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In The News • China Energy & Climate Project
MIT News | Aug 12, 2013
Four MIT students won first place in a competition by the U.S. Association of Energy Economics (USAEE) aimed at tackling today’s energy challenges and preparing solutions for policymakers and industry. The students, Ashwini Bharatkumar, Michael Craig, Daniel Cross-Call and Michael Davidson,...
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Scientific American | Aug 09, 2013
By Mark Fischetti As Earth’s atmosphere warms, so does the ocean. Scientists have demonstrated how rising ocean temperatures and carbon dioxide levels can stress marine organisms. But a new model developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reveals a surprising conclusion: If global...
Aug 07, 2013

Geoengineering Lecture Series Event with MIT Joint Program on Global Change and Harvard University Center for the Environment.

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MIT News | Aug 02, 2013
Keeley Rafter Engineering Systems Division Noelle Selin, assistant professor of engineering systems and atmospheric chemistry, along with Amanda Giang (Technology and Policy Program graduate) and Shaojie Song (Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences PhD student), recently traveled...
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News Release
MIT News Office | Jul 29, 2013
July 29, 2013 Alli Gold Roberts MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Phytoplankton — small plant-like organisms that serve as the base of the marine ecosystem — play a crucial role in maintaining the health of our oceans by consuming carbon dioxide and fueling the food web....
Commentary • China Energy & Climate Project
The Energy Collective | Jul 22, 2013

Coal has been the primary fuel behind China's economic growth over the last decade, growing 10 percent per year and providing three quarters of the nation’s primary energy supply

By Michael Davidson Coal has been the primary fuel behind China’s economic growth over the last decade, growing 10 percent per year and providing three quarters of the nation’s primary energy supply. Like China’s economy, coal’s use, sale and broader impacts are also dynamic, changing with...
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Cargill | Jul 17, 2013

 Agriculture and climate change carry significant implications for one another. Shifts in worldwide climate have the potential to impact global food production and regional food security. Meanwhile, agriculture is a significant contributor to the causes that are believed to underlie climate...

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Living on Earth | Jul 12, 2013

New research in China quantifies the relationship between reduced life expectancy and elevated air pollution from coal fired boilers. MIT professor Michael Greenstone tells host Steve Curwood that residents in the north of China live 5 years less on average than those in the south as a result of higher exposure to air pollution from coal combustion.

Air pollution has taken a toll on the health of Chinese residents. A person living in the north of the River Huai can expect to lives 5 years less than a person south of the river, an unintended legacy of the government’s policy to give free coal for winter heating in the north of the country. (US...
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Recent Event
Ahead of the World Energy Conference (WEC) in Daegu, South Korea, Siemens is hosting a series of panels throughout the world as part of a "Road to Daegu" series. The results of this exciting journey through the energy systems of the world will be presented at the WEC on October 13-17.  Joint...
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MIT News Office | Jul 09, 2013
With global warming, a study finds, tropical cyclones may become more frequent and intense.

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