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Washington Post | Sep 22, 2023
The ozone layer’s effect on our lives may be more complicated than it seems (Washington Post)
Almost half a century ago, scientists began to theorize that a certain class of chemicals — which were found in virtually every air conditioner, aerosol can and refrigerator around the world — had a particularly dangerous side effect. These...
News Release
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Sep 21, 2023
Report relies substantially on MIT Joint Program's U.S. Regional Energy Policy (USREP) model projections (U.S. EPA)
Electric Sector Emissions Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act
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Washington Post | Sep 19, 2023
Overall, they're much less harmful than gasoline cars, says MIT Joint Program Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev (Washington Post)
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MIT News | Sep 19, 2023
Climate policy alone cannot meaningfully reduce racial/economic disparities in air pollution exposure
Decarbonization of national economies will be key to achieving global net-zero emissions by 2050, a major stepping stone to the Paris Agreement’s long-term goal of keeping global warming well below two degrees Celsius (and ideally 1.5°C), and thereby averting the worst consequences of climate...
Around Campus
MIT News | Sep 15, 2023
The Clean Investment Monitor database, a new collaboration between MIT CEEPR and the Rhodium Group, shows $213 billion in clean technology and infrastructure investments in the last year (MIT News) (Coverage: New York Times)
Investments in new technologies and infrastucture that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions — everything from electric vehicles to heat pumps — are growing rapidly in the United States. Now, a new database enables these investments to be comprehensively monitored in real-time, thereby helping to...
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MIT Climate Portal | Sep 14, 2023
Today's battery electric vehicles are cheaper than hydrogen-powered ones, and they also need less new infrastructure (MIT Climate Portal)
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The New Times | Sep 13, 2023
Former MIT EAPS PhD student Jimmy Gasore developed Africa's only AGAGE atmospheric gases monitoring station (The New Times)
Kagame appoints atmospheric scientist Gasore as new Infrastructure Minister
Commentary
The Hill | Sep 12, 2023
Studies show an emerging divide between younger and older Republicans that could help shift the party's stance on climate policy (The Hill)
Young Republicans want action on climate change — so why is the party ignoring them?
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News Release
Aug 28, 2023
Airbus/LATAM press release describes study's purpose and objectives (Airbus/LATAM)
Santiago, 23 August 2023 – Airbus and LATAM Airlines Group have funded a study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change (MIT Joint Program).
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MIT News | Aug 27, 2023
After a summer of weather extremes, where does the world stand in its goal to stem rising temps? (MIT News)
The summer of 2023 has been a season of weather extremes.
In June, uncontrolled wildfires ripped through parts of Canada, sending smoke into the U.S. and setting off air quality alerts in dozens of downwind states. In July, the world set the hottest global temperature on record, which it...