Emissions

MIT and UC Berkeley launch energy-efficiency research projectThe E2e Project aims to give decision-makers real-world evidence on the most cost-effective ways to reduce energy and emissions.

The case of the missing gas taxMIT researchers find vehicle efficiency standards are at least six times more costly than a tax on fuel.

Tackling a global warming conundrumMIT professor and colleagues address major issue in climate science: greenhouse gases versus aerosols.

Climate change: a developing challenge for poor nationsMIT and U.N. researchers team up to tackle some of the heftiest climate change challenges developing countries will face as they confront an uncertain future.

Teaching a microbe to make fuelGenetically modified organism could turn carbon dioxide or waste products into a gasoline-compatible transportation fuel.

Report: China’s actions are crucial on climate changeResearch shows China’s impact on climate change, as well as its potential to shape the path forward.

Civil engineers find savings where the rubber meets the roadStudy shows that pavement deflection under vehicle tires makes for a continuous uphill drive that increases fuel consumption.

New study links air pollution and early death in the U.K.Researchers find car exhaust causes more premature deaths than car accidents.

Growing population will increase global climate challengesMIT report shows China and developing nations will come to dominate emissions that promote climate change

Carbon capture? Go for the sourceNew analysis shows pulling CO₂ from the air would not be cost-effective in the foreseeable future.

Blooming ocean frontsStudy finds fronts are hot spots for phytoplankton blooms.