A breakthrough on “loss and damage,” but also disappointment, at UN climate conference
Delegates from MIT attended COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where international climate negotiations went down to the wire.
Delegates from MIT attended COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where international climate negotiations went down to the wire.
Scientists have confirmed that a “stabilizing feedback” on 100,000-year timescales keeps global temperatures in check.
MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future.
Desiree Plata's research focuses on developing technologies and strategies for environmental sustainability.
Climate modeling shows that this summer’s devastating European heat wave may indeed be a harbinger of the future for that region.
Study highlights pathways to cut emissions and lower climate and health risks.
With over 200 published papers, multiple books, and countless media appearances, Emanuel’s 41 years at MIT have been marked by influential research into hurricane formation and climate change outreach.
A distributed sensor network may help researchers identify the physical processes contributing to diminishing sea ice in the planet’s fastest-warming region.
In annual T.T. and W.F. Chao Distinguished Buddhist Lecture Series, Baker takes up “Environment, Ethics and Embodiment: Buddhist Approaches to Climate Change.”
Natural world philosophies are a source of solutions.
The grants total over $1 million in support of research that addresses issues in the water and food sectors.
Study finds activating a Clean Air Act provision could deliver major climate, health, and economic benefits.
Workshop hosted by MIT’s Climate and Sustainability Consortium, MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, and the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing highlights how new approaches to computing can save energy and help the planet.
New study reveals multiple pathways for a successful energy transition by 2050.
Over the past four years, the mechanical engineering community at MIT has utilized their diverse skills and passions to develop solutions for the health of the planet.