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News Release
Dec 07, 2016
New book chapter highlights the Joint Program’s approach to representing land use in global computable general equilibrium models
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Student Spotlight
Apr 05, 2016
UROP student Kirby Ledvina studies effects of carbon pricing and expanded irrigation on biofuel production
Researcher Highlight
Global Changes | Apr 05, 2016
MIT Research Associate Mustafa Babiker assesses climate scenarios for the IPCC
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News Release
Dec 08, 2015
Study shows significant cost differences in Brazil and Mexico
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Student Spotlight
Jun 01, 2015
MIT graduate student David Ramberg studies the link between new technology and fuel prices.