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In The News
Washington Post | Aug 27, 2012
By: Brad Plumer With the United States facing the expiration of a slew of tax cuts in 2013—the dread “fiscal cliff”—there has been plenty of interest in offbeat...
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In The News
The Hill | Aug 27, 2012
By: Zack Colman Taxing carbon would generate $1.5 trillion, potentially giving politicians cover from making politically difficult decisions on taxes and social spending cuts, according to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) released Monday. A carbon tax would take pressure...
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Commentary
Politico | Aug 26, 2012
Read the news release on this report. Read the study's coverage in the Washington Post Here,...
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In The News
NY Times | Jul 26, 2012
In a study published online by the journal Science, Harvard University scientists reported that some storms send water vapor miles into the stratosphere — which is normally drier than a desert — and showed how such...
Recent Event • China Energy & Climate Project
The inescapable importance of China to global energy and climate efforts has compelled the Joint Program—in collaboration with Tsinghua University—to launch a special research effort called the China Energy and Climate Project.
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News Release
MIT News | Jun 25, 2012
 A growing population and rapid development will put a strain on land used to grow food over this century. But if reforestation is used to avoid climate change it will create further strain, says a new MIT study. It’s no surprise that the United States and China are the world’s top greenhouse-gas...
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In The News
Discovery News | Jun 19, 2012
By Eric Niiler As world leaders gather to assess the planet's health, most reports are gloomy, save for a couple bits of good news....
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News Release
MIT News | Jun 18, 2012

NREL-MIT study shows an 80 percent renewable energy standard cuts water use in half.

In his first State of the Union address, President Barack Obama set a goal for 80 percent of America's electricity to come from clean energy. Last week, the release of the Renewable Electricity Future study by the U.S. National...
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Researcher Highlight
Link to Article | Jun 15, 2012
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change co-director and TEPCO professor of atmospheric science Ron Prinn was recently interviewed on his latest publication released today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The report, “...
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News Release
MIT News | Jun 13, 2012

IMF-MIT study shows immediate – but realistic – actions are needed to confront climate change. 

As global leaders prepare to gather for the Rio+20 sustainable development summit in Brazil next week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a collection of economists from MIT and other organizations has released a report to help leaders confront...

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