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Report co-author/ Joint Program Co-Director Emeritus John Reilly explained how agriculture has the greatest stake in climate change, but also the greatest ability to reduce emissions in a variety of ways (AgWired)
New report shows how U.S. agriculture can fight climate change
MIT professor describes her path to the Institute, her work on ozone depletion, and her insights on the state of climate policy
New results point to unexpected, illegal production of several CFCs in recent years
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)