News Releases
New video shows how U.S. climate policies can be designed to enable a just energy transition
Workshop explores sustainable, equitable pathways to transform agriculture, forestry and other land uses into net carbon sinks
Deeply respected advisor, educator, and mentor was a founding member of the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change and committed to helping others rise out of poverty (MIT Economics)
Study estimates potential losses by 2050 amid low-carbon energy transition
The Jameel Index for Food Trade and Vulnerability — a project supported by Community Jameel — will study the implications of climate change on food security as they relate to trade (J-WAFS)
Study highlights pathways to cut emissions, lower climate and health risks
MIT seminar explores economic feasibility of technology that could play a key role in the energy transition
Study lays out roadmap to reach 2030 U.S. climate target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 percent (Coverage: Washington Post, E&E News)
Activating a Clean Air Act provision could deliver major climate, health and economic benefits
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry calls the initiative “classic MIT.” The MIT Joint Program is contributing to three of its five flagship projects. (MIT News) (Coverage: Bloomberg, Boston Globe, WBUR, NBC-Boston)
A new platform will unite climate models, impact predictions, random control trial evaluations, and humanitarian services to bring cutting-edge tools to Bangladeshi communities. MIT Climate Grand Challenges flagship project includes seven Joint Program-affiliated contributors. (MIT Lincoln Laboratory)