Climate Change 101: Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy
Chris Gillespie, Paul Kishimoto
Tue Jan 18, 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 and political feasibility 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. and international climate policy negotiations.
Contact: Tony Tran, E19-411, (617) 253-7492, tones@mit.edu
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Climate Change 102: U.S. and International Climate Policy Options
Jennifer Morris
Wed Jan 19, 02-04:00pm, E51-149
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Despite recent cooling in the House and Senate, climate policy is still hot not only in the U.S, but in many other countries around the world. Come learn about a wide array of policy options under consideration in the U.S. and internationally from carbon tax and cap and trade, to renewable energy portfolio standards and energy research and development investment.
Contact: Tony Tran, E19-411, (617) 253-7492, tones@mit.edu
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Climate Science I: Paleoclimate
Tim Cronin, Morgan O'Neill
Tue Jan 11, 02-04:00pm, E51-149
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This talk will cover the basic physical mechanisms that cause climate change, including the greenhouse effect and orbital changes. We will also cover paleoclimates: variations in the climate over long time periods, from millions of years ago, to the recent past. There will be be some discussion of the history and development of climate science.
Contact: Tony Tran, E19-411, (617) 253-7492, tones@mit.edu
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Climate Science II: Introduction to Climate Modeling and Recent Climate Change
Marty Singh, Dan Chavas
Thu Jan 13, 02-04:00pm, E52-175
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. Led by Marty Singh and Dan Chavas.
Contact: Tony Tran, E19-411, (617) 253-7492, tones@mit.edu
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