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    • Natural Gas Pricing Reform in China: Getting Closer to a Market System? 

      Paltsev, S.; Zhang, D. (2015-08-31)
      Recent policy in China targets an increase in the contribution of natural gas to the nation’s energy supply. Historically, China’s natural gas prices have been highly regulated with a goal to protect consumers. The old ...

    • Natural Gas Pricing Reform in China: Getting Closer to a Market System? 

      Paltsev, S.; Zhang, D. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2015-07)
      Recent policy in China targets an increase in the contribution of natural gas to the nation’s energy supply. Historically, China’s natural gas prices have been highly regulated with a goal to protect consumers. The old ...

    • Necessary conditions for stabilization agreements 

      Yang, Zili.; Jacoby, Henry D. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1997-10)
      The Climate Convention calls for stabilization of atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. This paper considers the issues that must be faced in formulating a plan to meet any such target, using a proposed CO2 level ...

    • Needed : a realistic strategy for global warming 

      Jacoby, Henry D.; Prinn, Ronald G.; Schmalensee, Richard. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1997-08)
      Through a brief look at the science and economics of climate, the authors show that if climate change turns out to be a serious threat, an effective response will require a substantial and very long-term global effort. ...

    • Net primary production of terrestrial ecosystems in China and its equilibrium response to changes in climate and atmospheric CO₂ concentration 

      Xiao, Xiangming.; Melillo, Jerry M.; Kicklighter, David W.; Pan, Yude.; McGuire, A. David.; e.a. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1996-10)
      The Terrestrial Ecosystem Model (TEM, version 4.0) was used to estimate net primary production (NPP) in China for contemporary climate and NPP responses to elevated CO₂ and climate changes projected by three atmospheric ...

    • New data for representing irrigated agriculture in economy-wide models 

      Ledvina, Kirby J.; Winchester, Niven Stewart; Strzepek, Kenneth; Reilly, John M (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2017-10)
      We develop a framework to represent the value of irrigated crop production and the expansion potential of irrigated land within economy-wide models, providing integrated assessment capabilities for energy, land, and water ...

    • 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, ...

    • Non-Nuclear, Low-Carbon, or Both? The Case of Taiwan 

      Chen, Y.-H. Henry (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2012-12)
      The Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan has renewed debates on the safety of nuclear power, possibly hurting the role of nuclear power in efforts to limit CO2 emissions. I develop a dynamic economy-wide model of Taiwan ...

    • Obstacles to global CO₂ trading : a familiar problem 

      Ellerman, A. Denny. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1998-11)
      There are many obstacles to the development of an international CO₂ emissions trading system, but the biggest is a feature that is often assumed: the existence of a single national system. Once a national system is in ...

    • On the Correlation between Forcing and Climate Sensitivity 

      Sokolov, Andrei (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2010-08)
      The possible correlation between climate sensitivity and radiative forcing is studied using versions of the NCAR Community Atmospheric Model (CAM) model with different climate sensitivities. No such correlation was found ...

    • Over-Allocation or Abatement? A Preliminary Analysis of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Based on the 2005 Emissions Data 

      Ellerman, A. Denny.; Buchner, Barbara. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2006-12)
      This paper provides an initial analysis of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) based on the installation-level data for verified emissions and allowance allocations in the first trading year. Those data, ...

    • Ozone effects on net primary production and carbon sequestration in the conterminous United States using a biogeochemistry model 

      Felzer, Benjamin Seth.; Kicklighter, David W.; Melillo, Jerry M.; Wang, Chien.; Zhuang, Qianlai.; e.a. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2002-11)
      The effects of air pollution on vegetation may provide an important control on the carbon cycle that has not yet been widely considered. Prolonged exposure to high levels of ozone, in particular, has been observed to inhibit ...

    • Parameterization of urban sub-grid scale processes in global atmospheric chemistry models 

      Calbó, Josep.; Pan, Wen Wei.; Webster, Mort David.; Prinn, Ronald G.; McRae, Gregory J. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1997-07)
      We have derived a parameterization consisting of a set of analytical expressions that approximate the predictions by the CIT Urban Airshed Model for the net export to the environment (i.e., effective emissions) of several ...

    • Past and Future Effects of Ozone on Net Primary Production and Carbon Sequestration Using a Global Biogeochemical Model 

      Felzer, Benjamin Seth.; Reilly, John M.; Melillo, Jerry M.; Kicklighter, David W.; Wang, Chien.; e.a. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2003-10)
      Exposure of plants to ozone inhibits photosynthesis and therefore reduces vegetation production and carbon sequestration. Simulations with the Terrestrial Ecosystem Model (TEM) for the historical period (1860-1995) show ...

    • 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 ...

    • Potential Climatic Impacts and Reliability of Very Large-Scale Wind Farms 

      Prinn, Ronald G.; Wang, Chien (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2009-06)
      Meeting future world energy needs while addressing climate change requires large-scale deployment of low or zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission technologies such as wind energy. The widespread availability of wind power has ...

    • Potential Direct and Indirect Effects of Global Cellulosic Biofuel Production on Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Future Land-use Chage 

      Kicklighter, D.W.; Gurgel, A.; Melillo, J.; Paltsev, S. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2012-03)
      The production of cellulosic biofuels may have a large influence on future land emissions of greenhouse gases. These effects will vary across space and time depending on land-use policies, trade, and variations in ...

    • Potential Land Use Implications of a Global Biofuels Industry 

      Gurgel, Angelo C.; Reilly, John M.; Paltsev, Sergey. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2008-03)
      In this paper we investigate the potential production and implications of a global biofuels industry. We develop alternative approaches to the introduction of land as an economic factor input, in value and physical terms, ...

    • The Potential Wind Power Resource in Australia: A New Perspective 

      Hallgren, Willow; Gunturu, Udaya Bhaskar; Schlosser, C. Adam (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2014-02)
      Australia is considered to have very good wind resources, and the utilization of this renewable energy resource is increasing. Wind power installed capacity increased by 35% from 2006 to 2011 and is predicted to account ...

    • Primary aluminum production : climate policy, emissions and costs 

      Harnisch, Jochen.; Sue Wing, Ian.; Jacoby, Henry D.; Prinn, Ronald G. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1998-12)
      Climate policy regarding perfluorocarbons (PFCs) may have a significant influence on investment decisions in the production of primary aluminum. This work demonstrates an integrated analysis of the effectiveness and likely ...