Harnessing the world’s collective intelligence to deal with climate change
Climate Collaboratorium lets the public review the impacts of plans now being discussed and debated internationally
Assessing the impact of ‘Climategate’
At Dec. 10 forum, MIT faculty experts discussed what 'Climategate' really means for climate science and the ongoing policy negotiations in the Congress and at Copenhagen.
Massiah Foundation awards $80,000 to Terrascope Program
Massiah Foundation announces gift to support a field research trip during spring break in 2010.
Personalized Energy for One (x 6 Billion)
Lecture, with professor Daniel Nocera, presented by the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship
MIT goes to Copenhagen
Delegation of MIT professors, students and alumni attend historic global warming conference to present research and report on event
3 Questions: Henry Jacoby on Copenhagen
The co-director of MIT’s Global Change program discusses what to expect from the U.N. Climate Change Conference, and the effects of ‘Climategate’
Energy, behavior, and climate: Many answers, no miracles
BP CEO Tony Hayward Discusses the Harsh Realities at MITEI Colloquium
The politics of climate fixes
Judith Layzer says there’s no easy way out when it comes to climate change — but that geo-engineering might be a last-ditch solution.
3 Questions: Sergey Paltsev on the costs of climate-change legislation
MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change has pegged the annual cost of the proposed cap-and-trade legislation in Congress at $400 per U.S. household. But estimating the cost of doing nothing is far more difficult.
MIT Sloan launches "Clean Energy Ventures"
New workshop on building and sustaining clean energy businesses
Renewable fuels may have hidden costs, study says
New analysis shows that without proper regulation, biofuels programs aimed at curbing greenhouse gases could do just the opposite
How to limit risk of climate catastrophe
Comprehensive analysis of the odds of climate outcomes under different policy scenarios shows significant benefits from early actions.
MIT researchers outline a path for scaling clean hydrogen production
New paper shows how policymakers could encourage the nascent clean hydrogen industry without indirectly increasing its carbon emissions.