CS3 In the News

Developers face about 30% higher capital costs due to post-pandemic inflation, high interest rates and permitting difficulties, says MIT Energy Initiative Senior Research Engineer and CS3-affiliate Howard Herzog (Reuters)

We don’t yet know how carbon removal technologies will compare at scale, and there is probably no one “best” method in all times and places, says MIT CS3 Principal Research Scientist Angelo Gurgel (MIT Climate Portal)

MIT Energy Initiative Senior Research Engineer and CS3-affiliate Howard Herzog discussed the challenges and benefits of carbon capture and storage during this year’s Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate, where panelists discussed geoengineering—a controversial approach to addressing climate change that some believe worth exploring (MIT Energy Initiative)

In seafloor sediments, stalagmites, ice sheets and other natural records preserved from the ancient past, “paleoclimatologists” like MIT CS3 faculty affiliate David McGee search for clues to past temperatures, atmospheres and weather patterns. (MIT Climate Portal)

The steel, cement, chemicals, agriculture, textiles and of course energy industries are all major emitters of climate-warming greenhouse gases—but the headline numbers don’t tell the whole story. MIT CS3 Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev explains. (MIT Climate Portal)

MIT CS3 Deputy Director C. Adam Schlosser assesses worst-case climate impacts on human populations (Geographical)

Federal climate inaction imperils property insurance and disaster relief programs amid increase in extreme weather events, say CS3-affiliate/MIT Professor of Management Emeritus Henry Jacoby and co-authors (The Hill)

ASK MIT CLIMATE: CS3 Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev responds to reader's question (MIT Climate Portal)

MIT CS3 experts in energy systems modeling and colleagues explore the future role of fusion energy in a decarbonized electricity system (World Economic Forum)

Here’s why scientists say it’s far from “game over” for the planet (Boston Globe)

The burgeoning global food trade is a lifeline for billions, but it is fragile and hard on the planet

The underlining tech of hydrogen passenger cars can still be transformative.