Please note that Forum attendance is by invitation and online registration only.
Materiality encompasses factors that matter most for our collective well-being: how global changes impact our businesses, health, finances, leisure and way of life.
The impacts of climate change, from wildfires to coastal flooding, are happening more frequently and intensely. Other human-induced global changes, such as urbanization and rapid development of AI, are also affecting sustainability of the Earth’s natural and societal systems.
Given the immediacy and persistence of these changes, decision-makers need a clearer understanding of how they could measurably impact—in both the short and long term—the outcomes of their choices.
Session topics include:
• Materiality in a Changing World
• New Approaches to Assessing Climate Risks
• Transitions and Impacts Across Scales
• Decarbonization in Urban Areas
• AI and Data Centers
• Accelerating Actions through Economics and Policy
Drawing approximately 100 invited representatives of industry, government, NGOs, national and international policymaking bodies, and research groups, the MIT Global Change Forum provides a non-official, neutral setting for analysis and discussion of science and policy aspects of global environmental change, and for independent assessment of studies and policy proposals. Adhering to the “Chatham House Rule,” the meeting is off the record, with no press and no attribution of speakers’ comments without permission. Each session consists of the presentation of recent research results or insights on the topic, followed by a moderated, open discussion with all participants.