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Assessing Global Change
Our independent research and analysis 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
Research Tools
Our state-of-the-art models and analytical methods project global 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
Joint Program News
News Release
ILP-MIT Joint Program webinar explores climate-related physical and transition risks
News Brief
Former Joint Program Co-Director John Reilly quoted in new report from Capgemini Research Institute
Around Campus
Policymakers are hopeful that a Biden administration will encourage congressional action
In The News
Noelle Selin explores toxin’s history, works to change policy (MIT Spectrum)