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Experts Convene at MIT to Discuss Sustainable Development in Africa

Climate change, a surging population, and increasing demand for food, housing and natural resources present Africa and the world with extraordinary challenges.

22 Oct 2018

Regional Climate Predictions for the UK and Europe Often Inaccurate

Regional climate change over the North Atlantic may not be accurately predicted by climatologists due to outdated computer model simulations.

17 Oct 2018

J-WAFS-Funded Projects Tackle Critical Water and Food Systems Challenges

Researchers from across MIT showcase J-WAFS-funded projects tackling critical water and food systems challenges from solutions-oriented perspectives.

17 Oct 2018

Study Reveals Climate was More Variable During the Last Inter-Glacial Period

According to a new research led by the University College London, century-scale climate variability was enhanced when the Earth was warmer during the Last Interglacial period (129-116 thousand years ago) compared to the present interglacial period (the last 11,700 years).

15 Oct 2018

INALUM Joins MIT Energy Initiative to Advance Development of Low-Carbon Energy Technologies

Indonesia's state-owned holding company PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium, also known as INALUM, is joining the MIT Energy Initiative as a member company to support research that advances development of low-carbon energy technologies and explore ways to reduce the company's carbon footprint through MITEI's Low-Carbon Energy Center for Materials in Energy and Extreme Environments.

15 Oct 2018

Geoengineering Alone Will Not Slow Climate Change

The global countries still have to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions to meet the climate targets set in the Paris Agreement, and simply depending on tree planting and other alternative technological solutions, for example, geoengineering will not make a huge difference.

12 Oct 2018

MIT Report Charts Likely Global Environmental Changes in the 21st Century

In 2015 the Paris Agreement specified the need for its nearly 200 signatory nations to implement greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies consistent with keeping the increase in the global average temperature since preindustrial times to well below 2 degrees Celsius — and pursue efforts to further limit that increase to 1.5 C.

12 Oct 2018