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Colette Heald studies atmospheric gases and particles, and how they affect air quality and climate
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Aerosol emissions would slow warming but suppress rainfall
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Progress report underscores strong collaboration across campus to address climate change
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At the United Nations conference on climate change in Paris in December 2015, 195 countries adopted the first legally binding global climate deal. A key point of discussion was the issue of responsibility. This press conference presents new research assessing the extent to which some developed...
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MIT study projects end-of-century climate under different scenarios
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Cheap oil fuels other parts of the world economy
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A new study points to the risk that China and India will be facing severe water shortages by 2050 due to a perfect storm of economic growth, climate change, and fast growing populations. Joint Program Deputy Director Adam Schlosser comments on the future of water stress in Asia.
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Valerie Karplus, Sloan School of Management
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UROP student Kirby Ledvina studies effects of carbon pricing and expanded irrigation on biofuel production