Coal-to-liquid fuels poised for a comeback
With rising energy prices, could coal-to-liquid conversion become an economical fuel option?
The impact of climate policy on U.S. aviation
Researchers find that a federal climate policy would lower total U.S. emissions, but without large reductions in the aviation sector.
Reilly joins Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition Advisory Board
Will work with experts around the world to address global food issues
Moving climate change regulation forward
U.S. chief climate negotiator, MIT panel examine the science and policy of global warming.
Science and policy can catalyze each other, EPA head says
In MIT visit, Lisa Jackson discusses how technology can affect government regulations.
Study: U.S. drought risk to increase with climate change
While impacts will vary by region, projections indicate that drought frequency will increase throughout most of the contiguous United States.
Carbon leakage
New report from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and the Policy of Global Change analyzes the impact of border carbon adjustments.
Reading Earth’s magnetic history
New tool allows unprecedented accuracy in dating of some seafloor rocks, with potential to help climate analysis.
What's the price of environmental policies?
Joint Program report examines discrepancies in climate-change cost estimates
Minor changes in precipitation may have major impact on groundwater supplies in arid regions
Crops and timing of storms amplify role played by rainwater.
Laws of attraction
Ocean micro-organisms are shown to behave like larger animals in the presence of sulfur. Might this offer clues about the roles they play in regulating Earth’s climate?
Academic, industry and government leaders explore systems thinking
Annual conference examines how approach could help solve the world's pressing problems.
Study sees changing intensity of storms from warming
Hemispheres will respond to climate change differently, with weaker summer storms in the North, study suggests.
More hurricanes in greener seas?
Research suggests ocean color is linked to formation, movement of tropical cyclones