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News Release
Mar 18, 2024
Study highlights factors that could reduce climate risk
![The contribution of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) to the greenhouse effect is more than 24,000 times that of CO2; the gas is commonly used in electric power grids. This study quantifies China’s contribution to global SF6 emissions and locates their sources. (Source: Arthur Böttcher) Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) is commonly used in electric power grids. This study quantifies China’s contribution to global SF6 emissions and locates their sources.](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/news/schwefelhexafluorid_WEB.jpg?itok=KpJ6P4Az)
News Release
MIT News | Mar 13, 2024
Global warming potential of SF6 is more than 24,000 times that of carbon dioxide
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News Release
2023 Annual Report of the MIT Joint Program | Mar 06, 2024
This public release of our Annual Report highlights 2023 progress, 2024 plans
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News Release
MIT News | Feb 28, 2024
Can carbon trading systems reduce global emissions, or are they little more than greenwashing? Clear, enforceable standards may make the difference. (MIT News)
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News Release
MIT Office of the Vice President for Research | Feb 06, 2024
MIT delegates share observations and insights from the largest-ever UN climate conference (MIT Office of the Vice President for Research) (Related: MIT Joint Program at COP28)
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News Release
MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium | Jan 26, 2024
MIT Joint Program Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev describes climate risk drivers and how MIT researchers are forecasting their impacts on businesses (MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium)
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News Release
Global Changes - Fall 2023 Newsletter | Jan 22, 2024
Insights, news, projects, publications and other developments at the MIT Joint Program
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News Release
New advisory panel to provide essential guidance on current climate data best practices and needs (Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs)
![Photo: From left – Marcela Angel, Research Program Director, MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative; Mark Ortiz, Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar, Faculty Affiliate, Penn State Sustainability Institute; Joyce Mendez, Youth Leader, Colombia and Paraguay, UN Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change; Sergey Paltsev, Deputy Director, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change; Bethany Patten, Director of Policy Engagement, MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative; Benjamin Zaitchik, GeoHealth Past President, AGU and JHU; and Maria Zuber, MIT Vice President for Research (Photo courtesy of Deborah Campbell, MIT) COP28_Picture_WEB.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/news/COP28_Picture_WEB.jpg?itok=J_3VYpqq)
News Brief
Dec 10, 2023
Knowledge to action: Co-developing local solutions to the climate crisis