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Our independent analyses of the complex interactions among co-evolving systems aid decision-makers in confronting multiple, interwoven challenges.
Changes and risks to interconnected land, ocean, atmosphere and biosphere systems
Changes and risks to managed agriculture, water, land and energy systems
Physical and transition risk; adaptation and resilience to climate change and extreme events
National and global projections of the future energy mix; prospects for different sectors and technologies
Environmental and economic change under different climate, air pollution, and economic policies
Science and policy studies at subnational, national and multinational levels
Potential tipping points and transition states of Earth and human systems
Research Tools
Our state-of-the-art models and analytical methods project global and regional changes and potential risks under different policy scenarios.
Simulates the interplay between Earth and human systems
Simulates physical, dynamical and chemical processes in the atmosphere, land, ocean and cryosphere
Simulates the evolution of economic, demographic, trade and technological processes
Analytical methods to quantify uncertainty at global and regional scales
Our Greenhouse Gamble Wheels
Joint Program News

News Release
New study reveals multiple pathways for a successful energy transition by 2050

News Release
Key takeaways from the XLIV (44th) MIT Global Change Forum

News Brief
Council of Economic Advisers/OMB white paper highlights MIT Joint Program's EPPA and USREP as model examples (pp. 25-26)

Around Campus
Faculty leaders highlight innovations that can close longstanding knowledge gaps and reimagine how the world responds to the climate crisis


