Climate Change 101: Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy
Valerie Karplus and Jennifer Morris
Tue Jan 19, 02-04:00pm, E51-335
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Concerned about climate change, but unsure how our policy options stack up? Come learn enough to hold your own at a cocktail party on current climate policy topics! From the basic economics to the pros and cons of different policy options to the status of international negotiations on a global agreement, this course will be a tour de force of current issues in climate change economics and policy. This discussion will provide helpful background for the upcoming session on recent developments in U.S. climate policy legislation.
Contact: Tony Tran, E19-411, (617) 253-7492, tones@mit.edu
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Climate Change 102: Recent Developments in U.S. Climate Policy Legislation
Jennifer Morris
Wed Jan 20, 02-04:00pm, E51-149
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
U.S. climate policy is on the move—the Waxman-Markey Bill passed the House last spring, and before you could say Kerry-Boxer the Senate had a bill too! Wondering what these landmark bills are made of, but don’t have time to sift through 1,400 pages of legalese? Come learn about the substance and potential impacts of these recent developments in U.S. climate policy.
Contact: Tony Tran, E19-411, (617) 253-7492, tones@mit.edu
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Climate Change 103: Issues in Climate Policy- Technological Change and Biofuels
Nidhi Santen and Suhail Ahmad
Thu Jan 21, 02-04:00pm, E51-149
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Part 1: Climate Policy-Induced R&D and Technological Change in the Energy Industry
This lecture provides an overview about climate policy-induced R&D, innovation, and technology change in the energy industry, with extensions about the state of important technological change considerations within climate policy models.
Part 2: Review of US Biofuels Policies and their Implications
In this talk, we provide an overview of the most prominent policies to date that impact the production and use of biofuels and biomass and outline their intended objectives and mechanisms. We focus on three economic sectors, electricity, transportation, and agriculture and attempt to describe the impacts of those policies on other sectors such as food production, energy and environment, infrastructure, and the economy at large.
Contact: Tony Tran, E19-411, (617) 253-7492, tones@mit.edu
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Climate Science I: Paleoclimate to the Present
Kat Potter and Tim Cronin
Tue Jan 12, 02-04:00pm, E51-149
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This talk will cover paleoclimates: variations in the climate over longer time periods from millions of years to the recent past, and the history and development of climate science. The event is open to everyone and no advance sign-up is required. It stands alone from Session II.
Contact: Tony Tran, E19-411, (617) 253-7492, tones@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Center for Global Change Science
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Climate Science II: Introduction to Climate Modeling
Marty Singh and Dan Chavas
Thu Jan 14, 02-04:00pm, E51-149
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The second session will cover an introduction to climate modeling, followed by a discussion of recent observations, climate projections (IPCC), attribution of climate change to the various forcings in the atmosphere, and impacts of climate change, both currently observed and predicted in the future. The event is open to everyone and no advance sign-up is required. It stands alone from Session I.
Contact: Tony Tran, E19-411, (617) 253-7492, tones@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Center for Global Change Science
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