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MIT News | Nov 06, 2015
MIT-led project shows a new method to help communities manage climate risks
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office
Perhaps you have heard the adage “think globally, act locally.” An MIT-led project taking that idea to heart has demonstrated a new method for getting local citizens and leaders to agree on the best ways of managing the immediate and long-term effects of...
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MIT News | Oct 29, 2015
Timely vehicle recall by German automaker would avoid some 130 early deaths, researchers say.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
Volkswagen’s use of software to evade emissions standards in more than 482,000 diesel vehicles sold in the U.S. will directly contribute to 60 premature deaths across the country, a new MIT-led study finds.
In September, the Environmental...
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MIT News | Oct 26, 2015
Detailed climate simulation shows a threshold of survivability could be crossed without mitigation measures.
See article in the New York Times
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office
Within this century, parts of the Persian Gulf region...
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MIT News | Oct 21, 2015
Hundreds of millions sought for low-carbon research; advocacy for carbon pricing; a call to the alumni and beyond
MIT News Office
MIT is launching a multifaceted five-year plan aimed at fighting climate change, representing a new phase in the Institute’s commitment to an issue that, the plan says, “demands society’s urgent attention.”
Citing “overwhelming” scientific evidence, ...
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MIT News | Oct 19, 2015
Institute-wide initiative aims to address environmental issues at all scales, from campuswide to worldwide.
by David L. Chandler | MIT News
John E. Fernandez, a professor of building technology in the Department of Architecture, has been named as the new director of MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI), a campuswide initiative launched in 2014. Fernandez succeeds Susan Solomon, the...
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MIT News | Oct 16, 2015
Study finds pledges by top greenhouse gas emitters leaves little room for others; urges greater R&D.
by Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
Over two weeks in December, delegates from virtually every country in the world will gather in Paris for the 21st annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. Their ambitious goal: to hammer out a binding international agreement on climate action....
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MIT News | Oct 07, 2015
Solar panel system wins $10,000 prize for technology that makes energy and water more accessible in the developing world
Vicki Ekstrom | Laur Fisher | MIT Climate CoLab
Solar panel system wins $10,000 prize for technology that makes energy and water more accessible in the developing world
An MIT initiative is using the global crowd to help solve climate change. And with the United...
Commentary • China Energy & Climate Project
ChinaFAQs | Sep 29, 2015
In ChinaFAQs column, Valerie Karplus assesses joint statement on emissions reductions
The latest Obama-Xi announcement sends a strong message: the two nations are acting fast to enable a global low carbon transition. Friday’s joint announcement is an...
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NY Times | Sep 29, 2015
MIT researchers explain how technical analysis can avoid potential conflict.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — On the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, construction is underway on a public works project of gigantic physical proportions and exquisite political delicacy. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, now about halfway finished, amounts to a test: With water becoming precious enough to be the...
In The News • China Energy & Climate Project
Link to Article | Sep 21, 2015
On eve of summit with President Obama, see Valerie Karplus in Columbia University panel discussion on meeting China's climate goals today at 12:30-2:00 pm.
On the eve of President Xi's visit to the US and summit with President Obama, Professor Karplus participated in the panel discussion on Meeting China’s Climate Goals at Columbia University today, September 21, 2015, at 12:30-2:00 p.m. David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow, Center on...