As of June 2025, the MIT ESI’s research, education, and engagement projects have been resettled to @mitsap and The Climate Project at MIT.
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30 May 2025
As of June 2025, the ESI’s research and education projects will be resettled to @mitsap and The Climate Project at MIT.
Learn more about the transition in a piece by ESI director John E. Fernández: environmentalsolutions.mit.e…
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Scientists affiliated with the MIT Joint Program and other institutions find human “fingerprint” in the upper troposphere’s increasing #ozone. Findings could help researchers identify specific sources of the potent, #climate-warming greenhouse gas. bit.ly/3YqCH7v
ALT In a paper appearing in the journal “Environmental Science and Technology,” MIT scientists report that they detected a clear signal of human influence on upper tropospheric ozone trends in a 17-year satellite record starting in 2005. Credit: iStock
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25 Jul 2024
Can wind turbines be recycled?
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25 Jul 2024
Jeremiah A. Johnson (@ChemistryMIT) says the way turbine blades are constructed makes it difficult to recycle them—which is why, often, they’re simply thrown away. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/can-…
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23 Jul 2024
Inclusive learning environments create more opportunities to address climate change challenges. Supported by a @mit_jwel Education Innovation Grant, @mit_esi postdoc Christopher Rabe aims to include more climate and environmental justice at MIT. Learn how: bit.ly/3A4piaM
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19 Jul 2024
Why is lithium so desirable for electric vehicles and wind and solar power batteries?
🔋Hear from Professor Yet-Ming Chiang (@mit_dmse) on how lithium-ion batteries are playing a dominant role in the transition to a clean energy economy. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/why-…
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16 Jul 2024
The MIT ESI's Laur Hesse Fisher and Aaron Krol discussed their work with the MIT Climate Portal and effective public communication at the @Bloomberg Green Festival in Seattle last week. #BBGGreenFestival @climate
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15 Jul 2024
Are there risks to transporting carbon dioxide in pipelines?
After all, the U.S. is home to about 5,000 miles of pipelines that carry carbon dioxide around the country.
Howard Herzog of @mitenergy weighs in. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/are-…
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19 Jun 2024
A plan to turn coal mine gas into aviation fuel has been called a 'win-win'; but some climate experts say it would break the market for clean hydrogen. via @AlleghenyFront alleghenyfront.org/cnx-plan-…
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As Prof. Antoine Allanore (@mit_dmse) helps explain, although the production of steel produces large amounts of CO2, there are many alternate ways of making steel with lower or no CO2 emissions that could be very effective. climate.mit.edu/explainers/s…
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27 Jun 2024
The ESI, with the support of @coldplay, @warnermusic, @livenation, and @hopesolutionshq, is entering the next phase of its Assessment Report of Live Music and Climate Change in the US and the UK with an advisory committee.
🎶 See the full list here: climatemachine.mit.edu
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26 Jun 2024
Does net metering for home solar create winners and losers?
Christopher Knittel (@KnittelMIT, @MITSloanSusty, @mitenergy) explains the equity implications of net metering, which allows homeowners with solar to pay very little toward grid maintenance. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/does…
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25 Jun 2024
Our latest podcast episode will be a real treat for everyone passionate about the environment and taking climate action! Our guest is Laur Hesse Fisher from @mit_esi, Knowledge Partner for the climate track. Listen now:
youthassembly.org/2024/06/24…
#YA29 #climatechange #environment
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24 Jun 2024
The speakers and agenda for the MIT Global Summit on Mine Tailings Innovation with @ICMM_com are here!
⛏️ Learn more or register here: environmentalsolutions.mit.e…
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20 Jun 2024
You're going to want to hear this! The ESI's Laur Hesse Fisher is featured on a recent episode of the Electric Ladies podcast (@joanmichelson).⚡
electricladiespodcast.com/20…
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18 Jun 2024
I'm honored to be part of this year's MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellowship. For my fellowship, I will be reporting on the creation of a federally-funded 'blue hydrogen' hub in Appalachia. @mit_esi
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18 Jun 2024
As we head into a summer sure to be full of non-local reporting on Phoenix’s growth & heat…
I’ll just reshare our #local longform series taking a close, data-driven look at the collision of urban heat development homelessness climate, w/ @mit_esi.
azcentral.com/story/news/loc…
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18 Jun 2024
Average sea level has risen by more than 20 centimeters since 1900. What is the maximum projection for sea level rise by 2100 if we don’t take action?
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18 Jun 2024
Learn more from the MIT Climate Portal and Brent Minchew (@eapsmit), an MIT geophysicist who studies glaciers and oceans. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/what…
What are the best- and worst-case scenarios for sea level rise? | MIT Climate Portal
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17 Jun 2024
You can enter to win a copy of Susan Solomon's new book, SOLVABLE, from the MIT Environmental Science Initiative's podcast, TILclimate. See below for details!
11 Jun 2024
If you reply to this thread with your favorite episode from the season six of TILclimate, you'll be entered to win a copy of "Saving Us" (@KHayhoe) or "Solvable" by Susan Solomon. The contest will close in a week, on June 18 at midnight EST.
Which episode was your fave? ⬇️
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