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AP | Dec 17, 2013
Oceans cover 97 percent of the Earth’s surface, and act as an important carbon sink. However, each part of the ocean works in different ways to take up carbon from the atmosphere and store it. Two new studies shed light on the nuances how these processes work in the Arctic Ocean and coastal zones....
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Nature World News | Dec 06, 2013
The Arctic Ocean has has long been known as a carbon sink, but a new study suggests that while the frigid waters do store large quantities of carbon, parts of the ocean also emit atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Researchers from MIT constructed a model to simulate the effect of sea ice loss in the...
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MIT News | Dec 04, 2013
Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
For the past three decades, as the climate has warmed, the massive plates of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean have shrunk: In 2007, scientists observed nearly 50 percent less summer ice than had been seen in 1980.
Dramatic changes in ice cover have, in turn, altered the...
News Release
MIT News | Dec 02, 2013
Vicki Ekstrom
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
As countries try to protect their domestic air carriers from a European Union proposal that would put a price on the emissions they release over European airspace, the global aviation industry is working to curb those...
Researcher Highlight
Dec 02, 2013
Atmospheric Chemist Colette Heald combines observations and models to uncover lessons fro the gases and particles in our atmosphere.
Recent Event • China Energy & Climate Project
MIT News | Nov 26, 2013
By Alli Gold Roberts
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
The MIT-Tsinghua China Energy and Climate Project and Emory University held a workshop on Thursday November 21st with researchers and government officials to discuss new research analyzing the impacts of China’s...
Commentary • China Energy & Climate Project
The Energy Collective | Nov 26, 2013
Update 7:30pm, Saturday, November 23
Decisions have been adopted on the three major elements of COP19: Durban Platform, Loss and Damage, and institutional mechanisms for finance.
Update 4:11pm, Saturday, November 23
The decision of the Durban Platform was adopted and the plenary to finalize other...
Nov 21, 2013
John Reilly delivers a lecture during the Yale Climate and Energy Institute (YCEI) Conference, "Uncertainty in Climate Change: A Conversation with Climate Scientists and Economists".
News Release
MIT News | Nov 20, 2013
By Vicki Ekstrom
Read the 2013 Energy and Climate Outlook
As international negotiators discuss global efforts to confront climate change at the 19th United Nation’s Conference of Parties (COP19), a group of...
Nov 19, 2013
John Reilly presents at the League of Women Voters event on the role of the free market in solving the climate crisis.