News Releases
Delegates from MIT attended COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where international climate negotiations went down to the wire (MIT Office of the Vice President for Research)
Reducing methane emissions is the fastest way to lower global temperatures in the near term
Study shows how small-scale actions could improve air quality and health outcomes
New tool pinpoints policy combinations that maximize health benefits
Yes: although electric cars' batteries make them more carbon-intensive to manufacture than gas cars, they more than make up for it by driving much cleaner under nearly any conditions. (MIT Climate Portal) (Additional Coverage: Travel Tomorrow)
Tripping the Earth's climate feedback loops could bring us rapid warming that would be hugely damaging in the near term. But over the longer term, our planet can regulate even truly gigantic changes to the atmosphere. (MIT Climate Portal)
MIT Joint Program presentations showcase tools and pathways to assess and alleviate regional and global risk
Swirling waters replenish nutrients in open ocean, a new study finds, and could mitigate some climate change effects (MIT News)
New video shows how U.S. climate policies can be designed to enable a just energy transition
Workshop explores sustainable, equitable pathways to transform agriculture, forestry and other land uses into net carbon sinks
Deeply respected advisor, educator, and mentor was a founding member of the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change and committed to helping others rise out of poverty (MIT Economics)
Study estimates potential losses by 2050 amid low-carbon energy transition