MIT Open Access Articles

Air quality co-benefits of carbon pricing in China

Li, Mingwei; Zhang, Da; Li, Chiao-Ting; Mulvaney, Kathleen M; Selin, Noelle E; e.a. (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-05)

Climate policies targeting energy-related CO2 emissions, which act on a global scale over long time horizons, can result in localized, near-term reductions in both air pollution and adverse human health impacts. Focusing ...
Impact of ocean acidification on the structure of future phytoplankton communities

Dutkiewicz, Stephanie; Morris, J Jeffrey; Follows, Michael J; Scott, Jeffery; Levitan, Orly; e.a. (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2015-11)

Phytoplankton form the foundation of the marine food web and regulate key biogeochemical processes. These organisms face multiple environmental changes, including the decline in ocean pH (ocean acidification) caused by ...
Responsible or reckless? A critical review of the environmental and climate assessments of mineral supply chains

Calderon, Jordan Lee; Bazilian, Morgan; Sovacool, B; Greene, Suzanne (IOP Publishing, 2020-10-13)

This paper critically reviews and identifies gaps in the methodologies used to analyze the environmental impacts of mineral and metal global supply chains. Of specific focus are assessments of the extraction and production ...