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Jul 15, 2024
Two studies pinpoint their likely industrial sources and mitigation opportunities
When it comes to heating up the planet, not all greenhouse gases are created equal. They vary widely in their global warming potential (GWP), a measure of how much infrared thermal radiation a greenhouse gas would absorb over a given time frame once it enters the atmosphere.
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MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences | Jul 15, 2024
In a new book, Professor Susan Solomon uses previous environmental successes as a source of hope and guidance for mitigating climate change (MIT EAPS)
Susan Solomon, MIT professor of Earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences (EAPS) and of chemistry, played a critical role in understanding how a class of chemicals known as chlorofluorocarbons were creating a hole in the ozone layer. Her research was foundational to the creation of the Montreal...
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MIT News | Jul 11, 2024
Ammonia could be a nearly carbon-free maritime fuel, but without new emissions regulations, its impact on air quality could significantly impact human health (MIT News)
As container ships the size of city blocks cross the oceans to deliver cargo, their huge diesel engines emit large quantities of air pollutants that drive climate change and have human health impacts. It has been estimated that maritime shipping accounts for almost 3 percent of global carbon...
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Deutsche Welle (DW) | Jul 09, 2024
New data shows global temperatures breached the crucial 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold for 12 months in a row. What does this sustained heat mean for tackling climate change? (DW)
Is new record heat putting climate goals at risk?
Holly Young
07/08/2024July 8, 2024
New data shows global temperatures breached the crucial 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold for 12 months in a row. What does this sustained heat mean for tackling climate change?
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LatinAmerican Post | Jul 07, 2024
Upcoming MIT Joint Program study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of sustainable aviation fuel deployment scenarios up to 2050 (LatinAmerican Post)
According to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study, decarbonizing aviation in Latin America requires new fuels, redesigned aircraft, and more government action.
Decarbonizing aviation has become a critical goal for the future sustainability of air travel, particularly in...
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Global Changes - Spring 2024 Newsletter | Jun 18, 2024
Insights, news, projects, publications and other developments at the MIT Joint Program
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MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences | Jun 12, 2024
A new downscaling method leverages machine learning to speed up climate model simulations at finer resolutions, making them usable on local levels (MIT EAPS)
Climate models are a key technology in predicting the impacts of climate change. By running simulations of the Earth’s climate, scientists and policymakers can estimate conditions like sea level rise, flooding, and rising temperatures, and make decisions about how to appropriately respond. But...
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The Indian Express | Jun 10, 2024
There is an 80% chance that the world will temporarily cross the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold in the next five years. A long-term breach would accelerate and intensify the catastrophic impacts of climate change. (The Indian Express)
This May was the warmest May ever. In fact, each of the last 12 months have set a new warming record for that particular month, Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said last week.
The average global temperature last month was 1.5 degree Celsius above the estimated May average...
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MSN | Jun 05, 2024
MIT Joint Program Deputy DIrector Sergey Paltsev highlights lower climate impact of EVs over conventional vehicles (MSN, The Cool Down)
ans of electric cars, and Tesla more specifically, have something to be excited about — recent footage shows 1,500 Teslas getting loaded onto a carrier ship.
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MIT Latif Jameel Water & Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) | Jun 04, 2024
MIT Joint Program project to focus on food security in Africa under a changing climate (MIT J-WAFS)
J-WAFS awards seed grants to seven MIT projects in water and food
The 2024 grantees will address challenges in water and food systems using biology, engineering, social science, and other disciplines
Carolyn BlaisJune 3, 2024