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CERAWeek | Jun 27, 2019
Projecting Energy and Climate for the 21st Century

At CERAWeek, MIT Joint Program Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev describes the energy transition needed to limit global warming to well below 2°C
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MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences | May 29, 2019
The color of climate change

EAPS oceanographers--including Joint Program Principal Research Scientist Stephanie Dutkiewicz--model how climate change will affect phytoplankton, a crucial component of the global ecosystem
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News Release
May 22, 2019
Scientists discover the source of new CFC emissions
Despite global phase-out, ozone-depleting chemical still in production in eastern China
MIT News: New threat to ozone recovery • Technology Review: How scientists unraveled the mystery behind the return of a banned greenhouse gas • CNN: Spike in banned ozone-eating CFC gases linked to China in new research • Axios: Chinese factories are using banned ozone-depleting chemicals • Washington Post: Mysterious spike of ozone-destroying chemical is traced to east China • Gizmodo: Scientists Have Pinpointed the Mystery Source of an Ozone-Destroying Chemical • New York Times: Study Pinpoints Source of Banned Gas That Saps Ozone Layer: Eastern China • Science News: Emissions of a banned ozone-destroying chemical have been traced to China • BBC: Ozone hole mystery: China insulating chemical said to be source of rise • USA Today: China is shredding the ozone layer with banned chemical emissions, study says • New Scientist: China confirmed as source of illegal ozone-destroying chemicals • Science Magazine: Rogue ozone-destroying emissions traced to northeastern China • The Guardian: China factories releasing thousands of tonnes of illegal CFC gases, study finds • U.S. News & World Report: Mysterious Spike in Ozone-Depleting Chemicals Likely Came From China • Time: Banned Ozone-Destroying Gases Are Coming From China, Scientists Say • The Telegraph: China factories releasing thousands of tonnes of illegal ozone-depleting gas, study finds • CNBC: China has been emitting illegal greenhouse gas that destroys ozone layer, scientists find • Wired: An Illicit Chemical Is Again Jeopardizing the Ozone Layer
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News Release
May 07, 2019
Population Connection announces winners of “World of 7 Billion” international student video contest
MIT Joint Program Co-Director John Reilly judges Sustainable Resource Use category
"World of 7 Billion" video contest • Population Connection • Population Education
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MIT News | Apr 29, 2019
Study: For low-income countries, climate action pays off by 2050
Economic benefits of mitigation arrive much sooner than previously thought
Science Daily • My Joy Online • African Leadership Magazine • Business Standard
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MIT News | Apr 18, 2019
Designing water infrastructure amid climate uncertainty
New method identifies opportunities to learn and adapt to changing temperature and precipitation trends
Case study suggests new approach to urban water supply • News Coverage: AZoCleantech
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News Release
Apr 18, 2019
Pathways to decarbonizing a major economy
Study shows how Brazil could meet Paris climate goals at minimum cost
Pathways to Paris • The price of the pledge
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News Release
Global Changes - Spring 2019 Newsletter | Apr 18, 2019
Global Changes - Spring 2019 Newsletter
Insights, news, projects, publications and other developments at the MIT Joint Program
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News Release
Apr 10, 2019
Global changes: Risks and opportunities
Key takeaways from the XLII (42nd) MIT Global Change Forum
Global Change Forum
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News Brief
Mar 11, 2019
Joint Program research nets multiple awards
Studies advance natural resource risk assessment, economic modeling and infrastructure resilience

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