Earth Scientist
Earth Scientist

Biography

Matthew Binsted is an Earth scientist and team leader of the Human-Earth Systems Science: Methods Team at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI) in College Park, MD. His research focuses on integrated modeling and analysis of economic, energy, and environmental systems as well as exploring technology, policy, and market interactions under long-term transitions, both globally and within the United States. Specific studies have explored deep decarbonization pathways, hydropower expansion, electric power systems modeling, subnational energy–water-land dynamics, and model harmonization and validation. Binsted also helps coordinate, shepherd, and review developments for the open-source Global Change Analysis Model. He has authored or co-authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications, including in high-impact journals, such as Science, Nature Climate Change, Nature Energy, and Joule. He holds a master's degree in public policy from the University of Maryland and a bachelor's degree in organizational and community leadership from the University of Delaware.

Research Interest

  • Energy system transitions
  • Deep decarbonization
  • Electric power modeling
  • Energy trade

Education

  • MPP in public policy, the University of Maryland
  • BS in organizational and community leadership, University of Delaware

Awards and Recognitions

  • Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Paper of the Year, Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate BESTie Awards, 2022

Publications

2023

  • Browning M., J. McFarland, J. Bistline, G. Boyd, M. Muratori, M.T. Binsted, and C. Harris, et al. 2023. “Net-Zero CO2 by 2050 Scenarios for the United States in the Energy Modeling Forum 37 Study.” Energy and Climate Change. 4. PNNL-SA-183751. doi:10.1016/j.egycc.2023.100104

2022

  • Binsted M.T. 2022. “An electrified road to climate goals.” Nature Energy 7, no. 1:9-10. PNNL-ACT-SA-10612. doi:10.1038/s41560-021-00974-8
  • Binsted M.T., G.C. Iyer, P.L. Patel, N.T. Graham, Y. Ou, Z. Khan, and N. Kholod, et al. 2022. “GCAM-USA v5.3_water_dispatch: Integrated modeling of subnational US energy, water, and land systems within a global framework.” Geoscientific Model Development 15, no. 6:2533–2559. PNNL-SA-162677. doi:10.5194/gmd-15-2533-2022
  • Bergero M., M.T. Binsted, O. Younis, E. Davis, M. Siddiqui, R. Xing, and E. Arbuckle, et al. 2022. “Technology, technology, technology: An Integrated Assessment of Deep Decarbonization Pathways for the Canadian Oil Sands.” Energy Strategy Reviews 41. PNNL-ACT-SA-10584. doi:10.1016/j.esr.2022.100804
  • Horowitz R.L., M.T. Binsted, M. Browning, A.A. Fawcett, C. Henly, N. Hultman, and J. McFarland, et al. 2022. “The Energy System Transformation Needed to Achieve the U.S. Long-Term Strategy.” Joule 6, no. 7:1357-1362. PNNL-SA-170448. doi:10.1016/j.joule.2022.06.004
  • Zhang Y., M.T. Binsted, G.C. Iyer, S.H. Kim, T. Wild, and M. Zhao. 2022. “Long-term basin-scale hydropower expansion under alternative scenarios in a global multisector model.” Environmental Research Letters 17, no. 11:Art. No. 114029. PNNL-SA-176400. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac9ac9

