News Releases
At Norwegian conference, MIT CS3 Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev explores viable pathways to a more sustainable energy future
Lecture series explores the science of climate change and policies to stabilize the global climate (MIT Open Learning)
A new study co-authored by MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Andrew Babbin and MIT CS3 Principal Research Scientist Ryan Woosley finds hitchhiking bacteria dissolve essential ballast in ubiquitous “snow” particles, which could counteract the ocean’s ability to sequester carbon. (MIT News)
Study co-authored by MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Christopher Knittel finds that over 25 years, while large-scale renewables lower residential electricity prices, state electric rate structures can cause rooftop solar to drive up costs for non-solar households. (MIT Sloan School of Management)
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Highlights of MIT CS3 research, active projects and media coverage in 2025
In research that could help elucidate humans’ role in global warming, MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Susan Solomon and co-authors show how three major natural events impacted global atmospheric temperatures (MIT News)
Series provides overview of the Earth’s climate system, its societal impacts, and efforts to minimize those impacts
Multiple MIT CS3 researchers have shared their climate science and policy expertise on the new podcast (Boston College Schiller Institute)
The consortium convenes industry, academia and policy leaders to navigate competing demands and reimagine materials supply. Its faculty co-director is MIT Professor/CS3 affiliate Elsa Olivetti. (MIT Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate)
Tools for forecasting and modeling technological improvements and the impacts of policy decisions can result in more effective and impactful decision-making, finds study by MIT Professor/CS3 affiliate Jessika Trancik and co-authors (Sociotechnical Systems Research Center)
New Global Change Outlook shows how accelerated action can reduce climate risks and improve sustainability outcomes, while highlighting potential geopolitical hurdles