Improving health outcomes by targeting climate and air pollution simultaneously

New modeling tool enables rapid design of effective and equitable policy combinations.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Feb. 23, 2023 • ~4 min

Study: Carbon-neutral pavements are possible by 2050, but rapid policy and industry action are needed

Analyses show stakeholders of all levels must get involved in decarbonizing pavements to reach climate goals.

Andrew Paul Laurent | MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub • mit
Feb. 21, 2023 • ~7 min

There’s ‘clear evidence’ of bias in past US state spending

New research shows a direct link between constituent race, class, and immigration status and US state spending between 1921 and 1961.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Feb. 21, 2023 • ~7 min

Why 1968 still matters

Professor Heather Hendershot’s new book about that year’s Democratic National Convention explores how anger at the media became part of our culture wars.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 2, 2023 • ~10 min

Swedish Restaurants, Clubs No Longer Require Dancing Permit
VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 19, 2023 • ~2 min

In Nicaragua, Many Concerned over Press Freedoms
VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 1, 2023 • ~5 min

A targeted approach to reducing the health impacts of crop residue burning in India

A new study shows how small-scale actions could improve air quality and health outcomes.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Nov. 30, 2022 • ~5 min

Smart meters show your energy use but here’s how you can actually save money

The government is rolling out smart meters across the UK, but at present they are providing households with little benefit.

David Glew, Head of Energy Efficiency and Policy, Leeds Beckett University • conversation
Nov. 22, 2022 • ~7 min

Machinery of the state

Associate Professor Mai Hassan documents bureaucratic systems in Eastern Africa set up for coercion, as well as roadblocks to democratic government.

Leda Zimmerman | Department of Political Science • mit
Nov. 21, 2022 • ~9 min

Energy transitions: why countries respond differently to the same problem

The current energy crisis is an opportunity to accelerate the transition towards clean energy – but some countries are better than others at pursuing major energy reform.

Jared Finnegan, Lecturer in Public Policy, UCL • conversation
Nov. 17, 2022 • ~7 min

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