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News Release
Oct 20, 2015
The 2015 Energy and Climate Outlook projects that the global temperature is likely to rise 3.1 - 5.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2100
Recent Event
MIT Energy Night | Oct 19, 2015
The CECP Team presented our ongoing work at the annual MIT Energy Night, which was held Friday, October 16, 2015, at the MIT Museum. This public event showcases energy-related activities at MIT, including presentations from research laboratories, student groups, and early stage energy startups...
Around Campus
MIT News | Oct 19, 2015
Institute-wide initiative aims to address environmental issues at all scales, from campuswide to worldwide.
by David L. Chandler | MIT News
John E. Fernandez, a professor of building technology in the Department of Architecture, has been named as the new director of MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI), a campuswide initiative launched in 2014. Fernandez succeeds Susan Solomon, the Ellen...
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MIT News | Oct 16, 2015
Study finds pledges by top greenhouse gas emitters leaves little room for others; urges greater R&D.
by Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
Over two weeks in December, delegates from virtually every country in the world will gather in Paris for the 21st annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. Their ambitious goal: to hammer out a binding international agreement on climate action.
In advance of...
News Brief
Oct 14, 2015
Joint Program's Sergey Paltsev addresses topic at Sabanci University
News Release
Oct 07, 2015
How Much Can They Deliver and at What Cost?
Around Campus
MIT News | Oct 07, 2015
Solar panel system wins $10,000 prize for technology that makes energy and water more accessible in the developing world
Vicki Ekstrom | Laur Fisher | MIT Climate CoLab
Solar panel system wins $10,000 prize for technology that makes energy and water more accessible in the developing world
An MIT initiative is using the global crowd to help solve climate change. And with the United Nations’ climate agreement ...
News Release
Sep 29, 2015
How manmade aerosols can alter rainfall in the world’s most populous region
Commentary • China Energy & Climate Project
ChinaFAQs | Sep 29, 2015
In ChinaFAQs column, Valerie Karplus assesses joint statement on emissions reductions
The latest Obama-Xi announcement sends a strong message: the two nations are acting fast to enable a global low carbon transition. Friday’s joint announcement is an...
Commentary
NY Times | Sep 29, 2015
MIT researchers explain how technical analysis can avoid potential conflict.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — On the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, construction is underway on a public works project of gigantic physical proportions and exquisite political delicacy. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, now about halfway finished, amounts to a test: With water becoming precious enough to be the...