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MIT Joint Program workshop explores challenges and opportunities of scaling up low-carbon energy
Technological innovations, policies, and behavioral changes will all be needed to reach Paris climate agreement targets (Coverage: WBUR, Technology Review, E&E News, Smart Cities Dive, Forbes)
Climate sensitivity to changes in atmospheric CO2 may be underestimated in individual climate models
MIT team found that air quality impacts of aviation emissions significantly exceed climate impacts (Coverage: CNN)
Recommendations could help companies deliver more useful disclosures to investors on risks they face due to climate change
Joint Program Co-Director John Reilly to present findings from report on deep decarbonization on Capitol Hill (Houston Chronicle) (Additional Coverage: Washington Examiner)
Joint Program Co-Director Emeritus Henry Jacoby envisions lost U.S. prestige as other nations take leadership of ongoing Paris Agreement effort (AP)
There are five features that combine to make global warming a more vexing environmental crisis than any we have faced before (LA Times)
Good news: the American public finally appears to accept that global warming is a problem. Bad news: a substantial percentage of the public is unwilling to pay much to do anything about it. (The Hill)
MIT News: Joint Program Co-Director Emeritus Henry Jacoby and panelists at MIT climate change symposium discuss challenges of climate policy and adaptation. (Video)