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MIT News | Dec 18, 2017
MIT researchers focus on empathy, transparency, and empowerment at this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference
Emily Dahl | MIT Energy Initiative December 18, 2017
At this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23), delegates from around the world worked on strategies to accelerate progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement — with or without the continued official...
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MIT News | Dec 18, 2017
MIT’s Janelle Knox-Hayes studies the cultural issues behind climate policy
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office December 17, 2017
We have one planet, and many plans to keep it from getting too hot. Consider: There are more than 60 different greenhouse gas emissions pricing systems being used by countries and regions around the world, all intended to reduce the...
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MIT News | Dec 13, 2017
Two-day summit on climate leadership in northeastern North America draws almost 200 to MIT
Catherine Curro Caruso | MIT News correspondent December 12, 2017
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MIT News | Nov 30, 2017
MIT study projects potential impact of climate change on large power transformers in U.S. Northeast
Nine of the ten biggest blackouts in U.S. history were caused by hurricanes, whose sustained winds knocked out power lines over broad geographical areas. Topping the list is Hurricane Maria, which in October disabled the electric grid in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, leaving the...
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MIT News | Nov 22, 2017
At an Environmental Solutions Initiative event, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse speaks about defending science and moving forward on climate action
Stephanie M. McPherson | Environmental Solutions Initiative November 22, 2017
United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) spoke at MIT on Nov. 20 about efforts to deny the legitimacy of climate science and how such misinformation can be combated.
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Global Changes - Fall 2017 Newsletter | Nov 21, 2017
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MIT News | Nov 21, 2017
Plans are in place to meet or exceed greenhouse gas reduction targets
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office November 21, 2017
MIT has been forging ahead on strategies to implement the Institute’s Plan for Action on Climate Change, which was adopted in 2015. Two years after the plan was released, the Office of Sustainability and the Department of Facilities...
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MIT News | Nov 17, 2017
MIT researchers are working with the Mexican government on carbon pricing options to meet the country’s climate goals under the Paris Agreement
As nations gathered in Bonn, Germany, for this year’s UN climate summit, one item on their agenda was determining whether pledged climate efforts are sufficient to achieve the targets of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Researchers at MIT have been working with the Mexican government to explore policy...
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Nov 16, 2017
MIT Joint Program Research Scientist Kenneth Strzepek co-authors chapter, “Analyzing the economy-wide impacts on Egypt of alternative GERD filling policies”
As it builds the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile River, Ethiopia looks forward to producing a significant amount of hydropower, which could boost regional energy security and job creation. At the same time, there’s concern that...
Nov 16, 2017
On November 6-7, the 2017 MIT Water Summit convened experts from industry, academia, government and NGOs to examine critical issues at the food-water nexus. Presenters focused on the role of water in food production and how innovation, policy and technology can help communities to become more...