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MIT News | Apr 08, 2020
Can financial disclosure of climate risk accelerate climate action?
MIT panel discussion explores best practices
MIT report provides guidance on climate-related financial disclosures • Coverage: MarketScreener
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MIT News | Feb 19, 2020
MIT-powered climate resilience solution among top 100 proposals for MacArthur $100 Million Grant
High-scoring 100&Change applications featured in Bold Solutions Network
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MIT News | Feb 18, 2020
Seeding oceans with iron may not impact climate change
Study finds Earth’s oceans contain just the right amount of iron; adding more may not improve their ability to absorb carbon dioxide (Coverage: Xinhua)
Xinhua • New York Times
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MIT News | Feb 12, 2020
Half of U.S. deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions
Study tracks pollution from state to state in the 48 contiguous United States
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News Brief
Global Futures Project | Feb 12, 2020
Global Futures: Assessing the global economic impacts of environmental change to support policy-making

Joint Program Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev serves as expert reviewer of new report for government and business decision-makers
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MIT Climate | Feb 06, 2020
A brief history of oil, coal and natural gas

In ten-minute MIT Climate podcast, MIT energy economist John Reilly demystifies fossil fuels 
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News Release
MIT Energy Initiative | Feb 04, 2020
Energy economics and air pollution

MIT Energy Initiative podcast features Joint Program Co-Director John Reilly and faculty affiliate Noelle Selin
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News Release
Jan 25, 2020
One hundred years of atmospheric chemistry
MIT Professor Ronald Prinn presents highlights in science keynote at 100th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society
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News Brief
Jan 21, 2020
Estimating irrigated crop yields and irrigation water requirements
New method enables a more comprehensive assessment of the impact of climate change on agriculture
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News Release
University of Bristol | Jan 21, 2020
Emissions of potent greenhouse gas have grown, contradicting reports of huge reductions

An international team of scientists, including Joint Program Co-Director Ronald Prinn, has found atmospheric levels of HFC-23 growing at record values (Coverage: The Guardian, Technology Review)

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