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News Release
Mar 14, 2016
Top U.N. climate advisor highlights successes in Paris, challenges ahead.
In The News
Auburn University | Mar 10, 2016
Study led by Joint Program Research Affiliate Hanquin Tian; coauthors include JP Co-Director Ronald Prinn and Research Affiliates Jerry Melillo and Eri Saikawa
In The News
CLP New Horizons | Mar 09, 2016
Joint Program Co-Director John Reilly featured in CLP New Horizons
The following article appeared in CLP New Horizons, a compendium of news and perspectives on how to move the Asia-Pacific region toward a more sustainable energy future:
John Reilly | MIT Joint Program on the...
News Release
Mar 04, 2016
U.N. initiative expanding climate action beyond national level, says top U.N. climate advisor
Around Campus
MIT News | Mar 03, 2016
Four-part plan signals effort to build on last year’s climate action plan, and an end to months-long protest
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office
After months of dialog and negotiation, the student-led group Fossil Free MIT and the MIT administration have reached an agreement that has brought to an end the group’s sit-in, which began on October 22, in front of the administrative offices.
Both sides say...
Mar 02, 2016
Janos Pasztor, Senior Advisor to the U.N. Secretary-General on Climate Change, describes the U.N.’s Action Agenda from its origins to its emergence at COP21 to its next steps.
In The News
New York Times | Feb 29, 2016
Joint Program Co-Director Ronald Prinn quoted in front-page NY Times Article
“This, for me, is such a big shock,” said Prinn. “To think that you could stop measurements or throw out the people, that doesn’t make any sense to me and to many, many other people around the world.”
Around Campus
MIT News | Feb 24, 2016
Not without a carbon tax, suggests a study by CEEPR Director Christopher Knittel
In recent years, proponents of clean energy have taken heart in the falling prices of solar and wind power, hoping they will drive an energy revolution. But a new study co-authored by an MIT professor suggests otherwise.
Feb 18, 2016
Professors Jake Jacoby, Valerie Karplus, Tom Malone, and John Sterman discussed their COP21 experiences on a panel moderated by MITEI Deputy Director Rob Stoner.