Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change

Channel | updated January 28, 2013

Understanding the complex, long-term changes in our land, air, and water requires breakthroughs in measurement, modeling, and prediction. Responding to these changes requires innovative policies that comprehend agriculture, energy needs, trade and finance — along with the political and communications savvy to organize a genuinely global approach. The Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change is MIT's response to these research, analysis, and public education challenges. Learn more

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Massachusetts Confronts Climate Change: Action at the ...

Massachusetts Confronts Climate Change: Action at the Intersection of ...

A discussion hosted by the MIT Energy Initiative and the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.

Building the #Knowosphere

Building the #Knowosphere: MITEI Earth Day Colloquium with Andrew Revkin

The NYT's Andrew Revkin on how new ways to share and shape ideas can help build durable progress on a finite planet.

Toyota's Tom Stricker on the Open Fuels Standard

The Open Fuels Standard: Solving the Chicken-and-Egg or Just Plain "Foul"?

Toyota’s Tom Stricker gives his take on the most effective way forward for the auto industry.

Noelle Selin

Karen Polenske

Eri Saikawa

Claudia Octaviano models electricity and oil sectors in ...

Claudia Octaviano models electricity and oil sectors in Mexico

Though trained as an environmental economist, Claudia Octaviano is currently working towards her PhD in the Engineering Systems Division at MIT. But an economist among engineers isn't as odd as it sounds; Claudia's program integrates engineering, social sciences, and ...

Vivek Sakhrani

Tanvir Madan

Stephanie Dutkiewicz follows the motion of the ocean, its ...

Stephanie Dutkiewicz follows the motion of the ocean, its nutrients, and ...

A research scientist in MIT's Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science department, Stephanie Dutkiewicz focuses on biogeochemical cycling and phytoplankton distribution in the ocean. Her research follows the circulation of the ocean, from the surface waters to the ...

Clean Energy Innovation Reception

Doctoral student Timothy Cronin asks how plants affect our ...

Doctoral student Timothy Cronin asks how plants affect our climate

Researchers at the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change describe their research and why it is important

Postdoc Qudsia Ejaz counts indirect emissions from biofuels

Researchers from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change describe their research and why it is important

Research Scientist Erwan Monier examines uncertainty in ...

Research Scientist Erwan Monier examines uncertainty in climate change

Recently promoted from post-doc to research scientist, Dr. Erwan Monier works on quantifying uncertainty in future climate change using model simulations. "There are a lot of things about the earth system that we don't know," explains Erwan, "We have to take ...

Master's student Paul Kishimoto makes complex climate and ...

Master's student Paul Kishimoto makes complex climate and economic models ...

Researchers from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change describe their research and why it is important

Master's student CuiCui Chen examines the future role of ...

Master's student CuiCui Chen examines the future role of biofuels

Originally from China, Cuicui Chen joined the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change as a Masters degree candidate in the fall of 2010. Before arriving at the Joint Program Cuicui studied carbon abatement policies, but became interested in biofuels ...

Master's student Megan Lickley measures the risks of ...

Master's student Megan Lickley measures the risks of climate change on ...

A Masters student in the Technology and Policy Program, Megan Lickley studies the impact of climate change on coastal energy infrastructure. In particular, she is looking at how sea level rise and hurricanes will change over time, and how these changes will affect ...

Doctoral Student Dan Chavas asks how meteorological changes ...

Doctoral Student Dan Chavas asks how meteorological changes affect ...

A self-described 'weather geek', doctoral candidate Dan Chavas is fascinated by hurricanes. More specifically, he is interested in what factors influence hurricane development and how large a given storm will become. As he describes, "right now, we have no capacity to ...

Master's student Caleb Waugh studies the impact of air ...

Master's student Caleb Waugh studies the impact of air pollutant emission ...

fall, Caleb Waugh will graduate with a Masters degree from the Technology and Policy Program at MIT. His research focuses on the impact of alternative vehicles--such as hybrid or plug-in hybrid vehicles--on emissions of greenhouse gases and air quality pollutants, and ...

Environmental Energy Economist Niven Winchester ...

Environmental Energy Economist Niven Winchester investigates the economic ...

A visiting scientist since June 2009, Niven Winchester has officially joined the Joint Program as an Environmental Energy Economist. A native of New Zealand, Niven broadly focuses his research on evaluating the economic costs and impacts of climate change policies and ...

Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change

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