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MIT News | Sep 21, 2016
In open letter, 375 National Academy of Sciences members warn against opting out of Paris Agreement.
Sarah McDonnell | MIT News Office
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Wall Street Journal | Sep 16, 2016
WSJ Energy Expert: attention centered around carbon pricing is distracting from other needed energy actions.
The author cites research by the Joint Program’s Valerie Karplus and Jesse Jenkins that finds the “binding constraints” of politics set carbon prices far lower than the true social cost of carbon.
Researcher Highlight
Sep 13, 2016
Stephanie Dutkiewicz' phytoplankton models project the future of the ocean as food source and carbon sink
Student Spotlight
Sep 13, 2016
EAPS PhD student Daniel Rothenberg targets one of climate modeling’s biggest unknowns
In The News
New York Times | Sep 08, 2016
To reduce U.S. economic impacts, EAPS Prof. Kerry Emanuel recommends overhauling the nation’s flood insurance system
Kerry A. Emanuel, a climate scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said the evidence suggested climate change would cause the strongest storms to grow even stronger, and to be more frequent. Unresolved questions surround the effect of warming on the weaker storms, but even those...
News Release
Aug 29, 2016
Québec Premier and MIT Vice President for Research speak at Boston signing ceremony; Hydro-Québec CEO pledges funding
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New York Times | Aug 29, 2016
California will extend its landmark climate change legislation to 2030, solidifying the state’s role as a leader in the effort to curb emissions.
John Sterman, a professor and climate policy expert at the MIT Sloan School of Management, said California’s move sent an unambiguous message that major political forces support such action. “It says, We’re committed to this task,” he said. “We’re not going back.”
In a practical sense, Dr. Sterman...
Commentary • China Energy & Climate Project
ChinaFAQs | Aug 25, 2016
In late 2014, China’s climate pledge was a bold and unprecedented step, but an emissions peak sooner than 2030 looks well within reach. Now, the question is whether or not—and how—China can achieve further progress on climate change while advancing its own development goals.
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Portland Press Herald | Aug 25, 2016
Kerry Emanuel of MIT suggests a new warning system and policies that account for increases in flooding, among other reforms.
“Most damage is done by Category 3 or higher hurricanes, and recent modeling by Emanuel and others strongly suggests that higher-category storms in the North Atlantic and elsewhere will become more frequent as the climate warms further. Factor in sea-level rise generating greater storm surges, and...
News Release
Aug 24, 2016
Study shows long-lasting health, economic impacts of lead emissions from U.S. general aviation flights