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Aug 08, 2016
Crop damage assessment method could enable more precise, timely delivery of food aid
In The News
Washington Post | Aug 03, 2016
Previous studies have suggested that when CO2 is stored underground, it may degrade layers of rock above it and leak back into the atmosphere. However, a new study indicates that such concerns may be exaggerated. Joint Program associate and carbon capture expert Howard Herzog comments.
In The News
MIT News | Aug 02, 2016
John Fernández ’85, MIT professor and recently-named director of the Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI): “I have always been most excited by creating an environment where there are no boundaries between disciplines.
John Fernández ’85 is not interested in overleaping boundaries so much as erasing them. The MIT professor, who was recently named director of the Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI), started out as a child who loved math and...
News Release
Jul 28, 2016
Linking emissions trading systems in developed and developing countries could yield environmental, economic benefits
Recognizing the substantial costs involved in addressing climate change through both mitigation and adaptation measures, the Paris Agreement stipulates that developed countries provide at least $100 billion a year in climate financing to developing countries, and support their transition to...
Around Campus
MIT News | Jul 26, 2016
Climate change is a global problem — but its solution relies on national, regional, and local policy actions.
In The News • China Energy & Climate Project
chinadialogue | Jul 25, 2016
Faster electricity market reform is needed to harness more wind and speed up a shift from coal, two experts tell chinadialogue
China has roughly one third of global installed wind energy capacity, while the US has 17%. Yet China uses less wind-powered electricity than the US. What is going wrong?
In The News
MIT News | Jul 22, 2016
MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society research from the Technology and Policy Program highlights multidisciplinary approaches to data-driven policies
In The News
National Geographic | Jul 20, 2016
As Super Typhoon Nepartak hits Taiwan and China, National Geographic asks tropical cyclone expert Kerry Emanuel how these tempests form, and what risk they pose to people.
Around Campus
MIT News | Jul 20, 2016
This spring, a five-day MIT Professional Education course — Agriculture, Innovation and the Environment — showcased innovative technologies and strategies to make the agriculture industry more productive, and attracted a score of professionals from all over the world.
News Release
Jul 15, 2016
Joint Program Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev presents keynote talk at EcoMod 2016
On July 6, MIT Joint Program Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev was a keynote speaker at the International Conference on Economic Modeling, EcoMod 2016, in Lisbon, Portugal. EcoMod is the world’s leading research, advisory and educational nonprofit network focused on promoting advanced modeling and...