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Living Climate Futures Symposium explores climate challenges and solutions at the community level
Living Climate Futures Symposium explores climate challenges and solutions at the community level
A working paper co-authored by MIT professors/CS3 faculty affiliates Christopher Knittel and Catherine Wolfram estimates the costs that climate change imposes on U.S. households (MIT CEEPR)
CS3-affiliated research scientist in MIT AeroAstro's Engineering Systems Laboratory recognized for her work in geography and environmental studies (MIT News)
MIT CS3 Principal Research Scientist Jennifer Morris explains how economists estimate the dollar costs of a warming planet, and how the tools of economics can help us plan for a better, more prosperous future, even in the face of uncertainty (MIT Climate Portal)
The CS3-affiliated professor of energy and applied economics at the Sloan School of Management is one of five MIT faculty members to receive this honor (National Academy of Sciences) (Coverage: Forbes)
MIT CS3 Director Noelle Selin explores why a systems view combining science, policy and technology is essential for sustainability leaders navigating climate change and making informed strategic decisions (Business Insight Journal)
MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Susan Solomon joins Rachel Feltman on Scientific American’s Science Quickly podcast to discuss her experience researching the cause and solution for the Antarctic ozone hole in the 1980s. “Amazingly, we can show, with 95 percent confidence, now the Antarctic ozone hole is beginning to heal,” says Solomon, who published a paper on that topic last year. “That was a real incredible moment for me…I was there in 1986, and in 2026 I saw this paper appear that actually shows that we can be confident we’re seeing recovery.” (Scientific American)
Scientists say an exception in the Montreal Protocol for the use of ozone-depleting feedstocks could set the ozone recovery back seven years, in new study co-authored by MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Susan Solomon and CS3 Research Scientist Luke Western (MIT News)
How the climate crisis has already impacted oceans locally and globally, the biggest challenges moving forward, and potential solutions to help oceans heal from human-caused degradation, with Gareth Lawson, Senior Scientist in Ocean Conservation at the Conservation Law Foundation, and Raffaele Ferrari, MIT Prof. of Oceanography/CS3 faculty affiliate. Each episode of Climate Reveal takes a deep dive into a specific aspect of the climate crisis and ongoing work toward solutions. (Boston College Creative Communication Lab)
Renewables generated more than one-third of America's electricity in March, overtaking gas for the first time and marking the cleanest month on record for the nation’s power supply, according to new monthly data compiled by energy think tank Ember. "Most of the growth in renewable power we’ve seen come online in the past year reflects decisions that were made years ago," says MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Catherine Wolfram. (Newsweek)
MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Christopher Knittel returns for a special update on big developments in the world of carbon pricing, from Canada, China, and the European Union (MIT Climate Portal)