New center taps Institute-wide expertise to improve understanding of and responses to sustainability challenges
News and Outreach: Sergey Paltsev
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In The News
Deutsche Welle (DW)
New data shows global temperatures breached the crucial 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold for 12 months in a row. What does this sustained heat mean for tackling climate change? (DW)
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LatinAmerican Post
Upcoming MIT Joint Program study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of sustainable aviation fuel deployment scenarios up to 2050 (LatinAmerican Post)
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The Indian Express
There is an 80% chance that the world will temporarily cross the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold in the next five years. A long-term breach would accelerate and intensify the catastrophic impacts of climate change. (The Indian Express)
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MSN
MIT Joint Program Deputy DIrector Sergey Paltsev highlights lower climate impact of EVs over conventional vehicles (MSN, The Cool Down)
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Boston Globe
Launched in 2017 in France, the Energy Observer operates as a mobile clean energy laboratory and as a demonstration of its onboard technologies (Boston Globe)
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Christian Science Monitor
Behind the headlines, evidence points to an industry continuing to grow and innovate (Christian Science Monitor)
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MIT Energy Inititiative
The MIT Energy Initiative and a consortium of Taiwanese companies are exploring how Taiwan can secure its energy future as the world transitions away from fossil fuels (MIT Energy Initiative)
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MIT Climate Portal
MIT Joint Program Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev shares his perspective on the TILclimate podcast (MIT Climate Portal)
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Litoral Press
So said MIT Joint Program Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev in a presentation at the April 10-11 Wings of Change Americas conference in Santiago, Chile (Litoral Press, Spanish)
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Key takeaways from the XLVI (46th) MIT Global Change Forum
Recent Publications
Journal Article
Gurgel, A., K.B. Narayan, J. Reilly, X. Gao, C. Vernon, J. Morris, C.A. Schlosser and S. Paltsev (2025)
Earth's Future, 13(6) (doi: 10.1029/2024EF005016)
Journal Article
Gurgel, A., K. Benavides, J. Morris, B.K. Mignone, B. Chapman, H. Kheshgi, H. Herzog and S. Paltsev (2025)
Journal of Cleaner Production, 513, 145726 (doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145726)
News + Media
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New modeling framework projects how pressures on the global food system could impact cropland, pastureland and forests
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But a new MIT CS3-led study shows how advanced steelmaking technologies could substantially reduce carbon emissions
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But a new MIT CS3-led study shows how advanced steelmaking technologies could substantially reduce carbon emissions