Transforming the U.S. transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges
MIT Energy Initiative report provides recommendations for reductions in light-duty vehicle energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
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MIT develops nontoxic way of generating portable power
Battery substitutes produce current by burning fuel-coated carbon nanotubes like a fuse.
Getting the world to turn down the heat
Top U.N. climate advisor highlights successes in Paris, challenges ahead.
Crowdsourcing contest to focus on reducing campus emissions
MIT challenges the community to identify cutting-edge solutions to reach carbon reduction goals.
“Big meets small” at annual MIT Energy Conference
Speakers describe energy solutions at varying scales, and need for further progress.
Christine Lagarde: Thinking globally, speaking locally
IMF managing director calls for new technology, shifting policy to meet population growth.
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz touts great opportunities in energy
New international agreement on “Mission Innovation” could lead to major progress on climate change.
Agreement on climate-related action reached by MIT administration and student-led group
Four-part plan signals effort to build on last year’s climate action plan, and an end to months-long protest.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz to deliver keynote address at MIT Energy Conference
Moniz joins global energy leaders from industry, government, and academia speaking at student-organized conference on March 4 and 5.
New theory of deep-ocean sound waves may aid tsunami detection
Surface waves can trigger powerful sound waves that race through the deep ocean, study suggests.
Solar cells as light as a soap bubble
Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells from MIT research could find many new uses.
Call for MIT Portugal PhD and executive master's is now open
MIT Portugal PhD and executive master's programs are soliciting applications for 2016-17.
MIT Energy Initiative and Exelon collaborate on clean energy research through MITEI’s Low-Carbon Centers
Exelon’s MITEI membership will support research including energy storage, smarter grids, advanced nuclear generation, and solar energy.
Will we ever stop using fossil fuels?
Not without a carbon tax, suggests a study by an MIT economist.