Events

Urban design tools and methods can contribute meaningfully to climate action, both in promoting decarbonization and in adapting cities to shifting landscape hazards. However, climate change is also challenging some underlying assumptions and practices of urban design and raising crucial questions, i

'Climate Change and Cities' is an Environmental Policy and Planning Group lunch series in the Spring 2020 term.

This innovative three-day program applies a unique MIT Sloan framework to the topic of environmental and socio-economic sustainability and uses an engaging mix of interactive lectures, simulation games and action learning. Participants leave with practical and impactful strategies for building conse

2019-2020 MIT Climate Action Symposia Series

The last of MIT's six Climate Action Symposia, Summing Up: Why is the World Waiting?, will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

The Climate Action Symposia series aims to advance our community’s understanding and expand our capacity to generate solutio

Warning systems play a crucial role in disaster events on islands, some of the most vulnerable places in the world. They enable timely communication of risk, bolstering capacity and counterbalancing the negative force exerted by hazards, exposures, and vulnerabilities that threaten island communitie

Carlos Nobre, Brazil’s leading expert on the Amazon and climate change, discusses the Amazon forest fires and the impact of both local and global politics in the fight to save our planet.

About the speaker:
Carlos Nobre chairs the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) Scientific Commit

MIT's Plan for Action on Climate Change is turning five years old in 2020, and the senior leadership of the Institute expects to issue an updated plan this fall. Help make the new plan as strong as it can be! At this all-day hackathon, students will dive into the different sections of the plan and i

Join the MIT IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge on Sunday, April 26th, for a celebration of the spirit of innovation, entrepreneurship, and public service!

Come and meet the finalist teams, celebrate their work, and hear which teams will be awarded up to $16,000 to advance their efforts. This is whe

Discover how emerging innovations intersect with supply chain management. Crossroads is a one-day annual event offering a unique learning opportunity for participants. The event connects experts from MIT, the world’s foremost center for technological innovation with the MIT Center for Transportation

When was the last time you talked about an important issue with someone whom you didn't agree with? How did the conversation go?