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![Erin Smith, a master’s student at MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, and a research assistant at the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, discussed the role of economics and policy during a panel discussion titled “Energy at Scale.” Credit: Kelley Travers 4I6A7154-1000x667_WEB.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/4I6A7154-1000x667_WEB.jpg?itok=GIDPuuNn)
News Release
MIT Energy Initiative | Dec 21, 2019
MIT Joint Program research assistant Erin Smith discussed the role of economics and policy in scaling up low-carbon energy technologies
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News Brief
Dec 11, 2019
MIT Joint Program researchers explore science and policy implications at BU workshop
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![Photo: Over 10,000 tracking heliostats focus solar energy at the receiver on the 640 foot power tower at the Crescent Dunes Solar Thermal Facility, which provides more than 500,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year, available day or night through molten salt storage. (Source: Flickr/National Renewable Energy Lab) Energy Workshop 2019.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/news/Energy%20Workshop%202019.jpg?itok=-4Tye4d5)
News Release
Nov 26, 2019
MIT Joint Program workshop explores challenges and opportunities of scaling up low-carbon energy
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News Release
MIT Energy Initiative | Nov 19, 2019
Technological innovations, policies, and behavioral changes will all be needed to reach Paris climate agreement targets (Coverage: WBUR, Technology Review, E&E News, Smart Cities Dive, Forbes)
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News Release
Penn State News | Nov 14, 2019
Climate sensitivity to changes in atmospheric CO2 may be underestimated in individual climate models
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News Release
Nov 08, 2019
The case of Taiwan
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News Release
MIT News | Nov 06, 2019
Recommendations could help companies deliver more useful disclosures to investors on risks they face due to climate change