Daniel Johansson

Daniel Johansson is an Associate Professor at Chalmers University of Technology, working in the Department of Physical Resource Theory. With approximately 20 years of experience in climate-energy-economic analysis and integrated assessment modelling, he has authored around 50 peer-reviewed articles and other research papers. His work bridges climate science, engineering, and economics to address critical environmental challenges.

His research spans numerous topics including climate stabilisation scenarios, emission metrics, statistical estimation of climate sensitivity, fuel markets, negative CO₂ emissions, food vs fuel dynamics, climate impacts of aviation, and the role of autonomous vehicles in future transportation systems. Dr. Johansson actively engages with industry, policymakers, and the public through research projects, workshops, presentations, policy reports, and op-eds.

His recent publications (2022-2025) reveal a strong focus on practical climate solutions across multiple domains. Key themes include methane policy and valuation, electric vehicle transitions and critical materials, autonomous transportation systems, climate justice and fair emission allocation, integrated assessment modeling, and carbon removal technologies. His work demonstrates a consistent integration of economic, engineering, and climate science perspectives to address complex environmental challenges.

Among his notable scientific contributions are analyses of:

• The social cost of methane and appropriate climate metrics
• Fair allocation of national greenhouse gas emissions
• Sweden's electric car transition and critical material requirements
• Climate impacts of aviation and potential policy measures
• Investment decisions under carbon price uncertainty
• Autonomous vehicles and their implications for travel demand and emissions

Dr. Johansson has led and coordinated various research activities both within Chalmers and in multinational contexts. He has developed courses on energy and environmental issues for students at Chalmers, the School of Economics at University of Gothenburg, and for employees at General Motors. Notably, during autumn 2015 to spring 2016, he took temporary leave from research to work as a regulatory expert at Volvo Cars.

His current research projects (2022-2025) include:

• Co-created scenarios for the climate transition of passenger cars
• Climate impact from aviation emissions (CLIMAV)
• Social cost of aviation contrails
• Climate impacts of aviation: Policies and climate evaluation of different fuels
• Systems analysis of biomass and carbon capture across energy sectors
• MISTRA Carbon Exit Phase 2