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Assessing Global Change

Our independent, integrative assessments aid decision-makers in confronting multiple, interwoven challenges.

Food, Water & Forestry
Threats to supplies, and strategies to meet demand
Infrastructure Resilience
Risk and resilience at urban, industrial and ecosystem levels
Air Quality & Health
Urban & regional air pollutants, human health impacts
Natural Ecosystems
The future of interlinked ecosystems in a changing world
Energy
Limitations/benefits of existing and new technologies
Earth System Science
Natural and anthropogenic changes to the planet over time
Climate Policy
Costs and benefits of mitigation and adaptation strategies
Regional Analysis
National and continental impacts of energy and climate policies

Research Tools

Our state-of-the-art models and analytical methods project global changes and potential risks under different policy scenarios.

Global Framework

Simulates the interplay between Earth and human systems

Earth System Component

Simulates physical, dynamical and chemical processes in the atmosphere, land, ocean and cryosphere

Human System Component

Simulates the evolution of economic, demographic, trade and technological processes

Risk Analysis

Analytical methods to quantify risk at global and regional scales

Upcoming Event

March 27, 2019 - March 29, 2019
GCF XLII: Global Changes: Risks and Opportunities
Forum attendance is by invitation only.
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Joint Program News

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News Release
Rwanda launched the Medusa Instrument for the Rwanda Global Climate Observatory

Joint Program Co-Director Ronald Prinn and former PhD student Jimmy Gasore recognized for initiating the project

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In The News
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions spiked in 2018 — and it couldn’t happen at a worse time

Global emissions reached a record high, says MIT CEEPR Deputy Director Michael Mehling in the Washington Post

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News Release
New threat to ozone recovery
Study finds chloroform emissions, on the rise in East Asia, could delay ozone recovery by up to eight years
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In The News
Analyzing the extension of the UN climate talks in Katowice

Joint Program Research Scientist Jennifer Morris interviewed on France 24

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