MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Haruko Wainwright believes the risks posed by radioactive wastes cannot be properly assessed without also considering the hazards of chemical wastes (MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering)
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Steel, cement, aluminum, and fertilizer sit behind a fifth of global emissions, and a carbon price floor could raise $200 billion a year, finds Science study led by MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Catherine Wolfram (Earth.com)
Climate scientist/CS3 affiliate Sai Ravela is using games to help coastal communities find creative adaptations to climate change. (Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab)
Commentary co-authored by MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Christopher Knittel argues for a mileage-based approach (WBUR)
MIT CS3 and MITEI Principal Research Scientist describes her career path and its potential impact
A new MIT Sloan School of Management initiative co-led by Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Christopher Knittel, aims to design the financial architecture needed to bring breakthrough climate innovations from technical promise to commercial scale (MIT Sloan School of Management)
Initial research projects to advance national priorities across natural resources, manufacturing, nuclear physics, and more. CS3 faculty affiliate Haruko Wainwright is the MIT lead on projects that leverage AI to improve energy-water security and radioactive waste storage. (MIT News)
MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Michael Howland and MIT co-authors of new Nature Energy study find that where new wind and solar energy projects are built could be key to avoiding blackouts in a future with hotter weather and other challenges (MIT News) (Coverage: OIlprice.com, Times of India)
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A new study co-authored by MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Christopher Knittel suggests flexibility in the timing of electricity consumption could lower consumer costs (MIT News)
CS3-affiliated work on carbon dioxide removal and climate change uncertainty among recent titles from Institute faculty and staff (MIT News)
MIT experts--including several affiliated with CS3--will examine options for climate-friendly fuels for aviation, international shipping, long-haul trucking, and freight rail (MIT Energy Initiative)