Policy

“We propose that you use the carbon tax in moderation and use research subsidies for clean technology in order to make that transition [to clean technology] faster,” Daron Acemoglu says.

Power play

Study shows how more R&D funding can accelerate the world energy revolution.

March 15, 2016

Andrus Ansip, vice president of the Digital Single Market in the European Commission, chats with Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.

U.S., EU leaders talk Web policy and world economy at MIT

With EU vice president, U.S. secretary of commerce discusses EU-U.S. “Privacy Shield” and launches new policy program.

March 11, 2016

Janos Pasztor, senior advisor to the U.N. secretary-general on climate change, at one of five daily talks on international climate change negotiations that he presented at MIT.

Getting the world to turn down the heat

Top U.N. climate advisor highlights successes in Paris, challenges ahead.

March 11, 2016

“It certainly is the case that trade contributes to certain lower-priced goods and services, and on the average, that lowers the cost of living,” David Autor notes. “But for displaced workers, the fact that things are 10 percent cheaper at Walmart is just not making up for the fact that they’re not employed.”

Trading places

Economists take a new look at the evidence that the U.S. has lost millions of jobs to China.

March 9, 2016

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, speaks at the spring 2016 Karl Taylor Compton Lecture.

Christine Lagarde: Thinking globally, speaking locally

IMF managing director calls for new technology, shifting policy to meet population growth.

March 7, 2016

Innovation, Ernest Moniz said, is “the essence of America’s strength.”

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz touts great opportunities in energy

New international agreement on “Mission Innovation” could lead to major progress on climate change.

March 4, 2016

U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz will speak at the 2016 MIT Energy Conference hosted by the MIT Energy Club.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz to deliver keynote address at MIT Energy Conference

Moniz joins global energy leaders from industry, government, and academia speaking at student-organized conference on March 4 and 5.

March 1, 2016

It's all in our heads

Political science PhD student Marika Landau-Wells is using psychology and neuroscience to better understand political behavior.

February 23, 2016

Dispatches from the Paris climate talks

MIT attendees of COP21 share experiences, perspectives on outcomes

February 2, 2016

Governments usually provide subsidies based on overall adoption targets, such as the number of cars or solar panels they would like to see purchased over a period of time. But green technologies are often new products, and no one really knows how many consumers are waiting to buy them.

Sensible subsidies

Study: How should backing for clean technology be designed?

January 21, 2016

Manu National Park, a large (15,328-square-kilometer) protected area in southeastern Peru, includes several ecological zones and spans an elevation range of 150-4,200 meters above sea level. Manu’s vast tracks of Amazonian rainforest are part of the global tropical forest carbon sink that is slowing the rate of increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide, a primary driver of climate change.

Assessing nature's carbon sinks

Study estimates the annual carbon sequestration rate in protected areas such as rainforests will decline by about 40 percent between now and 2100.

January 5, 2016

In a new study published this week, MIT researchers report that global action on reducing mercury emissions will lead to twice the economic benefits for the U.S., compared to domestic action, by 2050.

Global reductions in mercury emissions should lead to billions in economic benefits for U.S.

Benefits from international regulations may double those of domestic policy.

December 28, 2015

MIT researchers author U.S. chapter of UNESCO Science Report

Stacy Springs and Shannon Stewart identify trends related to U.S. research and development funding and policy.

December 22, 2015

Moderator Susan Solomon and panelists Noelle Selin, Jessika Trancik, and Henry Jacoby explored the implications of the global climate agreement in Paris.

History in the making: The outcome of the Paris climate change negotiations

Panel of MIT experts explores the promise and perils of a global agreement.

December 18, 2015

Yiqing Xu, MIT PhD candidate in political science

Building analytical tools to improve understanding of China's political economy

PhD student Yiqing Xu applies new methodology for better insight into the Chinese political economy.

December 15, 2015

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