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Commentary
Huffington Post (Canada) | Aug 10, 2018
Joint Program study cited in Huffington Post (Canada) blog
Carl Duivenvoorden
Sustainability consultant
Around Campus
MIT News | Jul 31, 2018
One of the world’s most densely populated regions may push the boundaries of habitability by the end of this century, study finds
A region that holds one of the biggest concentrations of people on Earth could be pushing against the boundaries of habitability by the latter part of this century, a new study shows.
Commentary
Jul 30, 2018
MIT Joint Program faculty affiliate Richard Schmalensee presents roadmap for decarbonization and climate stabilization
To avoid the most serious and permanent damage from climate change, from catastrophic sea-level rise to devastating droughts, and do so at the least cost, the world will need to reduce net human-caused carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions to zero ASAP. Getting to net-zero emissions in a timely manner...
News Brief
Jul 25, 2018
Results from the latest version of MESM compare favorably with those produced by more computationally intensive models
The future of the Earth’s energy, water and land resources will depend, in part, on how the climate will change in coming decades. To generate meaningful projections of global climate change, one must take into account two major sources of uncertainty—first, in the level of external forcings to...
News Release
MIT News | Jul 24, 2018
MIT Joint Program researchers assess impact of Paris climate commitments on a national economy
On first glance, it could be a tall order for Turkey to fulfill its Paris Agreement pledge, which targets a reduction in the nation’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 21 percent in 2030 below business-as-usual levels. Fossil fuels comprise nearly all of Turkey’s energy mix, and low-carbon...
Commentary
Nature | Jul 18, 2018
Applying carbon charges, not trade tariffs, to imports would bolster the Paris Agreement, argue Michael Mehling and colleagues. (Nature) [Coverage: Inside Climate News]
Two huge multilateral issues — free trade and climate change — top policymakers’ agendas in 2018. This offers a chance to couple them.
More and more countries are shielding domestic producers from foreign competition — a process known as protectionism. Since January, US President Donald...
In The News
Knowledge@Wharton | Jul 03, 2018
Joint Program faculty affiliate Valerie Karplus and experts at Duke and Wharton discuss her new study on environmental regulation compliance in China
A new paper published earlier this month by the National Academy of Sciences has found a patchy and troubling record for coal-fired power plants in China in their compliance with the country’s anti-pollution laws. It found inconsistencies between pollution data recorded by plant-level continuous...
Jul 01, 2018
New emulator enables more rigorous assessments of regional and global water, land, energy and economy interactions.
Jul 01, 2018
Improved MIT Earth System Model an effective tool for analyzing climate risk to energy, water and land resources
In The News
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) | Jun 27, 2018
Joint Program faculty affiliate Noelle Selin: Health co-benefits could be an added incentive for individual countries to take action on climate. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Radio Report
Australia is missing out on billions in short-term health savings that could come with tougher greenhouse emission targets, experts say.