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Apr 04, 2024
Around Campus
MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative | Mar 29, 2024
New version incorporates last four years of climate knowledge (MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative)
In The News
National Public Radio/KCRW | Mar 27, 2024
MIT Joint Program Research Scientist Angelo Gurgel shares his expertise as a guest on the Anti-Dread Climate Podcast (NPR/KCRW)
News Brief
Mar 26, 2024
Her research nets first place award in Behavioral & Social Sciences category at Regeneron Westchester Science & Engineering Fair
According to a recent study in the journal Environmental Challenges, New England natural lands provide $88 billion per year in recreation-use value to U.S. citizens who partake in wildlife-related activities. Considering that the estimated cumulative federal and state contributions to land...
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MIT News | Mar 22, 2024
This measure, developed by MIT researchers, reflects direct effects on people’s quality of life — and reveals significant global disparities (MIT News)
For most people, reading about the difference between a global average temperature rise of 1.5 C versus 2 C doesn’t conjure up a clear image of how their daily lives will actually be affected. So, researchers at MIT have come up with a different way of measuring and describing what global...
Mar 21, 2024
News Brief
Mar 20, 2024
Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev speaks on the 1.5°C climate target and flying with hydrogen (Coverage: Houston Chronicle)
At the most recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai last December, negotiators from nearly 200 countries and regions remained committed to the Paris Agreement’s long-term goal of keeping global warming below 1.5°C.