Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev speaks on feasibility of 1.5°C target
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Episode explores technological innovations needed by 2050 to keep global climate targets in play (RTVE)

Episode explores technological innovations needed by 2050 to keep global climate targets in play
New modeling tool enables rapid design of effective and equitable policy combinations
MIT Joint Program Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev notes need to further reduce emissions associated with EV production and power sources (Men's Journal)
Insights, news, projects, publications and other developments at the MIT Joint Program
Delegates from MIT attended COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where international climate negotiations went down to the wire (MIT Office of the Vice President for Research)
Reducing methane emissions is the fastest way to lower global temperatures in the near term
Policymakers and manufacturers are working toward building new technologies to reduce the carbon footprint of cars (Power Electronics News)
New tool pinpoints policy combinations that maximize health benefits
Yes: although electric cars' batteries make them more carbon-intensive to manufacture than gas cars, they more than make up for it by driving much cleaner under nearly any conditions. (MIT Climate Portal) (Additional Coverage: Travel Tomorrow)