Topic
Greenhouse gases
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A new approach to carbon capture
Researchers design an effective treatment for both exhaust and ambient air.
July 9, 2020 -
Stiffer roadways could improve truck fuel efficiency
Study finds simple changes in road resurfacing practices could improve gas mileage for heavy vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
June 11, 2020 -
Peatland drainage in Southeast Asia adds to climate change
Study reveals drainage, deforestation of the region’s peatlands, which leads to fires, greenhouse emissions, land subsidence.
June 4, 2020 -
Susan Solomon earns Killian Award, MIT’s highest faculty honor
Atmospheric chemist is recognized for her “leadership in working toward real-world solutions to address the global climate crisis.”
May 13, 2020 -
Can financial disclosure of climate risk accelerate climate action?
Online panel discussion hosted by MIT explores best practices for mitigating climate-related risk.
April 16, 2020 -
Emissions of several ozone-depleting chemicals are larger than expected
Recovering and safely destroying the sources of these chemicals could speed ozone recovery and reduce climate change.
March 17, 2020 -
New approach to sustainable building takes shape in Boston
A five-story mixed-use structure in Roxbury represents a new kind of net-zero-energy building, made from wood.
March 4, 2020 -
MIT continues to advance toward greenhouse gas reduction goals
Investments in energy efficiency projects, sustainable design elements essential as campus transforms.
February 21, 2020 -
Reducing risk, empowering resilience to disruptive global change
Workshop highlights how MIT research can guide adaptation at local, regional, and national scales.
January 23, 2020 -
Students propose plans for a carbon-neutral campus
Students in class 2.S999 (Solving for Carbon Neutrality at MIT) are charged with developing plans to make MIT’s campus carbon neutral by 2060.
January 17, 2020 -
Zeroing in on decarbonization
Wielding complex algorithms, nuclear science and engineering doctoral candidate Nestor Sepulveda spins out scenarios for combating climate change.
January 15, 2020 -
Pathways to a low-carbon future
A new study looks at how the global energy mix could change over the next 20 years.
January 9, 2020 -
The uncertain role of natural gas in the transition to clean energy
MIT study finds that challenges in measuring and mitigating leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, prove pivotal.
December 16, 2019 -
Taking the carbon out of construction with engineered wood
Substituting lumber for materials such as cement and steel could cut building emissions and costs.
December 11, 2019 -
Driving toward a healthier planet
Materials Day speaker Brian Storey describes how the Toyota Research Institute is embracing machine learning to advance the use of electric vehicles.
November 7, 2019 -
MIT report provides guidance on climate-related financial disclosures
Recommendations could help companies deliver more useful disclosures to investors on risks they face due to climate change.
November 6, 2019 -
MIT engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from air
The process could work on the gas at any concentrations, from power plant emissions to open air.
October 24, 2019 -
Funding for sustainable concrete cemented for five more years
The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub will continue to study the environmental impacts of concrete and the hazard resilience of the built environment.
October 4, 2019 -
President Reif speaks at MIT Climate Symposium
October 2, 2019 -
Greener and fairer: Balancing pollution, energy prices, and household income
New research looks at how environmental taxes can work for everyone, in Spain and beyond.
September 25, 2019