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MIT Office of the Vice President for Research | Nov 29, 2022

A breakthrough on “loss and damage,” but also disappointment, at UN climate conference

Delegates from MIT attended COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where international climate negotiations went down to the wire (MIT Office of the Vice President for Research)

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Nov 18, 2022

MIT Joint Program at COP27

Reducing methane emissions is the fastest way to lower global temperatures in the near term

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MIT News | Nov 14, 2022

A targeted approach to reducing the health impacts of crop residue burning in India

Study shows how small-scale actions could improve air quality and health outcomes

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MIT News | Oct 21, 2022

Coordinating climate and air-quality policies to improve public health

New tool pinpoints policy combinations that maximize health benefits

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MIT Climate Portal | Oct 18, 2022

Are electric vehicles definitely better for the climate than gas-powered cars?

Yes: although electric cars' batteries make them more carbon-intensive to manufacture than gas cars, they more than make up for it by driving much cleaner under nearly any conditions. (MIT Climate Portal) (Additional Coverage: Travel Tomorrow)

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MIT Climate Portal | Oct 07, 2022

Will climate feedback loops push us past a “point of no return”?

Tripping the Earth's climate feedback loops could bring us rapid warming that would be hugely damaging in the near term. But over the longer term, our planet can regulate even truly gigantic changes to the atmosphere. (MIT Climate Portal)