmukh, K. Ndhlukula, G.C. Wu , and AFM Kamal Chowdhury. Enabling Southern Africa’s Transition to a Low-Carbon Electricity System. COP27: Climate Compatible Growth, UK AID. Sept 24, 2022.
3. Brand, N. Hill, N. Johnson, G.C. Wu , R. Jones, E. Leslie, B. Cohen, S. Parker, C. Stanley, M. Batres. Power of Place – West Executive Summary. The Nature Conservancy. Sept 2022.
2. S.B. Borrelle, J.B. Koch, B.M. McGill, C. McDonough MacKenzie, G.C. Wu, M.R. Lambert, J. Dudney, A.M. Belasen, K. Ingeman, M. Bogan, A. Teffer, M. Bletz, C. Chang, T. Young. SCB Opposes Construction of Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea (Mauna a Wakea), Hawai’i Society for Conservation Biology. Feb 21, 2020.
1. Deshmukh, R., G.C. Wu. Oct 2015. Designing Low Carbon Futures for African and Other Developing Economies. International Rivers, Berkeley, CA.
4. R. Deshmukh, K. Ndhlukula, G.C. Wu , and AFM Kamal Chowdhury. Enabling Southern Africa’s Transition to a Low-Carbon Electricity System. COP27: Climate Compatible Growth, UK AID. Sept 24, 2022.
3. Brand, N. Hill, N. Johnson, G.C. Wu , R. Jones, E. Leslie, B. Cohen, S. Parker, C. Stanley, M. Batres. Power of Place – West Executive Summary. The Nature Conservancy. Sept 2022.
2. S.B. Borrelle, J.B. Koch, B.M. McGill, C. McDonough MacKenzie, G.C. Wu, M.R. Lambert, J. Dudney, A.M. Belasen, K. Ingeman, M. Bogan, A. Teffer, M. Bletz, C. Chang, T. Young. SCB Opposes Construction of Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea (Mauna a Wakea), Hawai’i Society for Conservation Biology. Feb 21, 2020.
1. Deshmukh, R., G.C. Wu. Oct 2015. Designing Low Carbon Futures for African and Other Developing Economies. International Rivers, Berkeley, CA.
PUBLIC WRITING
5. G.C. Wu, E. Leslie, R. Jones, J. Fargione. Net-Zero by 2050 with Minimizing Land-Use Impacts? Power of Place report says YES. North American Clean Energy. August 4, 2023.
4. G.C. Wu. Renewables siting must take the path of least conflict. SDG Action. Energy Issue. Apr 5, 2022.
3. G.C. Wu, R. Deshmukh. Wind and solar change the game. Africa In Fact. Issue 56. Dec 9, 2020.
2. G.C. Wu, R. Deshmukh. Why wind and solar would offer the DRC and South Africa better energy deals than Inga 3. The Conversation. July 23, 2020 10.45am EDT.
1. G.C. Wu, M.L. Murphy-Mariscal, R. Hernandez. Can we expand solar power dramatically without damaging protected lands? The Conversation. October 20, 2015 3:20pm EDT.
4. G.C. Wu. Renewables siting must take the path of least conflict. SDG Action. Energy Issue. Apr 5, 2022.
3. G.C. Wu, R. Deshmukh. Wind and solar change the game. Africa In Fact. Issue 56. Dec 9, 2020.
2. G.C. Wu, R. Deshmukh. Why wind and solar would offer the DRC and South Africa better energy deals than Inga 3. The Conversation. July 23, 2020 10.45am EDT.
1. G.C. Wu, M.L. Murphy-Mariscal, R. Hernandez. Can we expand solar power dramatically without damaging protected lands? The Conversation. October 20, 2015 3:20pm EDT.
