Staff information

Biography

Nazar Kholod is a scientist at the Joint Global Change Research Institute, a collaboration between the University of Maryland and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

His current research focuses on energy policy, energy efficiency, energy security, emissions of short-lived climate forcers, integrated assessment of climate change.

Previously Dr. Kholod worked at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, DC. He also was an Associate Professor at Lviv National University, Ukraine.

Education and Credentials

• Master's degree in Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
• Doctor of Science degree in Economics, Ivan Franko National University, Lviv, Ukraine.

PNNL Publications

2023

• Waite T.R., M. Evans, N. Kholod, N.A. Blahut, and J. Rowland. 2023. "Review of quantitative methods to assess impacts of changing climate and socioeconomic conditions on Arctic transportation systems." Ambio 55, no. 2023:1155-1169. PNNL-SA-174841. doi:10.1007/s13280-023-01853-0

2022

• 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
• Dharmala N., N. Kholod, V. Chaturvedi, P. Ghosh, R. Mathur, S. Bali, and A. Behera, et al. 2022. "Win-Win Transportation Strategies for India: Linking Air Pollution and Climate Mitigation." Energy and Climate Change 3. PNNL-SA-167189. doi:10.1016/j.egycc.2022.100072
• Kholod N., and O. Diachuk. 2022. Modeling Needs to Support the Reconstruction Strategy of Ukraine. PNNL-33161. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Modeling Needs to Support the Reconstruction Strategy of Ukraine
• Kholod N., C.P. Wejnert-Depue, M. Evans, and A.R. Mott. 2022. Policies to Decarbonize District Heating: International Best Practices. PNNL-32709. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Policies to Decarbonize District Heating: International Best Practices

2021

• Jian J., R. Vargas, K.J. Anderson-Teixeira, E. Stell, V. Herrmann, M. Horn, and N. Kholod, et al. 2021. "A restructured and updated global soil respiration database (SRDB-V5)." Earth System Science Data 13, no. 2:255-267. PNNL-SA-154099. doi:10.5194/essd-13-255-2021
• Kholod N., A.R. Mott, and M. Evans. 2021. Engagement with Ukrainian stakeholders on regulatory, legislative, and financing suggestions for mass-scale deployment of individual heat substations in Ukraine. PNNL-31133. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Engagement with Ukrainian stakeholders on regulatory, legislative, and financing suggestions for mass-scale deployment of individual heat substations in Ukraine

2020

• Kholod N., M. Evans, R. Pilcher, V. Roshchanka, F. Ruiz, M. Coté, and R. Collings. 2020. "Global methane emissions from coal mining to continue growing even with declining coal production." Journal of Cleaner Production 256. PNNL-SA-147476. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120489

2018

• Denysenko A., M. Evans, N. Kholod, N. Butler, and V. Roshchanka. 2018. Legal and Regulatory Status of Abandoned Mine Methane in Selected Countries: Considerations for Decision Makers. PNNL-27246. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Legal and Regulatory Status of Abandoned Mine Methane in Selected Countries: Considerations for Decision Makers
• Hoesly R.M., S.J. Smith, L. Feng, Z. Klimont, G. Janssens-Maenhout, T.T. Pitkanen, and J.J. Seibert, et al. 2018. "Historical (1750 - 2014) anthropogenic emissions of reactive gases and aerosols from the Community Emission Data System (CEDS)." Geoscientific Model Development 11, no. 1:369-408. PNNL-SA-123932. doi:10.5194/gmd-11-369-2018
• Paladugula A., N. Kholod, V. Chaturvedi, P. Ghosh, S. Pal, L.E. Clarke, and M. Evans, et al. 2018. "A Multi-Model Assessment of Energy and Emissions for India’s Transport Sector through 2050." Energy Policy 116. PNNL-SA-127815. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2018.01.037
• Srinivasan S., N. Kholod, V. Chaturvedi, P. Ghosh, R. Mathur, L.E. Clarke, and M. Evans, et al. 2018. "Water for Electricity in India: A Multi-Model Study of Future Challenges and Linkages to Climate Change Mitigation." Applied Energy 210. PNNL-SA-122615. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.04.079

2017

• Evans M., N. Kholod, T. Kuklinski, A. Denysenko, S.J. Smith, A.J. Staniszewski, and W. Hao, et al. 2017. "Black carbon emissions in Russia: A critical review." Atmospheric Environment 163. PNNL-SA-120649. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.05.026
• Roshchanka V., M. Evans, F. Ruiz, and N. Kholod. 2017. "A Strategic Approach to Selecting Policy Mechanisms for Addressing Coal Mine Methane Emissions: A Case Study on Kazakhstan." Environmental Science & Policy 78. PNNL-SA-119429. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2017.08.005

2016

• Kholod N., and M. Evans. 2016. "Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Diesel Vehicles in Russia: An Assessment and Policy Recommendations." Environmental Science & Policy 56. PNWD-SA-10528. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2015.10.017
• Kholod N., M. Evans, and T. Kuklinski. 2016. "Russia’s black carbon emissions: focus on diesel sources." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 16, no. 17:11267-11281. PNNL-SA-118567. doi:10.5194/acp-16-11267-2016
• Kholod N., M. Evans, and V. Roshchanka. 2016. Energy Efficiency as a Resource: Energy Efficiency’s Role in Meeting Ukraine’s Energy Needs. PNNL-24498 Final. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Energy Efficiency as a Resource: Energy Efficiency’s Role in Meeting Ukraine’s Energy Needs
• Kholod N., M. Evans, E. Gusev, S. Yu, V. Malyshev, S. Tretyakova, and A. Barinov. 2016. "A Methodology for Calculating Transport Emissions in Cities with Limited Traffic Data: Case Study of Diesel Particulates and Black Carbon Emissions in Murmansk." Science of the Total Environment 547. PNWD-SA-10525. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.151

2015

• Evans M., N. Kholod, V. Malyshev, S. Tretyakova, E. Gusev, S. Yu, and A. Barinov. 2015. "Black carbon emissions from Russian diesel sources: Case study of Murmansk." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 15, no. 14:8349-8359. PNWD-SA-10408. doi:10.5194/acp-15-8349-2015
• Kholod N., M. Evans, and V. Malyshev. 2015. "Minimizing the Black Carbon Emission of Mine Dump Trucks." Mining Industry 3, no. 121:72-76. PNWD-SA-10537.