Taking the carbon out of construction with engineered wood
Substituting lumber for materials such as cement and steel could cut building emissions and costs.
Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change | Dec. 11, 2019 | mit~4 mins
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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.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Nov. 6, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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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.
David Chandler | MIT News Office | Oct. 24, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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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.
Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change | Sept. 25, 2019 | mit~4 mins
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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.
Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative | July 29, 2019 | mit~15 mins
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Pathways to a low-carbon China
Study projects a key role for carbon capture and storage.
Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change | July 8, 2019 | mit~5 mins
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Greener, more efficient natural gas filtration
Novel membrane material removes more impurities, without the need for toxic solvents.
Helen Knight | MIT News correspondent | April 8, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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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.
Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change | Feb. 1, 2019 | mit~5 mins
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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.
Mary Beth O'Leary | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Jan. 7, 2019 | mit~19 mins
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Technology and policy pathways to Paris emissions goals
Two new MIT reports advance practical emissions-reduction strategies for Southeast Asia and Latin America at both the regional and country level.
Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change | Dec. 10, 2018 | mit~9 mins
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