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MSN | Jun 05, 2024
MIT Joint Program Deputy DIrector Sergey Paltsev highlights lower climate impact of EVs over conventional vehicles (MSN, The Cool Down)
ans of electric cars, and Tesla more specifically, have something to be excited about — recent footage shows 1,500 Teslas getting loaded onto a carrier ship.
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MIT Latif Jameel Water & Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) | Jun 04, 2024
MIT Joint Program project to focus on food security in Africa under a changing climate (MIT J-WAFS)
J-WAFS awards seed grants to seven MIT projects in water and food
The 2024 grantees will address challenges in water and food systems using biology, engineering, social science, and other disciplines
Carolyn BlaisJune 3, 2024
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Boston Globe (Camberville & Beyond Newsletter) | May 23, 2024
MIT Joint Program Deputy Director C. Adam Schlosser offers his perspective on local, regional and global climate trends (Boston Globe)
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Boston Globe | May 21, 2024
Launched in 2017 in France, the Energy Observer operates as a mobile clean energy laboratory and as a demonstration of its onboard technologies (Boston Globe)
By Daniel Kool Globe Correspondent,Updated May 20, 2024, 7:43 p.m.
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BBC | May 20, 2024
The balance of phytoplankton populations in the sea is shifting as a result of human-induced climate change, altering the oceans in profound ways (BBC)
When you picture the ocean you might imagine sparkling turquoise waters – but recent research suggests swathes of our world's oceans may in fact be turning greener. And the leading culprit might be climate change.
And while some waters are becoming more green, particularly in low...
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MIT Climate Portal | May 20, 2024
“Clean energy” usually refers to energy sources that produce no climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions in their operation. That doesn’t mean they have zero impact on the environment. (MIT Climate Portal)
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May 16, 2024
MIT Joint Program Research Scientist Kenneth Strzepek highlights risks and potential solutions at Vatican summit on climate resilience
On May 15, the Vatican convened a three-day summit, “From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience,” for researchers, policymakers and faith leaders aimed at producing a Planetary Protocol for Climate Change Resilience.
May 16, 2024
‘Invisible 60 percent’ of Africa’s population threatened by climate change-amplified droughts
MIT Joint Program Research Scientist Kenneth Strzepek highlights risks and potential solutions at Vatican summit on climate resilience
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Christian Science Monitor | May 07, 2024
Behind the headlines, evidence points to an industry continuing to grow and innovate (Christian Science Monitor)
By Stephanie Hanes Staff writer
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May 6, 2024
Given recent headlines, one might be excused for thinking electric vehicles are in trouble.
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MIT Energy Inititiative | May 03, 2024
The MIT Energy Initiative and a consortium of Taiwanese companies are exploring how Taiwan can secure its energy future as the world transitions away from fossil fuels (MIT Energy Initiative)
Taiwan’s Innovative Green Economy Roadmap (TIGER) is a two-year program with the MIT Energy Initiative exploring various ways that industry and government can promote and adopt technologies, practices, and policies that will keep Taiwan competitive amid a quickly changing energy landscape. ...