Actionable Research
Actionable Research for Equity and Justice. Our research is designed to inform action associated with measurable outcomes aligned with supporting human well‑being across generations. This requires engaging a broad range of stakeholders, including not only nations and companies, but also NGOs and communities that take action to promote sustainable development—with special attention to those who have historically borne the brunt of environmental injustice.
News + Media
A new MIT Sloan School of Management initiative co-led by Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Christopher Knittel, aims to design the financial architecture needed to bring breakthrough climate innovations from technical promise to commercial scale (MIT Sloan School of Management)
Initial research projects to advance national priorities across natural resources, manufacturing, nuclear physics, and more. CS3 faculty affiliate Haruko Wainwright is the MIT lead on projects that leverage AI to improve energy-water security and radioactive waste storage. (MIT News)
MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Michael Howland and MIT co-authors of new Nature Energy study find that where new wind and solar energy projects are built could be key to avoiding blackouts in a future with hotter weather and other challenges (MIT News) (Coverage: OIlprice.com, Times of India)
Publications
Qiu, L., R. Khorramfar, S. Wang, S. Amin and M.F. Howland (2026)
Nature Energy, (doi: 10.1038/s41560-026-02109-3)
Senga, J.R.L., S. Wang and C.R. Knittel (2026)
iScience, (doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.116497)
Chen, Y., S. Wang, J.R.L. Senga, A.S. White, A.Y.H. Wong, L.M. Freese, M.L. Bell and N.E. Selin (2026)
EarthArXiv, Preprint (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.20681107)