Social enterprises empower communities
MIT students launch social enterprises that work with communities to foster financial and environmental sustainability.
Measuring climate change action
MIT analysis informs a new EPA report on the effects of curbing climate change.
New insights into carbon emissions in China
New research takes a look at whether policies can curtail the growth of harmful greenhouse gases.
Climate-change committee submits community’s recommendations
Zuber seeks comments on report ahead of giving recommendations to Reif.
Bringing microgrids to rural villages
MIT team, working with villagers in India, designs peer-to-peer system to enable local power sharing.
New business app designed to reduce food waste
MIT Sloan MBA students found Spoiler Alert app to match surplus food inventory with those in need.
Thin coating on condensers could make power plants more efficient
Graphene layer one atom thick could quadruple rate of condensation heat transfer in generating plants.
Using desalination to address drought
Developed by Carlos Riva ’75, a California water plant will be the largest seawater desalination facility in the Western Hemisphere.
Crowdsourcing climate strategy
MIT Climate CoLab offers individuals a chance to propose and test their global plan to confront climate change.
Optical-chips team sweeps Clean Energy Prize
Team integrating fiber optics into computer chips takes home both grand prizes at annual contest.
Mario Molina: Don’t gamble with our climate future
In Compton Lecture, Nobel laureate debunks three climate change myths, suggests reframing risks.
MIT and Masdar Institute work together to transform an oil-based economy
Researchers collaborate on innovative water, energy, and next-generation technology projects.
Sustainability of the built environment
Professor Oral Buyukozturk has catalyzed multidisciplinary ventures to advance sustainable designs for infrastructure in Kuwait and elsewhere.
New program aims to commercialize innovations in food and water
“J-WAFS Solutions” will provide seed funding for promising new approaches to water, food supply.