![“For China, it looks like industrial growth [has the greatest impact on water shortages] as people get wealthier,” Charles Fant says. “In India, population growth has a huge effect. It varies by region.”](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201603/MIT-WaterChina.jpg?itok=gsXDDhia)
MIT Energy Initiative and AVANGRID to study the future of the electricity industry
A new collaboration could inform New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative by simulating the impact of distributed resources on the power system.
Forming patches boosts bacterial life
By clustering, cells can work together to survive challenging environments, MIT researchers show.
White House features newly launched MIT Climate CoLab Energy-Water Nexus Contest
MIT Climate CoLab contest featured by the White House on United Nations World Water Day.
Getting the world to turn down the heat
Top U.N. climate advisor highlights successes in Paris, challenges ahead.
Crowdsourcing contest to focus on reducing campus emissions
MIT challenges the community to identify cutting-edge solutions to reach carbon reduction goals.
Q&A: John Hansman on the first global standards for aircraft emissions
Aviation is “a critical link in solving worldwide environmental challenges,” says MIT professor.
Agreement on climate-related action reached by MIT administration and student-led group
Four-part plan signals effort to build on last year’s climate action plan, and an end to months-long protest.
Whales dine with their own kind
Mapping whale calls, researchers find the predators feed in species-specific hotspots.
New theory of deep-ocean sound waves may aid tsunami detection
Surface waves can trigger powerful sound waves that race through the deep ocean, study suggests.
Well-maintained roadways improve fuel efficiency
Research aims to encourage decision makers to think of infrastructure as part of the solution in a carbon constrained environment.
Green eelgrass, blue carbon
MIT Sea Grant is working with several partners to quantify the carbon storage of eelgrass beds in Massachusetts.
Stories from the swamp
Graduate student Alison Hoyt gets knee deep in the exploration of carbon cycling in the peat swamp forests of Borneo.
Will we ever stop using fossil fuels?
Not without a carbon tax, suggests a study by an MIT economist.