Economics and Policy of Global Change
Arthur Yip, Michael Davidson
| Jan/30 | Thu | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 66-144 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
This session will outline how energy use and greenhouse gas emissions are linked to the world economy and the technologies we use, how climate change impacts affect us, and discuss mitigation and adaptation options and instruments. It will also survey policies in place, and major challenges and opportunities as the world works toward coordinated action. One of the presenters attended the recent UN climate talks held in Poland and will reflect on next steps toward a new global climate agreement in 2015.
Sponsor(s): Joint Program/Science and Policy of Global Change
Contact: Robert Morris, E19-411, 617 324-7375, RHGMORR@MIT.EDU
Global Change Science
Daniel Rothenberg, Daniel Gilford
| Jan/23 | Thu | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 66-144 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
This session will introduce the fundamentals of climate science and provide an overview of what climate scientists know about our current and future climate. The talk will walk through the greenhouse effect, introduce the human-induced and natural climate forcing components such as greenhouse gas emissions, ozone, volcanic eruptions, aerosols, and Short Lived Climate Pollutants. Emphasis will be on the complexity and uncertainty regarding current understanding and future projections of earth's climate. The link between climate and extreme weather will also be discussed.
Sponsor(s): Joint Program/Science and Policy of Global Change
Contact: Robert Morris, E19-411, 617 324-7375, RHGMORR@MIT.EDU
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