Climate Change Research
We support the development and implementation of effective policies for climate change mitigation and adaptation, drawing on our expertise in engineering, environmental science, and economics.
Focus Areas
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Industrial emissions
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Transportation emissions
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Landfill emissions
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Black and organic carbon
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Carbon sequestration
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Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
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Trifluoromethane (HFC-23)
Capabilities
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Study: Reducing Deforestation is Cost-Effective Climate Change Strategy
Tropical deforestation could be reduced by 50 percent for an annual cost between $17 and $30 billion, which would lower carbon dioxide emissions by about two billion metric tons per year, an amount equal to one-third of net U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study.