Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• L. Thalheimer, F. Cottier, A. Kruczkiewicz, C. Hultquist, C. Tuholske, H. Benveniste, J. Freihardt, M. Hemmati, P.M. Kam, N.G. Pricope, J. Van Den Hoek, A. Zimmer, A. de Sherbinin, R.M. Horton (2025). “Prioritizing involuntary immobility in climate policy and disaster planning”. Nature Communications, 16, 2581. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-57679-9.

• H. Benveniste, M. Oppenheimer, M. Fleurbaey (2022). “Climate Change Increases Resource-Constrained International Immobility." Nature Climate Change, 12, 634-641. doi: 10.1038/s41558-022-01401-w.

  • Research Highlight by Graham Simpkins (2022). “Low income population groups trapped.” Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. doi: 10.1038/s43017-022-00326-4.

  • Media coverage: in Yale Climate Connections (US), CarbonBrief (UK), La Presse (Canada), Le Temps (Switzerland), Göteborgs-Posten (Sweden), Sciencepost (France).

• H. Benveniste, J. Crespo Cuaresma, M. Gidden, R. Muttarak (2021). “Tracing International Migration in Projections of Income Levels and Inequality across the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways." Climatic Change, 166 (39). doi: 10.1007/s10584-021-03133-w.

• H. Benveniste, M. Oppenheimer, M. Fleurbaey (2020). “Effect of Border Policy on Exposure and Vulnerability to Climate Change." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (43), 26692-26702. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2007597117.

  • Princeton University press release here.

  • Media coverage: in NowThis, here, here and here; in Fast Company by Jeremy Deaton from Nexus Media News.

• H. Benveniste, O. Boucher, C. Guivarch, H. Le Treut, and P. Criqui (2018). “Impacts of Nationally Determined Contributions on 2030 Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Uncertainty Analysis and Distribution of Emissions." Environmental Research Letters, 13 (1). doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aaa0b9.

• O. Boucher, V. Bellassen, H. Benveniste, P. Ciais, P. Criqui, C. Guivarch, H. Le Treut, S. Mathy, and R. Séférian (2016). “In the Wake of Paris Agreement, Scientists Must Embrace New Directions for Climate Change Research." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113, 7287-7290. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1607739113.

Working Papers

• H. Benveniste, P. Huybers, J. Proctor. “Global Climate Migration Is a Story of Who, Not Just How Many." Under review. Preprint available at SSRN. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4925994.

• H. Benveniste, S. Capisani. “Governing Climate Migration: A Right to a Livable Space in the Paris Agreement"”. Under review.

• H. Benveniste, A. Moravcsik, M. Oppenheimer. “When Do Aspirational Goals Matter? Using the History of Global Environmental Governance to Benchmark the Paris Agreement." In prep.

• I. Boas, C. Farbokto, H. Sterly, M. Hulme, H. Benveniste, K. Schewel, G. Bettini, M. Borderon, R. Hoffmann, K. van der Geest, D. Durand-Delacre, J. Selby, D. Wrathall, A. Baldwin, K.N. Bukari, S.A. Bunchuay-Peth, S. Capisani, S.N.A. Codjoe, R. Dahm, C. Dewan, H. Dijstelbloem, S. Fransen, F. Gemenne, M. dalla Fontana, T. Hilhorst, M. Iyer, M. Leung, B. Mallick, K. Paprocki, M. Parsons, P. Sakdalporak, A. de Sherbinin, F. Sultana, T. Tanielu, M. Yee. “Climate-induced redistribution of people is not inevitable”. Under review.

Other Publications

• H. Warren, A. Daraeepour, G. Davies, J. Lane, H. Benveniste, N. Choquette-Levy, R. Majumdar, T. Postma, P. Ramamurthi, M. Nagdee, and R. Wagner (Feb 2020). Princeton Energy Dialogues Executive Summary.

• O. Boucher, H. Benveniste, and C. Guivarch (May 17 2016). “Nations’ Pledges to Reduce Emissions and the 2C Objective". Eos, 97. doi: 10.1029/2016EO052397.

• H. Le Treut, P. Criqui, H. Benveniste, O. Boucher, F.-M. Bréon, P. Ciais, T. Gasser, C. Guivarch, F. Lecocq, S. Mathy, E. Prados, D. Salas y Mélia, and R. Séférian (Nov 2015-Jan 2016). “Les dessous des 2C”. Le Monde, special issue on COP21.

• H. Le Treut, O. Boucher, V. Bellassen, H. Benveniste, F.-M. Bréon, P. Ciais, P. Criqui, T. Gasser, C. Guivarch, F. Lecocq, S. Mathy, E. Prados, D. Salas y Mélia, and R. Séférian (Dec 8 2015). “COP21 : Pour rejoindre rapidement une trajectoire limitant le réchauffement à 2C”. Le Monde.