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One of MIT’s five Climate Grand Challenges flagship projects involving significant Joint Program contributions, the Jameel Observatory-CREWSnet project will pilot in Bangladesh and Sudan to help communities adapt to the impacts of climate change (MIT Office of the Vice President for Research)
The following is a joint announcement from MIT and Community Jameel.
An international project to build community resilience to the effects of climate change, launched by Community Jameel and a research team at MIT, has been recognized as an innovation sprint at the 2023 summit of the...
In her inaugural address, President Sally Kornbluth urges the MIT community to tackle pressing challenges, especially climate change, with renewed urgency
Sally Kornbluth made a resounding call today for the entire MIT community to join together and address the “global crises” of the current era, including climate change, in her inaugural address as the Institute’s 18th president.
“I hope to inspire you to join us in something...
Article cites World Bank Country Climate and Development Report to which MIT Joint Program Research Scientist Kenneth Strzepek contributed (New York Times)
Meet the climate hackers of Malawi.
What goes into making EVs, where it comes from and at what human cost (Washington Post) (Related: CNBC)
CLEAN CARS, HIDDEN TOLL
The underbelly of electric vehicles What goes into making EVs, where it comes from and at what human costBy Aaron Steckelberg
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A computational tool developed by researchers at the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change pinpoints specific counties within the United States that are particularly vulnerable to economic distress resulting from a transition from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sources...
MIT Joint Program Principal Research Scientist Jennifer Morris comments on the viability of the nuclear power option (Washington Post)
CLIMATE LAB
America needs clean electricity. These states show how to do it.If reactors are retired, polluting energy sources that fill the gap could cause more than 5,000 premature deaths, researchers estimate (MIT News)
Nearly 20 percent of today’s electricity in the United States comes from nuclear power. The U.S. has the largest nuclear fleet in the world, with 92 reactors scattered around the country. Many of these power plants have run for more than half a century and are approaching the end of their...
MIT Joint Program's STRESS platform shows that Maine counties have the highest risk in the region of having both high energy expenditures and high poverty rates (The Maine Monitor)
HOOKED ON HEATING OIL
Hooked on heating oil: Maine’s reliance on a dirty, expensive fuel Maine relies on home heating oil more than any other state. Ending that costly dependence could improve lives and fight climate change, but it won’t be easy.BY ANNIE ROPEIK | APRIL 8, 2023
At the XLV (45th) MIT Global Change Forum on March 23-24, 2023, about 90 attendees from industry, academia, government and NGOs gathered at the Samberg Conference Center on the MIT campus to explore how the world can continue to pursue and achieve climate change goals amid turbulent times.