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

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    • Next Steps in Tax Reform 

      Jacoby, Henry D; Montgomery, David; Yuan, Mei (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2018-04)
      The GOP tax reform, now adopted as the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, was intended to cut business taxes to stimulate investment, lower some personal taxes, eliminate deductions and tax credits to help pay for the tax reductions, ...

    • The Economic, Energy and Emissions Impacts of Climate Policy in South Korea 

      Winchester, Niven Stewart; Reilly, John M (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2018-03)
      Using an economy-wide model, we evaluate the impact of policies to meet South Korea’s Paris pledge to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 37% relative to those under business as usual (BAU) in 2030. Simulated BAU ...

    • Evaluating India’s climate targets: the implications of economy-wide and sector specific policies 

      Singh, Arun; Winchester, Niven Stewart; Karplus, Valerie Jean (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2018-03)
      We employ a numerical economy-wide model of India with energy sector detail to simulate the impact of India’s commitments to the Paris Climate Agreement. We simulate targets for reducing CO2 emissions intensity of GDP via ...