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News Brief
Jul 29, 2019
Unexpected ozone-depleting emissions could delay recovery years to decades
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News Release
MIT News | Jul 24, 2019
How India could meet its climate targets while maintaining economic growth
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News Release
MIT News | Jul 22, 2019
Improved air quality could prevent nearly 2,000 premature deaths in the U.S.
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News Release
Jul 17, 2019
How South Korea can meet its Paris climate pledge at low cost
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News Brief
Study underscores critical role of region in global climate and land-use change
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News Brief
CERAWeek | Jun 27, 2019
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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News Brief
MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences | May 29, 2019
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
Despite global phase-out, ozone-depleting chemical still in production in eastern China