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Tomorrow, 5/7: Join us for a seminar with Princeton University's Emily Carter, a professor of energy and environment, on climate mitigation strategies. Register now: mitsha.re/f96F50VJ6jb

The UN International Maritime Organization aims for the maritime industry to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, requiring significant engineering, political, and economic considerations to create change. Learn more: mitsha.re/L6xq50VMYNW

Roland Horne, Director of the Stanford Geothermal Program, is on the TILclimate podcast to talk geothermal energy technologies and breakthroughs that are bringing this clean energy source to new places. mitsha.re/Y8GB50VMifR

Wednesday 5/7: Join us for a seminar with Princeton University's Emily Carter, a professor of energy and environment, on climate mitigation strategies. Register now: mitsha.re/f96F50VJ6jb

MIT researchers have developed a system that allows pesticides to better stick to plant leaves, reducing polluting runoff and farmers' costs. Early support for this work was provided by MITEI's Tata Center for Technology and Design. mitsha.re/tYfv50VH2IG

MITEI team explores India’s options for cutting emissions from its coal-dominated power system while also meeting increased future demand for electricity. Results available for others to use in developing realistic & equitable decarbonization plans. mitsha.re/6Uez50VJ53r

Tomorrow, 4/30: Manish Bapna, president & CEO of Natural Resources Defense Council, will discuss what it will take to reinvigorate momentum for clean energy and climate action in the United States. Register now for MITEI's Earth Day Colloquium! mitsha.re/jMwH50VGxE5

🎧 Yogi Surendranath, a chemist and chemical engineer at MIT, explores the surprisingly carbon-intensive processes behind so much of our world—from the steel in our buildings to the fertilizers used to grow our food. Listen: mitsha.re/1MZi50VJ2RR

What is the most efficient way to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? MITEI's Angelo Gurgel highlights the costs and benefits of several carbon removal technologies, stating that no one method is best in every scenario. mitsha.re/Nn9550VH2kw

Wednesday, 4/30: Join us for MITEI's Earth Day Colloquium! Manish Bapna, president & CEO of Natural Resources Defense Council, will discuss what it will take to reinvigorate momentum for clean energy and climate action in the United States. Register now: mitsha.re/8jHk50VGxs2

New podcast episode! Yogi Surendranath, a chemist and chemical engineer at MIT, explores the surprisingly carbon-intensive processes behind so many of the things making up our world. mitsha.re/qBj850VGcPG

🎧 MIT's Moungi Bawendi speaks with us about innovations and advances in solar energy on a new podcast episode of What if it works? Available on your favorite podcast app. mitsha.re/JaHb50VAk0u

⚡ Meet Sonia Seliger '26. She analyzed policies and incentives for battery storage in New York. Here, she shares how her work as a MITEI Energy UROP is addressing the policy roadblocks between technology creation and adoption. #energyofthefuture

In a new episode of What if it works?, MIT Prof & Nobel Prize winner Moungi Bawendi shares his expertise with quantum dots and energy efficiency to help explain the energy of light & how we can turn light into electricity. mitsha.re/n2lk50VwV5a

The Geospatial Trucking Industry Decarbonization Explorer (Geo-TIDE) tool from @mitcsconsortium helps the trucking industry optimize fleet decarbonization, utilizing a model developed by MITEI Director William Green's research group. mitsha.re/YmIC50Vw047

New MIT-GE Vernova Energy and Climate Alliance will help develop and scale sustainable global energy systems, bringing new research, education, and career opportunities to MIT. mitsha.re/efrJ50VuNxr

MIT's Daniel Suess is studying enzymes responsible for evolutionarily ancient reactions to find new ways to capture carbon and develop alternative fuels. mitsha.re/VF9b50VtoO6

🎧 "We already have fusion...When will we have fusion energy systems is actually the question." Dennis Whyte shares how MIT is moving fusion energy from the lab to market on a new podcast episode of What if it works? Available on your favorite podcast app. mitsha.re/PiVB50Vrqmq

“Our mission from the very beginning was to support and accelerate what we call ‘Tough Tech’ companies—[companies] who had this vision to solve some of the world’s biggest problems.” More from Emily Knight, president & CEO of The Engine: mitsha.re/WaBo50VonAz