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News Archive

Spring 2008

Tufts Climate Initiative
Anja Kollmuss and Benjamin Bowell of the Tufts Climate Initiative have just completed a study that examines the growing market for voluntary carbon offsets. Their report “Voluntary Offsets for Air-Travel Carbon Emissions: Evaluations and Recommendations of Voluntary Offsets Companies” takes a look at 13 companies and organizations selling offsets to individuals. More info >

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Professors Moomaw & Najam comment on their involvement in the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the fourth assessment report that IPCC recently produced.
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As part of Energy and Climate Forum, CIERP will co-host the following events:
Frank Ackerman, Director of the Research and Policy Program, GDAE, “Much Less Wrong: Stern, Nordhaus, and the Economics of Climate Change”; Wednesday, March 5th, 5:30pm, Mugar 200