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ChinaFAQs | Dec 14, 2015
How China's international and domestic policy positions reinforce each other
Posted by Michael Davidson and Valerie Karplus on Dec 11, 2015
From the Paris Climate Negotiations
National goal-setting—an expected key outcome from the Paris climate talks currently underway—is a common fixture of policy-making in China and...
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MIT News | Dec 07, 2015
Faculty and students from the Program in Atmospheres, Oceans and Climate visited our nation's capital to build relationships with policymakers on both sides of the aisle.
Cassie Martin | Oceans at MIT
Navigating the current U.S. political climate can be tricky business, especially when it comes to science policy. With Congress divided more than ever on numerous important issues, including climate change, it’s important for legislators to have access to...
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MIT News | Dec 07, 2015
MIT Water Summit presents insights, innovations and solutions to protect our world’s most abundant natural resource
Kelsey Damrad | Civil and Environmental Engineering
Amid a changing climate, population growth, rapid development, and pervasive urbanization, an unprecedented threat to the world’s food and water supply is more apparent than ever before. In fact, it is predicted that 70 percent...
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CNN | Nov 24, 2015
Includes commentary by John Reilly and climate change calculator based on methodology co-developed by Adam Schlosser
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MIT News | Nov 10, 2015
Former executive director of MIT Energy Initiative describes roadmap for averting devastating climate change.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office
Melanie Kenderdine, as the first executive director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), helped to launch an international program to increase women’s participation and leadership in the energy field called ...
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MIT News | Nov 06, 2015
MIT-led project shows a new method to help communities manage climate risks
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office
Perhaps you have heard the adage “think globally, act locally.” An MIT-led project taking that idea to heart has demonstrated a new method for getting local citizens and leaders to agree on the best ways of managing the immediate and long-term effects of...
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MIT News | Oct 29, 2015
Timely vehicle recall by German automaker would avoid some 130 early deaths, researchers say.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
Volkswagen’s use of software to evade emissions standards in more than 482,000 diesel vehicles sold in the U.S. will directly contribute to 60 premature deaths across the country, a new MIT-led study finds.
In September, the Environmental...
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MIT News | Oct 26, 2015
Detailed climate simulation shows a threshold of survivability could be crossed without mitigation measures.
See article in the New York Times
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office
Within this century, parts of the Persian Gulf region...
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MIT News | Oct 21, 2015
Hundreds of millions sought for low-carbon research; advocacy for carbon pricing; a call to the alumni and beyond
MIT News Office
MIT is launching a multifaceted five-year plan aimed at fighting climate change, representing a new phase in the Institute’s commitment to an issue that, the plan says, “demands society’s urgent attention.”
Citing “overwhelming” scientific evidence, ...
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MIT News | Oct 19, 2015
Institute-wide initiative aims to address environmental issues at all scales, from campuswide to worldwide.
by David L. Chandler | MIT News
John E. Fernandez, a professor of building technology in the Department of Architecture, has been named as the new director of MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI), a campuswide initiative launched in 2014. Fernandez succeeds Susan Solomon, the...