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![Caption :To prevent worsening and potentially irreversible effects of climate change, the world’s average temperature should not exceed that of preindustrial times by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). By why 1.5 degrees Celsius? Credits :Image: Jose-Luis Olivares/MIT MIT-explainer-15c-01-press_WEB.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu./sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/MIT-explainer-15c-01-press_WEB.jpg?itok=OR1-F0R8)
After a summer of weather extremes, where does the world stand in its goal to stem rising temps? (MIT News)
![Photo: Under a scenario in which every nation achieves net-zero emissions by 2050, a very rapid scale-up of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) becomes necessary, incurring much higher short-term costs than if some countries are allowed to achieve net-zero emissions in the latter half of the century. (Source: Flickr/CenUSA Bioenergy) Morris_CCE.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu./sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/news/Morris_CCE.jpg?itok=eBeYJjMU)
![Caption: Reforestation and afforestation are “Natural Climate Solutions” that can help cut carbon, restore ecosystems, create jobs and provide other environmental and social benefits. A new study explores how to make forestry-based NCS projects more effective. (Source: World Business Council for Sustainable Development) Natural-Climate-Solutions-WBCSD_i1140_WEB.png](https://globalchange.mit.edu./sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/news/Natural-Climate-Solutions-WBCSD_i1140_WEB.png?itok=skPjtBjs)
![Caption :To track the changes in ocean color, scientists analyzed measurements of ocean color taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite, which has been monitoring ocean color for 21 years. Credits :Image: NASA and Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. MIT-OceanColor-01-press_WEB.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu./sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/MIT-OceanColor-01-press_WEB.jpg?itok=OVRtR1U4)
The color changes reflect significant shifts in essential marine ecosystems (MIT News) (Coverage: Washington Post, The Guardian, Boston Globe, CNN, CBS, Bloomberg, National Geographic, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Scientific American, New Scientist, Popular Science, Smithsonian, Axios, The Daily Beast)
![Image: Rapid decarbonization of power, transportation sectors are key to a successful energy transition. The IRA could drive large increases in wind and solar generation deployment by 2035, up to three times their 2021 record installations. (Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory)](https://globalchange.mit.edu./sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/map-supply-efs_WEB_0.png?itok=IFhx45ga)
MIT Joint Program Research Scientist Mei Yuan contributes to study in the journal Science (EPRI)
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![International nonprofit BRAC is working with farmers to pilot salinity-resilient sunflower seeds for oil production in southwestern Bangladesh, in fields that have been fallow during one of the growing seasons due to salinity intrusion. Photo courtesy of BRAC. Sunflowers_CREWSnet_2023_WEB.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu./sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/Sunflowers_CREWSnet_2023_WEB.jpg?itok=cOIa10FB)
One of MIT’s five Climate Grand Challenges flagship projects involving significant Joint Program contributions, the Jameel Observatory-CREWSnet project will pilot in Bangladesh and Sudan to help communities adapt to the impacts of climate change (MIT Office of the Vice President for Research)
![Maps indicating transition and physical risks related to fossil fuels: (a) employment in fossil fuels (transition risk); (b) population below poverty level; (c) combined fossil employment and poverty (transition risk); (d) flood risk; (e) combined fossil employment and flood risk (physical risk); and (f) combined fossil employment, flood risk and poverty (both transition and physical risk). (Source: MIT Joint Program) Schlosser_FIC_WEB.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu./sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/news/Schlosser_FIC_WEB.jpg?itok=Qe-vxpf5)
![An MIT study shows that if U.S. nuclear power plants are retired, the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas to fill the energy gap could cause more than 5,000 premature deaths. Credits :Image: iStock MIT-Nuclear-Air-01_WEB.jpg](https://globalchange.mit.edu./sites/default/files/styles/490x340_manual/public/in-the-news/MIT-Nuclear-Air-01_WEB.jpg?itok=L0z0AR8A)
If reactors are retired, polluting energy sources that fill the gap could cause more than 5,000 premature deaths, researchers estimate (MIT News)