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MarketWatch | Apr 19, 2016
Cheap oil fuels other parts of the world economy
John Reilly | MarketWatch
The crash in the price of oil — from $108 a barrel in June 2014 to below $27 earlier this year — has rattled the stock market, triggered layoffs across the energy sector, and plunged many oil producing countries into crisis.
Oil has since rebounded significantly from its...
Apr 15, 2016
A new study points to the risk that China and India will be facing severe water shortages by 2050 due to a perfect storm of economic growth, climate change, and fast growing populations. Joint Program Deputy Director Adam Schlosser comments on the future of water stress in Asia.
In The News • China Energy & Climate Project
Poets and Quants | Apr 15, 2016
Valerie Karplus, Sloan School of Management
Andrea Carter | Poets and Quants
Valerie Karplus
Assistant Professor, Global Economics and Management
MIT, Sloan School of Management
Forecasts suggest that rapidly developing nations such as China will be responsible for most of the growth in greenhouse gas emissions over the next 50 years....
Commentary • China Energy & Climate Project
The Conversation | Apr 12, 2016
Here's how to read the tea leaves
The latest numbers show China is using more coal and energy than previously thought, but the last two years of data suggest China’s coal use may be peaking earlier than expected.
Student Spotlight
Apr 05, 2016
UROP student Kirby Ledvina studies effects of carbon pricing and expanded irrigation on biofuel production
Researcher Highlight
Global Changes | Apr 05, 2016
MIT Research Associate Mustafa Babiker assesses climate scenarios for the IPCC
In The News • China Energy & Climate Project
Apr 04, 2016
MIT study to investigate exposure pathways and mitigation opportunities
In The News
MIT News | Mar 30, 2016
Study finds high risk of severe water stress in Asia by 2050
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office
Economic and population growth on top of climate change could lead to serious water shortages across a broad swath of Asia by the year 2050, a newly published study by MIT scientists has found.
The study deploys detailed modeling to produce what the...
Commentary • China Energy & Climate Project
ChinaFAQs | Mar 22, 2016
World's top CO2 emitter on track to reach key climate goal by 2030
Valerie Karplus | ChinaFAQs
Based on recent economic developments and the newly-released Thirteenth Five-Year Plan, China is well on its way to reaching its climate goal of peak CO2 emissions by 2030.
The Plan charts the overarching course of China’s economic and social development through 2020,...
In The News
MIT News | Mar 15, 2016
MIT Energy Initiative report provides recommendations for reductions in light-duty vehicle energy use and greenhouse gas emissions