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PostMarch 22, 2024

Think globally, rebuild locally

Studying Amsterdam, MIT researchers found the optimal system for reusing construction materials has many local storage “hubs” that keep materials within a few miles of where they will be needed. The findings could help policymakers and urban planners develop circular economies of reused materials.

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 12, 2023

MIT campus goals in food, water, waste support decarbonization efforts

MIT Office of Sustainability

The 2030 Impact Goals for the MIT campus will help inform campus decarbonization efforts.

PostDecember 7, 2023

MIT students win Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center sustainability award

Anna Kwon (left) and Nicole Doering

PostNovember 21, 2023

Merging science and systems thinking to make materials more sustainable

Through teaching, research, and coalition building, professor of materials science and engineering Elsa Olivetti’s lifelong passion for sustainability bolters MIT’s efforts to combat climate change.

PodcastNovember 16, 2023

E6: A public health expert’s guide to climate change

TILclimate Podcast

PostOctober 26, 2023

Exploring E-waste Challenges through Regulatory Complexity Lens & Potential...

MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium

New white paper on electronic waste (e-waste), co-authored by MCSC and Apple, published this week.

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