MIT Global Change

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The Joint Program combines scientific research with innovative policy analysis to assess the impacts of global change and how best to respond.

MIT Cambridge, MA
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  1. Mar 11

    A new dashboard helps reduce uncertainty of current & future risks in Cambridge. The effort was initiated by MIT Joint Program research scientist Kenneth Strzepek & Asst. Director Brian Goldberg.

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    Mar 11

    Our new MIT Climate Research + Action newsletter is now available. Learn more about the future of "green" hydrogen + a just transition + fusion power development -

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    Mar 11

    📆Thurs, 3/18: Join MITEI and the Office of the Vice President for Research for a forum that will discuss the benefits and challenges of working in collaboration with entities outside of MIT to advance low-carbon energy research. Register ⬇️

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  4. Mar 10

    The MIT Joint Program is helping decision-makers to assess/manage risk and advance a more sustainable future through its expertise and modeling tools. Its contributions to MIT's sustainability research portfolio were highlighted at an webinar

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    Mar 3

    A great new episode of with + alumna Parrish Bergquist (). Now Assoc Prof at , she explains what Americans believe about climate change, what influences us, and why it matters.

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    Mar 3

    The terms “renewable energy” and “carbon-free energy” are sometimes confused. But not all renewable energy is carbon-free, and not all carbon-free energy is renewable. Learn more with our short explainer on renewables.

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  7. Mar 4

    MIT Joint Program Deputy Director and MIT Energy Initiative Senior Research Scientist Sergey Paltsev and Agustin Delgado from Iberdrola discuss at the opportunities for scaling up and their economic, geopolitical and environmental implications.

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    Mar 1

    When it comes to discussing Earth's climate, scientists often refer to "climate sensitivity", but what is it? explains.

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    Feb 26

    The team was able to project climate-induced drops in crop yield, highlighting a need for risk management policies. Researchers shared results with policymakers across the African continent, including the Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture.

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    Mar 2

    In the new book "Mercury Stories: Understanding Sustainability through a Volatile Element" IDSS core faculty member and examine sustainability through analyzing human interactions with mercury over thousands of years.

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    Feb 15

    “Reducing fossil fuel use can actually pay for itself in health benefits, because populations will be healthier. This means fewer missed work days, fewer trips to the doctor,” says professor of .

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    Feb 11

    Congrats to for winning a 2021 Platinum AVA Digital Award! Listen to TILclimate—a podcast that interviews scientists and experts about climate change—on your favorite streaming platform, or at .

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    Feb 17

    🗓️ Monday, Feb 22 at 2:30 pm: Join the conversation as MIT students present on topics related to MIT's forthcoming new Plan for Action on Climate Change.

    Feb. 22: MIT Climate Action Plan Forum: Student Voices. A virtual forum to explore ideas for how MIT can take its actions on climate to a higher level. Presentations by on six topics. Register ➡️
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    Feb 17

    🎧 New podcast episode: Fatih Birol, executive director, discusses his career path in , essential pathways towards global goals, and more with MITEI's Robert Armstrong.

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    Feb 15

    IDSS is delighted to share that three faculty members have been promoted to the rank of Full Professor, effective July 1, 2021: Noelle Selin and Jessika Trancik, core members of IDSS, and Alexander (Sasha) Rakhlin, BCS and IDSS core faculty member.

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  16. Feb 19

    President Biden's letter to his new science advisor emphasizes the key role of in U.S. society—reprising the theme of a similar letter from FDR in 1944, finds a Scientific American commentary co-authored by MIT Joint Program's Henry Jacoby

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    Feb 11

    Check out our new Climate Research and Action Newsletter featuring MIT's new climate consortium + the future of fusion + increasing energy storage -

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  18. Feb 12

    CNN: "The global monitoring networks really caught this spike [in CFC-11 emissions] in time, and subsequent actions have lowered before they became a real threat to recovery of the layer," said MIT Joint Program Director Ronald Prinn.

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    Feb 9

    “Economic models and methods can enhance our understanding of how to balance continued growth with the need to mitigate environmental externalities," says Clare Balboni of .

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  20. Feb 10

    A recent spike in -11 emissions posed a major threat to recovery of the layer. Timely observations/ corrective actions have sharply reduced those emissions. Two Nature papers co-authored by MIT Joint Program Co-Director Ronald Prinn explain.

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