Can financial disclosure of climate risk accelerate climate action?
Online panel discussion hosted by MIT explores best practices for mitigating climate-related risk.
April 16, 2020 • ~10 min
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Taking the carbon out of construction with engineered wood
Substituting lumber for materials such as cement and steel could cut building emissions and costs.
Dec. 11, 2019 • ~4 min
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MIT report provides guidance on climate-related financial disclosures
Recommendations could help companies deliver more useful disclosures to investors on risks they face due to climate change.
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MIT engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from air
The process could work on the gas at any concentrations, from power plant emissions to open air.
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Greener and fairer: Balancing pollution, energy prices, and household income
New research looks at how environmental taxes can work for everyone, in Spain and beyond.
Sept. 25, 2019 • ~4 min
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Removing carbon dioxide from power plant exhaust
MIT researchers are developing a battery that could both capture carbon dioxide in power plant exhaust and convert it to a solid ready for safe disposal.
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Pathways to a low-carbon China
Study projects a key role for carbon capture and storage.
July 8, 2019 • ~5 min
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Greener, more efficient natural gas filtration
Novel membrane material removes more impurities, without the need for toxic solvents.
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Study evaluates China’s progress in establishing accounting measures to reinforce its Paris pledge
Firms learn from experience in the measurement, reporting, and verification of carbon emissions under China’s emissions trading systems.
Feb. 1, 2019 • ~5 min
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Tackling greenhouse gases
Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering are developing technologies that store, capture, convert, and minimize greenhouse gas emissions.
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