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PostJuly 11, 2024

Study finds health risks in switching ships from diesel to ammonia fuel

A new study led by MIT scientists reveals that burning ammonia in ship engines could still contribute to ozone pollution while causing serious impacts on air quality.

PostJune 7, 2024

Improving working environments amid environmental distress

Namrata Kala, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, often studies environmental problems and their effects on workers and firms.

PostJune 5, 2024

Reducing carbon emissions from long-haul trucks

MIT Energy Initiative

Based on a series of analytical studies, MIT chemical engineers have come up with an idea that would enable long-haul trucks to use clean-burning hydrogen in place of diesel fuel, thereby reducing their carbon emissions. Left to right: Sayandeep Biswas, William Green, and Kariana Moreno Sader are now building an experiment to test and fine-tune equipment key to their promising approach.

PostMay 28, 2024

Convening for cultural change

An urban studies and planning major with minors in anthropology and biology, Cindy Xie is also earning her master’s degree in city planning in a dual degree program.

PostApril 4, 2024

The heat is on: Accelerating climate action at a time of record-breaking te...

MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy

MIT Global Change Forum panel on climate communications

PostFebruary 13, 2024

Study measures the psychological toll of wildfires

Wildfires in Southeast Asia significantly affect the moods of people in many neighboring countries, with people becoming more upset if fires originate outside their own country, according to a new study analyzing social media activity. Pictured is a 2019 forest fire in Central Kalimantan.

PostFebruary 12, 2024

Study: Global deforestation leads to more mercury pollution

Researchers studied the impact of deforestation on the global mercury cycle and found that deforestation accounts for about 10 percent of global human-made mercury emissions.

PostJanuary 17, 2024

K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research Center will prioritize innovat...

Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Center founder Lisa Yang (left) sits with GEAR Center director Amos Winter, MIT associate professor of mechanical engineering.

PostJanuary 2, 2024

Climate action, here and now

Hsu’s projects frequently yield practical and concrete steps for climate action.

PostDecember 7, 2023

MIT students win Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center sustainability award

Anna Kwon (left) and Nicole Doering

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