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PostSeptember 27, 2023

Improving US air quality, equitably

MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change

The power sector, which is the main target of current U.S. carbon emissions-reduction policies, contributes to national PM2.5-related exposure, but other sectors, such as industry and heavy-duty diesel transportation, can be a larger influence on exposure disparities.

PostSeptember 19, 2023

How to tackle the global deforestation crisis

Economists Ben Olken of MIT and Claire Balboni are authors of a new review paper examining the “revolution” in the study of deforestation brought about by satellites, and analyzing which kinds of policies might limit climate-altering deforestation. Pictured is deforestation occurring in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

PostSeptember 13, 2023

Pixel-by-pixel analysis yields insights into lithium-ion batteries

By mining X-ray images, MIT researchers have made significant new discoveries about the reactivity of lithium iron phosphate, a material used in batteries for electric cars and in other rechargeable batteries. In each pair pictured, actual particles are on the left and the researchers’ simulations are on the right.

PostSeptember 6, 2023

Zinc batteries that offer an alternative to lithium just got a big boost

MIT Technology Review

Manufacturing at Eos Energy

PostSeptember 5, 2023

Uncovering how biomes respond to climate change

Leila Mirzagholi, an MIT postdoc in civil and environmental engineering, applies her physics and mathematical background to her research in evaluating the impact climate change has on our global terrestrial carbon cycle.

PostSeptember 5, 2023

Exploring the Challenges and Potential of Voluntary Carbon Markets Through ...

MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium

PostSeptember 5, 2023

3 Questions: How are cities managing record-setting temperatures?

MIT Associate Professor David Hsu is an expert in city policies concerning climate change. Following record-setting heat in the summer of 2023, he describes what cities are now doing in response, and the possibilities for new policy measures.

PostAugust 25, 2023

More homes mean more heat. Can new building codes help save metro Phoenix f...

MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative

Construction cranes in Phoenix on July 13, 2023, the 14th day in a row of temperatures 110 degrees or more.

PostAugust 23, 2023

Job titles of the future: Chief heat officer

MIT Technology Review

Jane Gilbert

PostAugust 23, 2023

How new batteries could help your EV charge faster

MIT Technology Review

CATL's new Shenxing batteries could speed EV charging.

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