Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Reports: Recent submissions

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    • Valuing Climate Impacts in Integrated Assessment Models: The MIT IGSM 

      Reilly, John; Paltsev, Sergey; Selin, Noelle E.; Cai, Yongxia; Nam, Kyung-Min; e.a. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2012-05-22)
      We discuss a strategy for investigating the impacts of climate change on Earth’s physical, biological and human resources and links to their socio-economic consequences. The features of the integrated global system framework ...

    • Permafrost, Lakes, and Climate-Warming Methane Feedback: What is the Worst We Can Expect? 

      Gao, X.; Schlosser, C.A.; Sokolov, A.; Walter Anthony, K.; Zhuang, Q.; e.a. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2012-05)
      Permafrost degradation is likely enhanced by climate warming. Subsequent landscape subsidence and hydrologic changes support expansion of lakes and wetlands. Their anaerobic environments can act as strong emission sources ...

    • Combining a New Vehicle Fuel Economy Standard with a Cap-and-Trade Policy: Energy and Economic Impact in the United States 

      Karplus, V.J.; Paltsev, S.; Babiker, M.; Reilly, J.M. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2012-05)
      The United States has adopted fuel economy standards that require increases in the on-road efficiency of new passenger vehicles, with the goal of reducing petroleum use, as well as (more recently) greenhouse gas (GHG) ...