Why the COP28 climate summit mattered, and what to watch for in 2024

The UN climate conference brought some progress. A former UN official who has been involved in international climate policy for years explains what has to happen now for that progress to pay off.

Rachel Kyte, Visiting Professor of Government, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 • ~9 min

COP28 president is wrong – science clearly shows fossil fuels must go (and fast)

To avert climate breakdown, most of the world’s coal, oil and gas must stay underground.

Steve Pye, Associate Professor in Energy Systems, UCL • conversation
Dec. 4, 2023 • ~7 min

COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant hosting 2023 climate change summit

UAE will preside over talks to limit climate change – despite revelations it plans oil deals.

Aiora Zabala, Lecturer in Economics and the Environment, The Open University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 • ~7 min

The UAE's Mars mission seeks to bring Hope to more places than the red planet

A new country launches a mission to Mars. A space expert explains what this means for the Middle East and the African continent.

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies • conversation
July 13, 2020 • ~6 min

MIT to help Dubai launch a new undergraduate institution focused on design | MIT News

School of Architecture and Planning will develop curriculum, courses for Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation.

Tom Gearty | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
Oct. 24, 2016 • ~4 min

New solar absorber could improve efficiency of solar thermal technology | MIT News

Masdar Institute-MIT team develops device that harnesses more sunlight, enhancing efficiency of heat production.

MIT News Office • mit
June 13, 2016 • ~4 min

New model from Masdar Institute-MIT collaboration to support a cooler, more sustainable Abu Dhabi | MIT News

Tool will help urban planners reduce Abu Dhabi’s heat island and carbon footprint.

MIT News Office • mit
May 17, 2016 • ~11 min

On the importance of academic international engagements: An interview with Fred Moavenzadeh | MIT News

MIT professor and former president of the Masdar Institute reflects on a career spent fostering international research and teaching collaborations.

MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 22, 2015 • ~12 min

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