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MIT Spectrum | Jun 06, 2016
Modeling the diverse world of phytoplankton opens up a predictive view of our own
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Bloomberg | Jun 06, 2016
Climate scientists disagree on the impact of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation—a 25-to-40-year cycle of cooling and warming of the Atlantic Ocean—on the frequency of hurricanes. Some expect the AMO to drive cooler sea surface temperatures and fewer hurricanes in coming...
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MIT News | May 27, 2016
Joint Program faculty model health benefits, economic costs of energy and climate policies
Research from MIT's Institute for Data, Systems, and Society uses data and models to better design and predict the outcomes of technologies and policies in the critical area of energy and environmental sustainability.
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Washington Post | May 26, 2016
Joint Program Research Associate Howard Herzog on the future of carbon capture and sequestration
On the path to a low-carbon economy, most experts agree that a variety of strategies will be needed, from the dramatic expansion of wind and solar power to electrification or better biofuels for cars and planes. Some technologies remain more controversial than others, however. Carbon capture and...
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MIT News | May 20, 2016
Led by World Bank and IMF, coalition seeks to price emissions to tackle climate change
MIT has formally joined the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, a global partnership of governments, businesses, and civil society organizations working together with the goal of applying a price on carbon emissions, the...
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Fortune | May 18, 2016
The energy giant signals a change in its thinking
Royal Dutch Shell is creating a new unit specially for renewables and alternative energy, but it continues to insist that its current business of burning hydrocarbons is under no threat from global policies to mitigate climate change.
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MIT News | May 10, 2016
Grad student Jesse Jenkins and professor Valerie Karplus discuss challenges of emissions pricing in a new paper
In a new working paper titled "Carbon pricing under binding political constraints," MIT Institute for Data, Systems and Society doctoral candidate Jesse Jenkins and Sloan School of Management Assistant Professor Valerie Karplus discuss the political obstacles facing efforts to price carbon...
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MIT News | May 06, 2016
Comprehensive fundraising initiative aims to raise $5 billion to advance Institute's work on some of the world's biggest challenges
MIT President L. Rafael Reif today announced the official launch of the MIT Campaign for a Better World, a comprehensive fundraising initiative that will amplify the Institute's distinctive strength in education, research, and innovation...
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Eos: Earth and Space Science News | Apr 29, 2016
Although the Paris agreement scheduled to be signed 22 April aims for a 2°C warming cap, new findings show that even a 1.5°C rise will hit glaciers hard.
To mark Earth Day, leaders from more than 165 countries are expected to gather at the United Nations tomorrow for a ceremony to sign the Paris climate agreement, reached last December. Under the...
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MIT News | Apr 28, 2016
Colette Heald studies atmospheric gases and particles, and how they affect air quality and climate
Winds that blow across the Sahara desert in North Africa pick up particles of soil and sand, and typically carry them westward. Many of these grains travel across the Atlantic, leading to poor-visibility days in the southern U.S. and Caribbean, transporting nutrients to far-flung ecosystems in...