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Health Damages from Air Pollution in China
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2011-03)
In China, elevated levels of urban air pollution result in substantial adverse health impacts for its large and rapidly growing urban population. An expanded version of the Emissions Prediction and Policy Analysis (EPPA), ...
The Influence on Climate Change of Differing Scenarios for Future Development Analyzed Using the MIT Integrated Global System Model
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2008-09)
A wide variety of scenarios for future development have played significant roles in climate policy discussions. This paper presents projections of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations, sea level rise due to thermal expansion ...
Uncertainty in Greenhouse Emissions and Costs of Atmospheric Stabilization
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2008-11)
We explore the uncertainty in projections of emissions, and costs of atmospheric stabilization applying the MIT Emissions Prediction and Policy Analysis model, a computable general equilibrium model of the global economy. ...
Unintended Environmental Consequences of a Global Biofuels Program
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2009-01)
Biofuels are being promoted as an important part of the global energy mix to meet the climate change challenge. The environmental costs of biofuels produced with current technologies at small scales have been studied, but ...
The Future of Global Water Stress: An Integrated Assessment
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2014-01)
We assess the ability of global water systems, resolved at 282 large river basins or Assessment Sub Regions (ASRs), to the meet water requirements over the coming decades under integrated projections of socioeconomic growth ...
Integrated Economic and Climate Projections for Impact Assessment
(MIT Joint Program, 2013-05)
We designed scenarios for impact assessment that explicitly address policy choices and uncertainty in climate response. Economic projections and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions for the “no climate policy” scenario ...
Prospects for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles in the United States and Japan: A General Equilibrium Analysis
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2009-04)
The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) may offer a potential near term, low carbon alternative to today's gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles. A representative vehicle technology that runs on electricity in addition ...
The Cost of Climate Policy in the United States
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2009-04)
We consider the cost of meeting emissions reduction targets consistent with a G8 proposal of a 50 percent global reduction in emissions by 2050, and an Obama Administration proposal of an 80 percent reduction over this ...
Measuring Welfare Loss Caused by Air Pollution in Europe: A CGE Analysis
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2009-08)
To evaluate the socio-economic impacts of air pollution, we develop an integrated approach based on computable general equilibrium (CGE). Applying our approach to Europe shows that even there, where air quality is relatively ...
A Forward Looking Version of the MIT Emissions Prediction and Policy Analysis (EPPA) Model
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2008-05)
This paper documents a forward looking multi-regional general equilibrium model developed from the latest version of the recursive-dynamic MIT Emissions Prediction and Policy Analysis (EPPA) model. The model represents ...