2021

  • Arbuckle E., M.T. Binsted, E. Davis, D. Vannucci Chiappori, M. Bergero, M. Siddiqui, and C. Roney, et al. 2021. “Insights for Canadian electricity generation planning from an integrated assessment model: Should we be more cautious about hydropower cost overruns?” Energy Policy 150. PNNL-ACT-SA-10495. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112138
  • Bergero M., M.T. Binsted, C. Chao, K. Chou, C. Wu, Y. Wei, and B.N. Yarlagadda, et al. 2021. “An integrated assessment of a low coal low nuclear future energy system for Taiwan.” Energy and Climate Change 2. PNNL-ACT-SA-10512. doi:10.1016/j.egycc.2020.100022
  • Cohen S., G.C. Iyer, M. Brown, J. Macknick, M.A. Wise, M.T. Binsted, and N. Voisin, et al. 2021. “How structural differences influence cross-model consistency: An electric sector case study.” Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 144. PNNL-SA-149703. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2021.111009
  • Graham N.T., G.C. Iyer, M.I. Hejazi, S.H. Kim, P.L. Patel, and M.T. Binsted. 2021. “Agricultural impacts of sustainable water use in the United States.” Nature Scientific Reports. PNNL-SA-155855.
  • Mignone B., M.T. Binsted, M. Brown, D. Imadi, H.C. McJeon, M. Mowers, and S. Showalter, et al. 2021. “Relative cost-effectiveness of electricity and transportation policies as a means to reduce CO2 emissions in the United States: A multi-model assessment.” Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy. PNNL-ACT-SA-10485. doi:10.5547/2160-5890.11.1.bmig
  • Ou Y., M.T. Binsted, G.C. Iyer, P.L. Patel, and M.A. Wise. 2021. “US state-level capacity expansion pathways with improved modeling of the power sector dynamics within a multisector model.” Energy Strategy Reviews 38. PNNL-SA-161771. doi:10.1016/j.esr.2021.100739
  • Ou Y., G.C. Iyer, L. Clarke, J.A. Edmonds, A.A. Fawcett, N. Hultman, J. McFarland, and M.T. Binsted et al. 2021. “Can updated climate pledges limit warming well below 2°C?.” Science 374, no. 6568:693-695. PNNL-SA-163608. doi:10.1126/science.abl8976
  • Peng W., G.C. Iyer, M.T. Binsted, J. Marlon, L.E. Clarke, J.A. Edmonds, and D. Victor. 2021. “The surprisingly inexpensive cost of state-driven emission control strategies.” Nature Climate Change. PNNL-ACT-SA-10452. doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01128-0
  • Pradhan S., W. Shobe, J. Fuhrman, H.C. McJeon, M.T. Binsted, S. Doney, and A.F. Clarens. 2021. “Effects of Direct Air Capture Technology Availability on Stranded Assets and Committed Emissions in the Power Sector.” Frontiers in Climate 3. PNNL-ACT-SA-10486. doi:10.3389/fclim.2021.660787
  • Santos da Silva, S.R., Hejazi, M.I., Iyer, G., T.B. Wild, M.T. Binsted, et al. 2021. “Power sector investment implications of climate impacts on renewable resources in Latin America and the Caribbean.” Nature Communications 12, 1276 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21502-y
  • Vernon C.R., J.S. Rice, N. Zuljevic, K. Mongird, K.D. Nelson, G.C. Iyer, and N. Voisin, et al. 2021. “cerf: A Python package to evaluate the feasibility and costs of power plant siting for alternative futures.” Journal of Open Source Software 6, no. 65:3601. PNNL-SA-164611. doi:10.21105/joss.03601
  • Xing R., D. Vannucci Chiappori, E. Arbuckle, M.T. Binsted, and E. Davies. 2021. “Environmental impact and CO2 emissions of the oil sands industry in Canada.” Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. PNNL-ACT-SA-10469. doi:10.3390/en14196374
  • Zhao M., M.T. Binsted, T.B. Wild, Z. Khan, B.N. Yarlagadda, G.C. Iyer, and C.R. Vernon, et al. 2021. “plutus: An R package to calculate electricity investments and stranded assets from the Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM).” Journal of Open Source Software. PNNL-SA-162209. doi:10.21105/joss.03212

2020

  • Binsted M.T., G.C. Iyer, Y. Cui, Z. Khan, K.R. Dorheim, and L.E. Clarke. 2020. “Evaluating long-term model-based scenarios of the energy system.” Energy Strategy Reviews.  doi: 10.1016/j.esr.2020.100551
  • Binsted M.T., G.C. Iyer, J.A. Edmonds, A. Vogt-Schilb, L. Arguello Cuervo, A. Cadena, and R. Delgado Cadena, et al. 2020. “Stranded Asset Implications of the Paris Agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean.” Environmental Research Letters 15, no. 4:044026. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ab506d
  • Bergero M., M.T. Binsted, Chao, C.W., Chou, K.T., Wu, C.C., Wei, Y., B.N. Yarlagadda, and H.C. McJeon. 2020. “An Integrated Assessment of a Low Coal Low Nuclear Future Energy System for Taiwan.” Energy and Climate Change. doi: 10.1016/j.egycc.2020.100022
  • Feijoo F., G.C. Iyer, M.T. Binsted, and J.A. Edmonds. 2020. “US energy system transitions under cumulative emissions budgets.” Climatic Change. doi:10.1007/s10584-020-02670-0

2019

  • Iyer G.C., M. Brown, S. Cohen, J. Macknick, P.L. Patel, M.A. Wise, and M.T. Binsted, et al. 2019. “Improving consistency among models of overlapping scope in multi-sector studies: The case of electricity capacity expansion scenarios.” Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 116. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2019.109416

2018

  • Feijoo F., G.C. Iyer, C. Avraam, S.A. Siddiqui, L.E. Clarke, S. Sankaranarayanan, and M.T. Binsted, et al. 2018. “The future of natural gas infrastructure development in the United states.” Applied Energy 228. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.06.037