Climate change
Getting the price right on climate
June 14, 2012
IMF-MIT study shows immediate — but realistic — actions are needed to confront climate change.
Also labeled: Carbon Emissions
Survey: Latin American and Asian cities lead way in planning for global warming
June 5, 2012
U.S. cities trail when it comes to preparing for climate change.
Also labeled: Cities, Globalization, Government, Global, Latin America, Policy, Research, Urban studies and planning, Water
Report: China’s actions are crucial on climate change
May 24, 2012
Research shows China’s impact on climate change, as well as its potential to shape the path forward.
Oxygen-separation membranes could aid in CO2 reduction
May 21, 2012
Ceramic membranes may reduce carbon dioxide emissions from gas and coal-fired powerplants.
Also labeled: Carbon dioxide, Emissions, Environment, Mechanical engineering, Carbon capture, Carbon sequestration, Global
Communicating the climate challenge
April 26, 2012
New York Times’ Andrew Revkin shares lessons with MIT faculty, students at Earth Day colloquium.
Facing the facts about our changing climate
April 18, 2012
MIT researchers join Boston Globe panel in weighing climate risks and resolutions.
Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2
April 11, 2012
May reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Growing population will increase global climate challenges
March 5, 2012
MIT report shows China and developing nations will come to dominate emissions that promote climate change
Fuel for thought
March 5, 2012
Economist Christopher Knittel uncovers surprising facts about the cars we drive — and about the price of gas.
Our complex food future and how to respond
March 1, 2012
Today’s global challenges will significantly affect how we grow our food. But these challenges are so complex and intertwined that response measures require collaboration and a broad, integrated lens.
Also labeled: Agriculture, Biofuels, Economics, Food, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Trade
A climate window in the Southern Ocean
February 28, 2012
An updated circulation model reveals the Southern Ocean as a powerful influence on climate change.
Q&A with Rosalind Williams on history in the age of human empire
February 27, 2012
New book examines the critical juncture when human endeavors began to dominate the planet.
Also labeled: Arts, Books and authors, Economics, Environment, Faculty, History, Humanities, Literature, languages and writing, Technology and society
Knight Fellows offer tips on tackling the energy and climate science beat
February 24, 2012
Science journalists discuss the current state of their profession and its future.
‘Storm of the Century?’ Try ‘Storm of the Decade’
February 13, 2012
With climate change, today’s ‘100-year floods’ may happen every three to 20 years, according to new research.
Seminar challenges with systems approach to climate change
January 20, 2012
Energy Systems and Climate Change Mitigation tackles the multidimensional challenges of climate change.
The cost of tropical cyclones
January 17, 2012
New model finds climate change could expose North America, East Asia and the Caribbean to costly hurricane damage.
Knittel named first energy faculty chair at MIT
January 5, 2012
Also labeled: Economics, Education, teaching, academics, Energy, Environment, Faculty, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Policy, Research, Transportation
The case of the missing gas mileage
January 4, 2012
Automakers have made great strides in fuel efficiency in recent decades — but the mileage numbers of individual vehicles have barely increased. An MIT economist explains the conundrum.
Carbon capture? Go for the source
December 6, 2011
New analysis shows pulling CO2 from the air would not be cost-effective in the foreseeable future.
How to get the message across on climate change
October 27, 2011
As the science of climate change gets clearer, the public gets more confused. Are there ways to fix that?
Also labeled: Environment, Faculty, Media, Policy, Public opinion, Science writing, Engineering Systems, Management
Introducing the China Energy and Climate Project
October 5, 2011
In collaboration with Tsinghua University, MIT launches a new research project to analyze the impact of China’s existing and proposed energy and climate policies.
Valuing the trees through the forest
September 8, 2011
Competing demands for food, fuels, and forests
Improved buildings could make a big dent in climate change
August 31, 2011
New MIT report on concrete buildings shows many areas for major reductions in their lifetime carbon footprint.
A new way to model urban air pollution
August 29, 2011
MIT researchers improve upon methods to model atmospheric aerosols.
Paving the way to greenhouse gas reductions
August 29, 2011
New MIT report on concrete roadways shows opportunities for significant carbon-footprint cuts.
On thin ice
August 10, 2011
The most recent global climate report fails to capture the reality of the changing Arctic seascape, according to MIT researchers.
Toward a global consensus on climate
June 15, 2011
A winning proposal to restructure emission reduction efforts
Also labeled: Urban studies and planning, Emissions
The impact of climate policy on U.S. aviation
June 8, 2011
Researchers find that a federal climate policy would lower total U.S. emissions, but without large reductions in the aviation sector.
Also labeled: Aviation, Energy, Environment, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Policy
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