How a holistic strategy can minimize risks and disruptions By Mark Dwortzan | MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy Global climate change and the ongoing transition to clean energy sources are delivering a one-two-punch to transportation …
MIT has an unparalleled history of bringing together interdisciplinary teams to solve pressing problems — think of the development of radar during World War II, or leading the international coalition that cracked the code of the human genome — but the …
Fusion energy has the potential to enable the energy transition from fossil fuels, enhance domestic energy security, and power artificial intelligence. Private companies have already invested more than $8 billion to develop commercial fusion and seize the …
Kara Miller: I’m Kara Miller. Rob Stoner: And I’m Rob Stoner. KM: And from the MIT Energy Initiative, this is What if it works?—a podcast looking at the energy solutions for climate change. Today we talk to a serial entrepreneur who insists sustainable …
“Close your eyes and imagine we are on the same team. Same arena. Same jersey. And the game is on the line,” Jaylen Brown, the 2024 NBA Finals MVP for the Boston Celtics, said to a packed room of about 200 people at the recent Day of Climate event at the …
David L. Chandler The accumulation of microplastics in the environment, and within our bodies, is an increasingly worrisome issue. But predicting where these ubiquitous particles will accumulate, and therefore where remediation efforts should be focused, …
This story by MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellow Carolyn Beans was originally published in Lancaster Farming, where it appears with additional photos. It is part of a series of articles on climate-smart dairy. Walk down the dairy aisle in many …
Hydrogen has the potential to be a climate-friendly fuel since it doesn’t release carbon dioxide when used as an energy source. Currently, however, most methods for producing hydrogen involve fossil fuels, making hydrogen less of a “green” fuel over its …
For weeks, the whiteboard in the lab was crowded with scribbles, diagrams, and chemical formulas. A research team across the Olivetti Group and the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) was working intensely on a key problem: How can we reduce the amount …
“Class of 2025, are you ready?” This was the question Hashim Sarkis, dean of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, posed to the graduating class at the school’s Advanced Degree Ceremony at Kresge Auditorium on May 29. The response was enthusiastic …
LHF: Hello, and welcome to Today I Learned: Climate, the climate change podcast from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I’m Laur Hesse Fisher. Today’s drivers are buying a lot more electric vehicles, or EVs as they’re also known. In fact, from just …
This story by MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellow Carolyn Beans was originally published in Lancaster Farming, where it appears with additional photos. It is part of a series of articles on climate-smart dairy. At Ar-Joy Farms in Cochranville, …
This semester, MIT D-Lab students built prototype solutions to help farmers in Afghanistan, people living in informal settlements in Argentina, and rural poultry farmers in Cameroon. The projects span continents and collectively stand to improve thousands …
Long before she stepped into a lab, Ananda Santos Figueiredo was stargazing in Brazil, captivated by the cosmos and feeding her curiosity of science through pop culture, books, and the internet. She was drawn to astrophysics for its blend of visual wonder …
David L. Chandler Batteries are nearing their limits in terms of how much power they can store for a given weight. That’s a serious obstacle for energy innovation and the search for new ways to power airplanes, trains, and ships. Now, researchers at MIT …
By Mark Dwortzan | MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy The long-term aspirational goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change is to cap global warming at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and thereby reduce the frequency and severity of …
Boston Business Journal reporter Eli Chavez spotlights Sublime Systems, an MIT startup “focused on low-carbon cement production.” “Sublime’s mission is to have a swift and massive impact measured in the amount of cement we produce and sell,” says CEO Leah …
This story by MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellow Nina Ignaczak was originally published in Planet Detroit, where it appears with additional photos and resources. It is the second in a series of articles that investigates how Michigan's food …
This story by MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellow Nina Ignaczak was originally published in Planet Detroit, where it appears with additional photos and resources. It is the third in a series of articles that investigates how Michigan's food …
Separating crude oil into products such as gasoline, diesel, and heating oil is an energy-intensive process that accounts for about 6 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions. Most of that energy goes into the heat needed to separate the components by their …
