Earth Day + seed funding = greener MIT labs
MIT’s Environment, Health and Safety Office gave out $5,000 in seed money on April 22 as part of its Green Lab contest.
Team wins prize for bringing rentable refrigeration to India’s food supply chain
Modular boxes that keep food shipments fresh win Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize.
Higher coal use in Asia could increase water stress
Aerosol emissions would slow warming but suppress rainfall.
MIT outlines progress on its five-year climate action plan
Progress report underscores strong collaboration across campus to address climate change.
How much of a difference will the Paris Agreement make?
MIT study projects end-of-century climate under different scenarios.
Study: Ancient tectonic activity was trigger for ice ages
Continental shifting may have acted as a natural mechanism for extreme carbon sequestration.
App that provides “nutrition receipts” for groceries wins IDEAS Global Challenge
Twelve teams competing in social-entrepreneurship competition split $97,500 in cash prizes.
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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.