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The Institute commits to net-zero emissions by 2026, charts course marshaling all of MIT’s capabilities toward decarbonization
At MIT’s Henry W. Kendall Memorial Lecture, Harvard professor Francesca Dominici illuminates the interplay between air pollution, environmental injustice and Covid-19
MIT partners with Cambridge on flood-risk model for local, global benefit (MIT Spectrum)
Janelle Knox-Hayes explores link between values, sustainable practices
Symposium highlights ambitious goals of MIT–industry research targeting technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (MIT Energy Initiative)
Joint Program Founding Co-Director Emeritus Henry Jacoby comments (Associated Press) (Related: AP)
If the pandemic revealed what could be considered low-hanging fruit in the climate fight, it also highlighted the sheer scope of the problem. (NBC News)
A federal energy efficiency and clean electricity standard is doable, but getting one through Congress won’t be easy (The American Prospect)
In a Boston Globe op-ed, MIT’s president argues that the US must invest in new breakthroughs while also deploying all available tools today
In the Northeast, Canadian hydropower could make it so
Allocating CO2 to the “owner country” best meets equity and effectiveness criteria (Commentary: Boston University)
How bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) could help stabilize the climate without breaking the bank