Emissions

Changing with the climateMIT researchers, Massachusetts officials highlight strategies to adapt to climate change.

MIT researchers win Pyke Johnson AwardKarplus, Paltsev honored for their study on the impacts of vehicle efficiency standards.

Researchers reveal strategies for mercury reduction in time for negotiationsMIT, Harvard professors map future trends, reveal ways to reduce mercury levels on eve of final international meeting for mercury control.

Study: 'Fugitive' methane from shale gas production less than previously thoughtMIT researchers, using field practices, find emissions from shale gas production to be significantly lower than previous estimates.

Vehicle efficiency standards vs. a carbon tax: the costs and politicsMIT researchers show merits of a carbon tax.

Researchers examine health impacts of more U.K. runwaysStudy: An expanded Heathrow Airport would lead to 100 more pollution-related early deaths annually in the U.K. by 2030.

Oxygen-separation membranes could aid in CO2 reductionCeramic membranes may reduce carbon dioxide emissions from gas and coal-fired powerplants.

Our gasoline-free future and how to get thereToyota’s Tom Stricker shares his view with the MIT community.

Greenhouse gas can find a home undergroundNew MIT analysis shows there’s enough room to safely store at least a century’s worth of U.S. fossil fuel emissions.

Seminar challenges with systems approach to climate changeEnergy Systems and Climate Change Mitigation tackles the multidimensional challenges of climate change.

Designing policies to curb fuel use, GHG emissions

Powering our cars, economy and climate policy

Toward a global consensus on climateA winning proposal to restructure emission reduction efforts