CS3 In the News

Professor of atmospheric science honored for his work on atmospheric physics and dynamics of tropical weather patterns

How fast and under what conditions can the world scale up a new technology? Co-Director John Reilly distills the findings of a Joint Program study (T&D World)

An Op-Ed from MIT President Rafael Reif on the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day (Boston Globe)

MIT’s vice president for research identifies three areas that show particular promise for climate action

A commentary by Joint Program faculty affiliate Valerie Karplus (Foreign Affairs)

Recovering and safely destroying the sources of these chemicals could speed ozone recovery and reduce climate change

Deep decarbonization of the northeastern U.S. and the role of Canadian hydropower (Coverage: Bloomberg, NPR Marketplace, CBC)

Speakers at MIT climate symposium outline the steps needed to achieve global carbon neutrality by midcentury

Residential and commercial emissions are now the leading cause of cross-state early deaths (New York Times) (More: CNN, Reuters, USA Today, Bloomberg, Boston Globe, Scientific American, USNWR, PopSci, Forbes)​

Joint Program researchers call for ongoing investigation of, stricter controls on U.S. cross-state air pollution (The Conversation) (Republished in Salon)

Commentary cites Joint Program Report highlighting the need for diverse energy resources to power the grid (Washington Examiner)

Climate change is a global threat, but solutions involve a superhuman level of sacrifice and awareness, says MIT Sloan’s Christopher Knittel