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Oceans at MIT | Apr 20, 2015
Climate expert Jochem Marotzke tackles the discrepancy between climate models and real-world observations of global temperature at MIT's 15th Annual Henry W. Kendall Memorial Lecture.
By Cassie Martin | Oceans at MIT
Earlier this year, weather and climate agencies around the world declared 2014 the warmest year on record, even though the increase in global mean temperature has slowed. This warming “hiatus” has puzzled climate scientists, as it deviates from climate models which...
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Apr 17, 2015
Discussion with MIT researchers focuses on issues in ongoing international climate negotiations.
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MIT News | Apr 17, 2015
MIT graduate student studies how a new UN treaty could affect mercury emissions from coal power plants in Asia
The Minamata Convention on Mercury, adopted by the UN in 2013, aims to reduce global mercury pollution by setting limits on specific pollution sources and prohibiting new mercury mining. Certain aspects of the treaty are still under negotiation, for instance the convention gives nations the...
Apr 15, 2015
Climate expert Jochem Marotzke visited MIT April 15 to deliver the 15th annual Henry W. Kendall Memorial Lecture, in which he discussed the global warming "hiatus" as well as the abilities and limitations of climate models.
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CEEPR | Apr 14, 2015
High-ranking delegation visits MIT to share lessons from the British Columbia carbon tax
“Sound climate policy makes for good politics.” In a nutshell, that was the message conveyed by a high-ranking delegation of government, civil society and business representatives from British Columbia, who discussed experiences with their province’s carbon tax at an Earth Day Colloquium organized...
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Link to Article | Apr 14, 2015
Mick Follows uses tiny marine microbes to model climate change.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
Dip a beaker into any portion of the world’s oceans, and you’re likely to pull up a swirling mix of planktonic inhabitants. The oceans are teeming with more than 5,000 species of phytoplankton — microscopic plants in a kaleidoscope of shapes and sizes. Together,...
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Link to Article | Apr 10, 2015
Grants of up to $200,000 will fund environmental partnerships over the next two years
Photo: Christopher Harting
by Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
Joint Program researchers Prof. Valerie Karplus and Prof. Noelle Selin receive grants from from the Environmental Solutions Initiative to examine how current efforts to reduce coal use in China affect toxic air pollution across...
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MIT News | Apr 06, 2015
MIT discussion highlights causes for optimism and the importance of emphasizing positive steps.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office
Panelists at an MIT discussion yesterday on how to improve communication about climate change said that while serious obstacles remain in making the issues and potential solutions clear to the public and political leaders, there is some cause for optimism,...
Apr 02, 2015
This presentation was hosted by the Boston University Board of Trustees Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing. Dr. John M. Reilly is the co-director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. He is also a lecturer at...
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New Times | Mar 30, 2015
In an interview with The New Times, MIT Professor Ron Prinn says the new AGAGE climate observatory in Rwanda will help educate Rwandans interested in atmospheric science.
Solomon Asaba | The New Times
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Centre for Global Change Science are in advanced stages to start a climate observatory centre in Rwanda, next year, with an aim of collecting atmospheric observations from the slopes of Mt. Karisimbi, a volcano...