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PostMarch 31, 2025

For plants, urban heat islands don’t mimic global warming

Meghan Blumstein studied red oak genotypes across New England, concentrating on trees that were within reach in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She then collaborated with people doing research at the Harvard Forest, a research forest in rural central Massachusetts.

PostFebruary 20, 2025

3 Questions: Exploring the limits of carbon sequestration

Rincon de la Vieja, an active volcano in Costa Rica, experiences elevated levels of carbon dioxide due to its volcanic activity, where CO2 naturally seeps from cracks in the volcano's foundation, creating a unique environment for studying the effects of how plants might respond to rising global CO2 levels.

PostFebruary 19, 2025

Reducing carbon emissions from residential heating: A pathway forward

MIT Energy Initiative

A modeling study by an MIT team has shown that electrifying residential heating can be a substantial step toward reducing carbon emissions, as well as costs, over the combined electricity and natural gas sectors. Here, the team poses beside a high-efficiency electric heat pump system that provides heating to the home, replacing the natural gas-fired furnace. Left to right: Audun Botterud, Saurabh Amin, Rahman Khorramfar, Morgan Santoni-Colvin, and Leslie Norford. Not pictured: Dharik Mallapragada.

PostFebruary 11, 2025

Creating smart buildings with privacy-first sensors

Butlr uses insights from low-resolution thermal cameras and an analytics platform to make buildings more efficient and safe.

PostJanuary 21, 2025

The multifaceted challenge of powering AI

MIT Energy Initiative

There are now over 5,000 data centers in the United States, like this one in northern Virginia, and new ones are being built every day.

PostJanuary 17, 2025

Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact

MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.

PostJanuary 13, 2025

Q&A: The climate impact of generative AI

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Vijay Gadepally, a senior staff member in the Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center, discusses steps the research community can take to help mitigate the environmental impact of generative AI.

PostJanuary 13, 2025

Study shows how households can cut energy costs

Giving people better data about their energy use, plus some coaching, can help them substantially reduce their consumption and costs, according to a study by MIT researchers in Amsterdam.

PostDecember 6, 2024

So you want to build a solar or wind farm? Here’s how to decide where.

PostNovember 26, 2024

Is there enough land on Earth to fight climate change and feed the world?

A study led by MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy researchers shows that there is enough land to support efforts to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius while addressing competing needs for long-term food security and ecosystem health.

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