Tracking US progress on the path to a decarbonized economy
The Clean Investment Monitor database, a new collaboration between MIT CEEPR and the Rhodium Group, shows $213 billion in clean technology and infrastructure investments in the last year.
Desirée Plata appointed co-director of the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium
Plata’s expertise in academics and industry will help advance the mission of the consortium and propel implementable climate solutions forward.
AI pilot programs look to reduce energy use and emissions on MIT campus
A cross-departmental team is leading efforts to utilize machine learning for increased efficiency in heating and cooling MIT’s buildings.
Jackson Jewett wants to design buildings that use less concrete
The PhD student is honing algorithms for designing large structures with less material — helping to shrink the construction industry’s huge carbon footprint.
Harnessing hydrogen’s potential to address long-haul trucking emissions
MIT researchers work to transform truck powertrain design, with support from the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium.
Technologies for water conservation and treatment move closer to commercialization
J-WAFS awards 2023 Solutions Grants to bring two water-related innovations to the market.
Study suggests energy-efficient route to capturing and converting CO2
The findings, based on a single electrochemical process, could help cut emissions from the hardest-to-decarbonize industries, such as steel and cement.
Device offers long-distance, low-power underwater communication
The system could be used for battery-free underwater communication across kilometer-scale distances, to aid monitoring of climate and coastal change.
Uncovering how biomes respond to climate change
Postdoc Leila Mirzagholi uses her background in physics to understand global warming's impact on the terrestrial carbon cycle.
Elsa Olivetti appointed associate dean of engineering
Materials science and engineering faculty member will oversee key programs and initiatives across the MIT School of Engineering.
3 Questions: How are cities managing record-setting temperatures?
Professor of urban and environmental planning David Hsu explains what municipal governments are doing as climate change accelerates.
Putting public service into practice
Through the PKG Public Service Center’s social impact internships, MIT students leverage their analytical, technical, and creative problem-solving skills for public good.
New clean air and water labs to bring together researchers, policymakers to find climate solutions
Labs in Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia will be led by J-PAL with support from Community Jameel.
Ms. Nuclear Energy is winning over nuclear skeptics
Kaylee Cunningham recognizes that her training as a PhD student in nuclear science and engineering could be for naught if myths continue to plague the industry. The activist is committed to helping — one TikTok at a time.
Explained: The 1.5 C climate benchmark
After a summer of weather extremes, where does the world stand in its goal to stem rising temps?