At the XLVI (46th) MIT Global Change Forum on March 28-29, 2024, more than 100 attendees from industry, academia, government and NGOs gathered at the Samberg Conference Center on the MIT campus to explore climate change trends, physical and economic climate impacts, and policy and communications strategies to accelerate climate action as global temperatures continue to soar.  

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.

Last year was the planet’s warmest on record, according to an analysis by scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. As climate change continues to raise the global average surface temperature, and demand for electricity along with it, are power grids across America up to the task?