Center for Global Change Science: Recent submissions
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Estimating the potential of U.S. urban infrastructure albedo enhancement as climate mitigation in the face of climate variability
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2017-09)The climate mitigation potential of U.S. urban infrastructure albedo enhancement is explored using multidecadal regional climate simulations. Increasing albedo from 0.2 to 0.4 results in summer daytime surface temperature ... -
A Win-Win Solution to Abate Aviation CO2 Emissions
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2017-08)We outline a benchmark carbon dioxide (CO2) intensity system with tradable permits for the aviation industry that will incent in-sector emission abatement opportunities that cost less than the social cost of carbon (SCC). ... -
Application of the Analogue Method to Modeling Heat Waves: A Case Study With Power Transformers
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2017-08)Large power transformers (LPTs) are critical yet increasingly vulnerable components of the power grid. More frequent and intense heat waves or high temperatures can degrade their operational lifetime and thereby increase ...
