Center for Global Change Science: Recent submissions
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A Strategy for a Global Observing System for Verification of National Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2011-06)With the risks of climate change becoming increasingly evident, there is growing discussion regarding international treaties and national regulations to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Enforcement of such agreements ... -
Future Yield Growth: What Evidence from Historical Data?
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2011-05)The potential future role of biofuels has become an important topic in energy legislation as it is seen as a potential low carbon alternative to conventional fuels. Hence, future yield growth is an important topic from ... -
The Impact of Climate Policy on U.S. Aviation
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2011-04)We evaluate the impact of an economy-wide cap-and-trade policy on U.S. aviation taking the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R.2454) as a representative example. We use an economywide model to estimate the ...


