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Scientists say an exception in the Montreal Protocol for the use of ozone-depleting feedstocks could set the ozone recovery back seven years, in new study co-authored by MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Susan Solomon and CS3 Research Scientist Luke Western (MIT News)

Renewables generated more than one-third of America's electricity in March, overtaking gas for the first time and marking the cleanest month on record for the nation’s power supply, according to new monthly data compiled by energy think tank Ember. "Most of the growth in renewable power we’ve seen come online in the past year reflects decisions that were made years ago," says MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Catherine Wolfram. (Newsweek)

MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Christopher Knittel returns for a special update on big developments in the world of carbon pricing, from Canada, China, and the European Union (MIT Climate Portal)

From insurance premiums to energy bills, a study co-authored by MIT Sloan School of Management professors/CS3 faculty affiliates Christopher Knittel and Catherine Wolfram shows how Americans are already paying the price of climate change, and climate inaction, driven by extreme weather (MIT Sloan School of Management) (Commentary: WBUR)

With warmer ocean temperatures, the composition of marine plankton could shift from protein-rich to carb-heavy, suggests new study co-authored by MIT CS3 Senior Research Scientist Stephanie Dutkiewicz (MIT News) (Coverage: Earth.com, Oceanographic Magazine)

Climate simulation tools can help close the gap between global leaders’ climate knowledge and real-world decision-making, finds research from MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate John Sterman and co-authors of new study (MIT Sloan School of Management)

Methane is considered a "super pollutant" due to its role in global warming. A new study co-authored by MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Daniel Varon identifies potential mitigation opportunities. (ABC News)

A new model shows how levels of the “atmosphere’s detergent” may rise and fall in response to climate change, according to a study co-authored by MIT Prof. Arlene Fiore and postdoc Paolo Giani, both CS3 affiliates (MIT News)