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June 2015

Study Finds Costs of Residential Energy Efficiency Investments are Double the Benefits

New evidence supports the need for additional policy solutions to confront climate change while more field evidence is gathered to identify the most beneficial energy efficiency investments.

Research Summary

NYT: Climate Change Calls for Science, Not Hope

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Mumbai sees a rise in TB cases on poor air quality

Michael Greenstone and his co-authors, in their paper for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, calculated that an extra 100 mg/cm of RSPM will bring down life expectancy by about three years.

 


Energy @UChi

Authors explain weak Asian Monsoon circulation and Pacific jet stream response to increased CO2 concentration

Via UChicago Geophysical Sciences
Assistant Professor Tiffany Shaw and Aiko Voigt use global climate models and novel idealized aquaplanet model simulations to explain the weak Asian Monsoon circulation and Pacific jet stream response to increased CO2 concentration.  
 

Philadelphia’s Sustainability Director on the Changing Climate for Climate Leadership

Via Chicago Policy Review
Katherine Gajewski reflects on the rising tide of local government collaboration to address climate change in the face of gridlock at the federal and state levels.


How the harm of climate change could explode exponentially down the road

Via The Week
A new paper by Raymond Pierrehumbert, Dorian Abbot and Jonah Bloch-Johnson poses the question: What if there are hidden time bombs in the way that climate sensitivity works?

VIDEO - US-China Forum: Spotlight on Climate Change

Missed our China event in May? Now you can watch it in full. 

Shanghai Daily: Scholars from U.S., China discuss climate change issues in Chicago 

US-China Forum: Spotlight on Climate Change

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Reuters: Pope's climate change encyclical could sway U.S. opinion: scientists

Michael Greenstone adds that it is becoming "increasingly uncomfortable and complicated" to deny climate change.




 


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Computation Institute:  


The Farm-to-Table Impact of Climate Change
Via UChicago Computation Institute
Scientists are focusing their attention on how climate change will affect crop yield, farming practices, and food security for the world, and the massive implications for economics and health. One of them, Joshua Elliott, is the author of a new book published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN.
 

Paulson Institute: 


Paulson Institute and National Development Reform Commission launch collaboration on national park system development in China

Paulson Institute launches Coastal Wetland Conservation Network in China

Climate Change, Air Quality and the Economy: Integrating Policy for China’s Economic and Environmental Prosperity

A Better Approach to Intellectual Property?: Lessons from the US-China Clean Energy Research Center

California Dreaming: How a Chinese Battery Firm Began Making Electric Buses in America

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June 23, 2015

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Beyond UChi

Argonne National Lab:


Argonne analysis shows increased carbon intensity from Canadian oil sands
Study shows gasoline and diesel refined from Canadian oil sands have a higher carbon impact than fuels derived from conventional domestic crude sources.

X-ray imaging reveals secrets in battery materials
Imaging and data analysis techniques offer new approach to probing material properties.

Lab Making Progress on Advanced Battery Storage for Cars, Grid, House Panel Told
Via Bloomberg BNA
JCESR and Argonne are looking at new battery technology, moving beyond the lithium ion technology that has been around for more than 25 years.

In New York City and Chicago, the smart city is here — and it's keeping track of everything
Via Business Insider
Argonne and the Computation Institute are using high technology to create "smart cities" through the Array of Things project. 
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