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New book chapter highlights the Joint Program’s approach to representing land use in global computable general equilibrium models
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Accounting for year-to-year variability enables more accurate projections of climate change and its impacts
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How an enhanced cap-and-trade system can help the world’s top carbon emitter cut emissions and improve air quality
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Emissions trading would be more effective than mileage standards, new study shows
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How a shift from fossil fuels to low-carbon technologies could alter today’s balance of power
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2016 Food, Water, Energy & Climate Outlook projects global impacts of COP21, identifies emissions paths/energy technology advances needed to limit global warming to 2°C
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Québec Premier and MIT Vice President for Research speak at Boston signing ceremony; Hydro-Québec CEO pledges funding
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Study shows long-lasting health, economic impacts of lead emissions from U.S. general aviation flights
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Crop damage assessment method could enable more precise, timely delivery of food aid