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Here are CLIMATE-RELATED IAP offerings for 2007 from CEEPR and the Joint
Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change; including one from
Economics on Feb. 1. Please post and share with others in your
departments. Thanks. tzh<br><br>
<font size=4><b>Climate Change 101: The Science and Potential
Impacts</b></font> <br>
<i>Masahiro Sugiyama, Daniel Enderton</i> <br>
<font size=2>Thu Jan 11, 02-04:00pm, E40-496<br><br>
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up</font> <br>
<font size=2>Single session event</font> <br><br>
Confused about global warming? Want to know the science behind the
headlines? Led by graduate students studying climate science, this
session will cover the basic science of climate change while highlighting
what is certain and what is not. There will be an overview of active
research areas including the recent peer-reviewed literature and
scientific reports that have made headlines. <br>
Contact: Therese Henderson, E40-428, x3-7492, tzh@mit.edu <br>
Sponsor: Joint Program/Science and Policy of Global Change <br>
Cosponsor: Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences <br>
<font size=2>Latest update: 05-Dec-2006</font> <br><br>
<font size=4><b>Climate Change 101: Economics and Policy</b></font> <br>
<i>Valerie J. Karplus</i> <br>
<font size=2>Thu Jan 18, 02-04:00pm, E40-496<br><br>
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up</font> <br>
<font size=2>Single session event</font> <br><br>
Concerned about climate change but unsure how our policy options stack
up? This session presents the basic economics of climate policy design
and offers several techniques for comparing among alternatives. Topics to
be covered include emissions taxes versus caps, the Kyoto Protocol, and
the role of developing countries. No formal economics training is
required. <br>
Contact: Therese Henderson, E40-428, x3-7492, tzh@mit.edu <br>
Sponsor: Joint Program/Science and Policy of Global Change <br>
Cosponsor: Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences <br>
<font size=2>Latest update: 05-Dec-2006</font> <br><br>
<font size=4><b>Climate Change: Boston Underwater Walking Tour</b></font>
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<i>Matt Alvarado</i> <br>
<font size=2>Thu Jan 25, 12-04:00pm, E40-496<br><br>
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up</font> <br>
<font size=2>Single session event</font> <br><br>
Cold weather got you down? Join us for a tour of Boston’s potential
future under climate change, where the winters are 10 °F warmer, the
summers feel like those in South Carolina today, and the Red Sox are
underwater (although the Green Monster is still high and dry). As we walk
along the future coastline, we’ll discuss the science of climate change,
the potential risks to Boston and the Northeast, the difficulties in
predicting the future climate and what can be done to minimize the risks
of catastrophic change. Stops will include the Boston Public Garden, the
Haymarket, and the Freedom Trail. We will stop somewhere along the way
for lunch. <br>
Contact: Therese Henderson, E40-428, x3-7492, tzh@mit.edu <br>
Sponsor: Joint Program/Science and Policy of Global Change <br>
Cosponsor: Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences <br>
<font size=2>Latest update: 05-Dec-2006</font> <br><br>
<font size=4><b>The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: A Discussion of
the Stern Review</b></font> <br>
<i>Paul Joskow</i> <br>
<font size=2>Thu Feb 1, 01:30-03:30pm, E51-315<br><br>
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up</font> <br>
<font size=2>Single session event</font> <br><br>
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: A Discussion of the Stern
Review<br><br>
Panel discussion of the Stern Review assessment of evidence on impacts
and costs of climate change using different techniques to assess costs
and risks concluding there is still time to avoid the worst impacts if we
take strong action now.<br><br>
Professor Robert M. Solow, Institute Professor and Professor of Economics
Emeritus (Moderator)<br>
Professor Paul L. Joskow, MIT Economics<br>
Professor Stephen Ansolabehere, MIT Political Science<br>
Dr. A. Denny Ellerman, MIT CEEPR<br>
Professor Henry Jacoby, MIT Sloan School and Joint Program/Global
Change<br>
Professor Ronald Prinn, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and
Planetary Sciences and Center for Global Change Science<br>
Dr. John Reilly, MIT Joint Program/Global Change<br>
Dr. John Parsons, MIT CEEPR <br>
Web:
<a href="http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/stern_review_economics_climate_change/stern_review_report.cfm">
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/stern_review_economics_climate_change/stern_review_report.cfm</a>
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Contact: Paul Joskow, pjoskow@mit.edu <br>
Sponsor: Economics <br>
<font size=2>Latest update: 03-Jan-2007</font> </body>
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