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![A new study led by MIT scientists reveals that burning ammonia in ship engines could still contribute to ozone pollution while causing serious impacts on air quality. Image: iStock New MIT study shows adverse impacts of burning ammonia in ship engines](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/MIT-Ammonia-Fuel-01_0.jpg?itok=MumuQ9Js)
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MIT News | Jul 11, 2024
![Photo: The XLVI (46th) MIT Global Change Forum explored climate change trends; physical and health impacts; economic impacts; current climate polices; future climate policies; and climate communication: the path forward. The climate communication policy panel included Susanne Moser, Michelle Amazeen, Noelle Selin and David Reiner. Source: MIT Joint Program/Dimonika Bray) MIT Global Change Forum - Climate Communication Panel](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/news/Forum%20Climate%20Communications%20Panel_WEB.jpg?itok=y6AJNv-K)
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Apr 04, 2024
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2023 Annual Report of the MIT Joint Program | Mar 06, 2024
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Feb 20, 2024
![Wildfires in Southeast Asia significantly affect the moods of people in many neighboring countries, with people becoming more upset if fires originate outside their own country, according to a new study analyzing social media activity. Pictured is a 2019 forest fire in Central Kalimantan. Image: Arfan Sabran, iStock Wildfires in Southeast Asia significantly affect the moods of people in many neighboring countries](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/MIT-Indonesia-Wildfire-01_0.jpg?itok=GjawO_68)
![Caption :Researchers studied the impact of deforestation on the global mercury cycle and found that deforestation accounts for about 10 percent of global human-made mercury emissions. Credits :Image: MIT News; iStock Researchers studied the impact of deforestation on the global mercury cycle.](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/MIT-Mercury-Deforestation-01-press.jpg?itok=qo9_pUpV)
![Caption :The Climate Project at MIT, a major campus-wide effort, includes new arrangements for promoting cross-Institute collaborations and new mechanisms for engaging with outside partners to speed the development and implementation of climate solutions. Credits :Photo: Emily Dahl The Climate Project at MIT](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/MIT-DJI_0964-Dahl-01-press_0.jpg?itok=Hajxor2j)
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Global Changes - Fall 2023 Newsletter | Jan 22, 2024
![Photo: As global warming edges closer to 1.5°C—the aspirational upper limit set in the Paris Agreement—ushering in more intense and frequent heatwaves, floods, wildfires and other climate extremes much sooner than many expected, current greenhouse gas emissions-reduction policies are far too weak to keep the planet from exceeding that threshold. The 2023 Global Change Outlook presents the MIT Joint Program’s latest projections for the future of the Earth’s energy, food, water and climate systems under existing global climate policies and those aligned with the 1.5°C target—and evaluates prospects for achieving the Paris Agreement’s short- and long-term climate goals. (Source: iStock/Eric Overton) Cover_WEB.png](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/news/Cover_WEB.png?itok=OVjxnZeH)
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MIT News | Nov 29, 2023