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According to more than half of the models cited in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report, carbon capture and storage will be required to realize the Paris goal, but to what extent will it need to b...

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November 18, 2020

Powering through the coming energy transition

Carbon capture and storage are key to achieving climate goals.

A rendering of Oklo's first nuclear power plant, dubbed the Aurora, that will be built at the Idaho National Laboratory.
Image: Courtesy of Oklo

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November 13, 2020

Commercializing next-generation nuclear energy technology

Oklo’s team is using a startup mindset to build novel reactors while meeting federal regulations.

“Companies want MIT students as employees,” says ESI Director John Fernández. “Therefore, our students are in a position to influence a company’s policies toward climate mitigation and their overall approach t...

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November 9, 2020

Environmental Solutions Initiative puts sustainability front and center at the MIT career fair

New online tool lets students track key metrics on employers’ carbon footprints and encourages more engagement on sustainability issues.

David Fischer sits beside the experiment’s vacuum chamber (illuminated in blue), where the high temperature superconductor tapes will be mounted for proton irradiation and in situ transport current measurement. His laptop shows dat...

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November 6, 2020

Pushing the envelope with fusion magnets

MIT Energy Fellow David Fischer irradiates high-temperature superconducting tape to test its resilience and prepare for the first pilot fusion plant.

This year, the MIT-Imperial College London Seed Fund is calling on researchers at each institution to submit proposals focusing on climate solutions and zero pollution.

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November 3, 2020

Transatlantic research and study partnership continues amid the pandemic

MIT and Imperial College London to tackle dual challenges of climate and pollution through new seed fund focus.

Researchers from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology’s Center for Complex Engineering Systems used a high-resolution, regional climate modelin...

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October 29, 2020

Saudi Arabia faces increased heat, humidity, precipitation extremes by mid-century

High-resolution climate projections could enable a robust adaptation and resilience response.

In times of crisis, cost and speed of procurement take precedence over the environmental and human health impacts of essential items like PPE. With their forthcoming strategy suggestions, the team hopes to change that.

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October 29, 2020

An interdisciplinary approach to sustainable PPE

United under the Sustainability Incubator Fund, researchers strategize sustainable sourcing solution for crises at the local and global level.

Clockwise from top left: Melissa Nobles, Richard Lester, Julie Newman, Paula Hammond, Krystyn Van Vliet, John Deutch, Joe Higgins, Maria Zuber.

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October 23, 2020

Universities should lead the way on climate action, MIT panelists say

An online symposium explores roles for research universities and outlines the Institute’s efforts to be a testbed for research and policy innovations.

"Five recent emerging developments are making me increasingly optimistic about how quickly the world may shift to cleaner energy and achieve the kind of structural declines in greenhouse gas emissions that are needed to achiev...

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October 22, 2020

3 Questions: Fatih Birol on post-Covid trajectories in energy and climate

Executive director of the International Energy Agency is optimistic about how quickly the world may shift to cleaner energy and achieve international decarbonization goals.