A Little Policy Goes a Long Way

Analyzing the effects of air quality co-benefits in Greenhouse Gas-reducing policies and thinking about how this is important in the international policy world.

As happens often in the complex realms of environmental and earth sciences, sometimes…

Muddy Waters

Uncertainty in Mean Sea Level Predictions and Its Impact on Adaptation Planning

REDD-y for Change

The Importance of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)

When people ask me what I want to do with my life, I usually respond with a vague, yet true, answer: “I want to make a difference.” As I continue my sophomore year at MIT, life seems…

Slow but Steady Progress

A Reflections on the UNFCCC COP-20 Negotiations and Outcomes

Risky Business

Adapting to the realities of climate change

An Assessment of the First Multilateral Assessment:

What went on during the 1st multinational assessment working group meeting on December 6, 2014

My morning started today with a frantic run to my dorm’s dining hall to try to get breakfast before the exciting events…

Checks and Balances

Recap of the Multilateral Assessment Working Group Session (Part 4)

Ready for the Field Tests of Solar Climate Engineering?

Despite more than 20 years of international negotiation and cooperation, man-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions keep rising, increasing the global average temperature continuously. Scientists pointed out explicitly that to avoid pervasive and irreversible impacts on…