Reducing carbon emissions from residential heating: A pathway forward
A new MIT study identifies steps that can lower not only emissions, but also costs, across the combined electric power and natural gas industries that now supply heating fuels.
A new MIT study identifies steps that can lower not only emissions, but also costs, across the combined electric power and natural gas industries that now supply heating fuels.
MIT study finds a diversified portfolio of carbon dioxide removal options delivers the best return on investment.
Special report describes targets for advancing technologically feasible and economically viable strategies.
An experiment in Amsterdam suggests providing better information to people can help move them out of “energy poverty.”
Professor Evan Lieberman describes new research in which he and colleagues find a sharp partisan divide over providing aid to poor nations.
Political scientist Ariel White studies people on the margins of U.S. politics to see if they might participate more fully in our system of government.
Industrial policy is said to have sparked huge growth in East Asia. Two MIT economists say the numbers tell a more complex story.
In a recent commentary, a team from MIT, Equality AI, and Boston University highlights the gaps in regulation for AI models and non-AI algorithms in health care.
Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu has long studied technology-driven growth. Here’s how he’s thinking about AI’s effect on the economy.
First organized MIT delegation highlights the Institute's growing commitment to addressing climate change by showcasing research on biodiversity conservation, AI, and the role of local communities.
As a child, a civil war drove Mlen-Too Wesley out of Liberia. As an adult, he has returned and is applying what he learned in an MITx MicroMasters program to help the West African nation thrive.
MIT students traveled to Washington to speak to representatives from federal executive agencies.
Study shows how smart policies could address competing land-use needs.
In a talk at MIT, White House science advisor Arati Prabhakar outlined challenges in medicine, climate, and AI, while expressing resolve to tackle hard problems.
The MIT Sloan professor has become a leading energy economist through original studies that can inform our global climate response.