Greenhouse gases

Footwear’s (carbon) footprintStudy finds the bulk of shoes’ carbon footprint comes from manufacturing processes.

One order of steel; hold the greenhouse gasesSteelmaking, a major emitter of climate-altering gases, could be transformed by a new process developed at MIT.

At MIT, Gov. Deval Patrick highlights clean-energy achievementsEarth Day talk details Massachusetts’ accomplishments since the governor’s MIT speech five years ago, and outlines new goals.

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

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

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

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.

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

Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2May reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Powering the Chinese dragonChina Light and Power’s Peter Littlewood talks with MIT researchers and students about the country’s strengths and the United States’s opportunity to embrace them.

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.

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

A climate window in the Southern OceanAn updated circulation model reveals the Southern Ocean as a powerful influence on climate change.

EPA air chief talks energy, environment with MIT experts

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

It’s not easy flying greenA new analysis emphasizes the large variability in greenhouse gas emissions from alternative fuels.

The 6-percent solutionHow corporations can reduce greenhouse-gas emissions through better planning.

Financial impacts of ‘cap and trade’Analysis shows that, contrary to some claims, proposed legislation to limit carbon emissions would not disadvantage those with lower incomes.

Methane gas likely spewing into the oceans through vents in sea floorCould speed up global warming more efficiently than carbon dioxide