Study finds tradeoffs between policy costs and ensuring that global warming does not exceed 1.5°C
News and Outreach: Jennifer Morris
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)
Computational tool empowers decision-makers to target interventions
MIT Joint Program Principal Research Scientist Jennifer Morris comments on the viability of the nuclear power option (Washington Post)
MIT Joint Program's STRESS platform shows that Maine counties have the highest risk in the region of having both high energy expenditures and high poverty rates (The Maine Monitor)
Key takeaways from the XLV (45th) MIT Global Change Forum
Finding ‘hotspots’ where compounding risks converge
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New tool pinpoints policy combinations that maximize health benefits
MIT Joint Program presentations showcase tools and pathways to assess and alleviate regional and global risk
New video shows how U.S. climate policies can be designed to enable a just energy transition