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MIT Sloan School of Management | Mar 07, 2024
As part of the new Climate Project at MIT, the center will create and strengthen connections between leading climate researchers and policymakers (MIT Sloan School of Management) (Coverage: Boston Globe, Axios, MIT Technology Review)
Cambridge, MA, March 06, 2024 — The MIT Sloan School of Management is launching a new center aimed at providing evidence-based climate policy research to help inform and support local, state, national, and international policymakers.
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2023 Annual Report of the MIT Joint Program | Mar 06, 2024
This public release of our Annual Report highlights 2023 progress, 2024 plans
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Daily Mail | Mar 06, 2024
EPA says it's 'looking into' study that found electric cars are MORE toxic than gas-powered vehicles
Study suggested EVs expel more particulate matter through their tires and brakes than modern gas-powered vehicles due to added weight from batteries (Daily Mail)
EPA is investigating whether EVs release more emissions than standard vehicles
A study claimed the weight of EVs cause their tires and brakes to wear out faster
Particulate emissions are released into the air, and can cause health issues
READ MORE: Electric cars release MORE toxic emissions than...
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MIT Technology Review | Feb 29, 2024
Batteries are dominating zero-emissions vehicles, and the fuel has better uses elsewhere (MIT Technology Review)
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MIT News | Feb 28, 2024
Can carbon trading systems reduce global emissions, or are they little more than greenwashing? Clear, enforceable standards may make the difference. (MIT News)
One of the most contentious issues faced at the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) on climate change last December was a proposal for a U.N.-sanctioned market for trading carbon credits. Such a mechanism would allow nations and industries making slow progress in reducing their own carbon...
Feb 19, 2024
Presenter:
Sergey Paltsev
Event date:
Monday, 19 February 2024 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Venue:
The Treasury, 1 The Terrace, Level 3, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Event series:
Guest lecture
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MIT News | Feb 13, 2024
Research in Southeast Asia quantifies how much wildfire smoke hurts peoples’ moods; finds the effect is greater when fires originate in other countries (MIT News)
Wildfires in Southeast Asia significantly affect peoples’ moods, especially if the fires originate outside a person’s own country, according to a new study.
The study, which measures sentiment by analyzing large amounts of social media data, helps show the psychological toll of...
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MIT News | Feb 12, 2024
Scientists quantify a previously overlooked driver of human-related mercury emissions (MIT News) (Coverage: WFXT(Fox))
About 10 percent of human-made mercury emissions into the atmosphere each year are the result of global deforestation, according to a new MIT study.
The world’s vegetation, from the Amazon rainforest to the savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa, acts as a sink that removes the toxic pollutant...
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MIT News | Feb 08, 2024
Richard Lester describes an emerging new initiative that will back climate efforts at the Institute and find outside partnerships to drive actionable innovation (MIT News) (Related: Letter to the MIT Community)
MIT is preparing a major campus-wide effort to develop technological, behavioral, and policy solutions to some of the toughest problems now impeding an effective global climate response. The Climate Project at MIT, as the new enterprise is known, includes new arrangements for promoting cross-...
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FactCheck.org | Feb 08, 2024
EV's higher manufacturing emissions are more than offset by their lower operational emissions, says MIT Joint Program Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev (FactCheck.org)
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Electric Vehicles Contribute Fewer Emissions Than Gasoline-Powered Cars Over Their LifetimesBy Catalina Jaramillo
Posted on February 7, 2024