Soaring crude prices make the cost of pretty much everything else go up too because we almost literally eat oil

Oil is used throughout the US economy and not just as fuel. Petroleum goes into packaging, toys, clothing and especially the food we eat.

Veronika Dolar, Assistant Professor of Economics, SUNY Old Westbury • conversation
March 28, 2022 ~7 min

Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on new pathways to decarbonizing industry

Faculty leaders detail promising technologies, materials, and methods that could help unlock a low-carbon future in sectors where emissions are hardest to cut.

MIT News Office • mit
March 28, 2022 ~12 min


Ride-hailing without the traffic snarls?

Study suggests how much competition in the urban ride market can grow before gridlock sets in.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 22, 2022 ~6 min

New maps show airplane contrails over the U.S. dropped steeply in 2020

The computer-vision technique behind these maps could help avoid contrail production, reducing aviation’s climate impact.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 7, 2022 ~7 min

Driverless cars won't be good for the environment if they lead to more auto use

Studies show that when people can ride in a car without having to operate it, they increase their car use. That could increase traffic and pollution, unless government puts a price on car travel.

Scott Hardman, Professional Researcher, Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center, University of California, Davis • conversation
Jan. 28, 2022 ~10 min

MIT Energy Initiative launches the Future Energy Systems Center

New MITEI consortium focuses on speeding the energy transition, engaging with industrial leaders to deploy clean energy advances at scale.

MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Jan. 24, 2022 ~5 min

A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Renewable energy is expanding at a record pace, but still not fast enough. Here are the key areas to watch for progress in bringing more wind and solar into the power grid in 2022.

Jeffrey Logan, Associate Director of Energy Policy and Analysis, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 12, 2022 ~10 min

Here's why China probably won't dominate the electric car market this year

China is powering ahead with EV production, but Chinese EVs might not be ready to face the global market.

David Tyfield, Professor in Sustainable Transitions and Political Economy, Lancaster University • conversation
Jan. 6, 2022 ~7 min


Shared e-scooters may not be so climate friendly after all

Shared e-scooters and e-bikes are supposedly climate friendly, but a new study suggests they may emit more CO2 emissions than the alternatives they replace.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Jan. 3, 2022 ~7 min

Cycle lanes blamed for urban congestion – here's the reality

London was rated 2021’s most congested city.

David Metz, Honorary Professor of Transport Studies, UCL • conversation
Dec. 9, 2021 ~6 min

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