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Nature | Oct 07, 2016
Two decades after the genocide in Rwanda, the country is harnessing science and technology to rebuild its economy
In 2017, after earning his PhD, MIT Joint Program-affiliated graduate student Jimmy Gasore aims to return to Rwanda to continue work on the Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) climate observatory that he helped establish.
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MIT News | Sep 21, 2016
In open letter, 375 National Academy of Sciences members warn against opting out of Paris Agreement.
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Wall Street Journal | Sep 16, 2016
WSJ Energy Expert: attention centered around carbon pricing is distracting from other needed energy actions.
The author cites research by the Joint Program’s Valerie Karplus and Jesse Jenkins that finds the “binding constraints” of politics set carbon prices far lower than the true social cost of carbon.
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New York Times | Sep 08, 2016
To reduce U.S. economic impacts, EAPS Prof. Kerry Emanuel recommends overhauling the nation’s flood insurance system
Kerry A. Emanuel, a climate scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said the evidence suggested climate change would cause the strongest storms to grow even stronger, and to be more frequent. Unresolved questions surround the effect of warming on the weaker storms, but even those...
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New York Times | Aug 29, 2016
California will extend its landmark climate change legislation to 2030, solidifying the state’s role as a leader in the effort to curb emissions.
John Sterman, a professor and climate policy expert at the MIT Sloan School of Management, said California’s move sent an unambiguous message that major political forces support such action. “It says, We’re committed to this task,” he said. “We’re not going back.”
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Portland Press Herald | Aug 25, 2016
Kerry Emanuel of MIT suggests a new warning system and policies that account for increases in flooding, among other reforms.
“Most damage is done by Category 3 or higher hurricanes, and recent modeling by Emanuel and others strongly suggests that higher-category storms in the North Atlantic and elsewhere will become more frequent as the climate warms further. Factor in sea-level rise generating greater storm surges,...
Commentary • China Energy & Climate Project
ChinaFAQs | Aug 25, 2016
In late 2014, China’s climate pledge was a bold and unprecedented step, but an emissions peak sooner than 2030 looks well within reach. Now, the question is whether or not—and how—China can achieve further progress on climate change while advancing its own development goals.
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BBC World Service | Aug 15, 2016
In radio clip, Ed Butler explores these issues with MIT Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Elfatih Eltahir, a climatologist in the MIT Center for Global Change Science; and journalist and author...
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Washington Post | Aug 15, 2016
A new study indicates that solving the problem of wind and solar’s intermittency has thus far required the use of more fossil fuels, including the installation of several “fast-ramping”...
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Inside Climate News | Aug 12, 2016
Climate deniers often cite uncertainty in climate models and other scientific evidence. Researchers challenge this argument in a new essay published in Science, suggesting climate scientists should place more emphasis on the risks of inaction. Joint Program Co-Director John Reilly...