Publications

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Peer reviewed journal articles

Google Scholar: h-index = 8, citations = 466

2026

Busch, P., Chen, Y. & Kendall, A. (2026). Life cycle performance and carbon handprint of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles. Journal of Industrial Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44498-026-00112-1.
Santero, N., Nelson, L., Chen, Y., Meredith, M., Busch, P., Kendall, A. (2026). Electrifying light vehicles in the United States shows emission reduction potential for all vehicle types and powertrains. Communications Sustainability.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44458-025-00032-4
Duex, S., Busch, P., Kendall, A. (2026). The electric vehicle transition: effects on copper supply dynamics in a net-zero future. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 228, 108798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2026.108798

2025

Busch, P., Chen, Y., Ogbonna, P., Kendall, A. (2025). Effects of Demand and Recycling on the When and Where of Lithium Extraction. Nature Sustainability, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01561-5
Busch, P., Pares, F., Tal, G., Kendall, A. (2025). Who Will Have Enough? Battery Mineral Demand and Sufficiency in Vehicle Producing Countries. Environmental Science & Technology, 59(45), 24392-24403. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c12420
Chandra, M., Busch, P., Pares, F., Tal, G. (2025). Paths of progress: Forecasting global electric vehicle demand amidst demographic and economic growth. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 147, 104928. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2025.104928
Busch, P., Kim, A., Miller, S.A., Murphy, C.W. (2025). Policy mechanisms to decarbonize cement production: through the lens of California. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 5(2), 025003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/adbc1a

2024

Pares, F., Busch, P., Chandra, M., Tal, G. (2024). Shifting Manufacturing: Electric Vehicle Supply Strategy using the Model for International EV Trade. Journal of Cleaner Production, 144357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144357
Busch, P., Rocha, P., Lee, K., Cifuentes, L., Tai, X. (2024). Short-term exposure to fine particulate pollution and elderly mortality in Chile. Communications Earth & Environment, 5(1), 469. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01634-x
Busch, P., Pares, F., Chandra, M., Kendall, A., Tal, G. (2024). Future of Global Electric Vehicle Supply Chain: Exploring the Impact of Global Trade on Electric Vehicle Production and Battery Requirements. Transportation Research Record, 2678(11), 1468-1482. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981241244797
Brandao, M., Busch, P., & Kendall, A. (2024). Life cycle assessment, quo vadis? Supporting or deterring greenwashing? A survey of practitioners. Environmental Science: Advances. 3(2), 266-273. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/va/d3va00317e

2023

Busch, P.; Kendall, A., Lipman, T. (2023). A systematic review of life cycle greenhouse gas intensity values for hydrogen production pathways. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 184, 113588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113588
Busch, P.; Cifuentes, L.A., Cabrera, C. (2023). Chronic exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) and mortality: Evidence from Chile. Environmental Epidemiology. e253. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EE9.0000000000000253

2022

Busch, P.; Kendall, A., Murphy, C.W., Miller, S.A. (2022). Literature review on policies to mitigate GHG emissions for cement and concrete. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 182, 106278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106278
- This article got the 2024 Most Downloaded Paper Awards from the journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling.

2026

Busch, P., Pares, F., Kendall, A., Sulwe, C. (2026). Batteries Without Borders: Trade, Circularity, and the Future of Critical Mineral Security. Majority Mobility - Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2CZ35K6

2024

Pares, F., & Busch, P. (2024). Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Value Chains in Latin America and the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013197
Lipman, T., Busch, P., Collins, S., Horvath, A., Kendall, A., Coffee, D., & Kong, D. (2024). Moving Beyond the Colors: The Full Life-Cycle Emissions of Hydrogen Production Pathways for California. UC Office of the President: University of California Institute of Transportation Studies. https://doi.org/10.7922/G26Q1VKR

2023

Tal, G., Pares, F., Busch, P., & Chandra, M. (2023). Policy Brief: Implications of Global Electric Vehicle Adoption Targets for Mexico Light Duty Auto Industry. UC Davis: Electric Vehicle Research Center. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/57s3t1hg

2022

Lipman, T., Horvath, A., Collins, S., Kendall, A., Fulton, L., & Busch, P. (2022). Hydrogen Can Have a Much Lower Carbon Intensity than Fossil Fuels But This Largely Depends on How It Is Produced and Distributed. UC Office of the President: University of California Institute of Transportation Studies. https://doi.org/10.7922/G21834TX
Busch, P., Kendall, A., Murphy, C. W., & Miller, S. (2022). Industrial Decarbonization: Policy Pathwaysfor the Cement & Concrete Sector. UC Davis: Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9995b2xc