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PostSeptember 19, 2023

Economic Implications of the Climate Provisions of the Inflation Reduction ...

MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research

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 7, 2023

Technologies for water conservation and treatment move closer to commercial...

(From left to right:) Cem Tasan, Andrew Whittle, and Fábio Duarte

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

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 27, 2023

Explained: The 1.5 C climate benchmark

To prevent worsening and potentially irreversible effects of climate change, the world’s average temperature should not exceed that of preindustrial times by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). By why 1.5 degrees Celsius?

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 24, 2023

Supporting sustainability, digital health, and the future of work

The MIT and Accenture Convergence Initiative for Industry and Technology has selected three new research projects to support, led by (from left to right) Jessika Trancik, Anette Hosoi, and Thomas Malone.

PostAugust 24, 2023

Dyanna Jaye: Bringing the urgency of organizing to climate policy

MCP student and Sunrise Movement co-founder Dyanna Jaye seeks to embed climate action into all levels of government. Her goal: a transition that “decarbonizes our economy while also building good jobs and protecting the fundamental things that we need in our life.”

PostAugust 23, 2023

Bringing sustainable and affordable electricity to all

MIT Energy Initiative

Reja Amatya PhD ’12, Waya Energy president and co-founder, says that electrifying Rwanda will help provide new opportunities for work, education, and connections — and the ability to charge cellphones, currently an expensive and inconvenient undertaking in many locations.

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