MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative

As of June 2025, the ESI’s research and education projects will be resettled to @mitsap and The Climate Project at MIT. Learn more about the transition in a piece by ESI director John E. Fernández: environmentalsolutions.mit.edu/news/the-legac…

Scientists affiliated with the MIT Joint Program and other institutions find human “fingerprint” in the upper troposphere’s increasing #ozone. Findings could help researchers identify specific sources of the potent, #climate-warming greenhouse gas. bit.ly/3YqCH7v

Jeremiah A. Johnson (@ChemistryMIT) says the way turbine blades are constructed makes it difficult to recycle them—which is why, often, they’re simply thrown away. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/can-wi…

Can wind turbines be recycled?

Inclusive learning environments create more opportunities to address climate change challenges. Supported by a @mit_jwel Education Innovation Grant, @mit_esi postdoc Christopher Rabe aims to include more climate and environmental justice at MIT. Learn how: bit.ly/3A4piaM

Why is lithium so desirable for electric vehicles and wind and solar power batteries? 🔋Hear from Professor Yet-Ming Chiang (@mit_dmse) on how lithium-ion batteries are playing a dominant role in the transition to a clean energy economy. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/why-ar…

The MIT ESI's Laur Hesse Fisher and Aaron Krol discussed their work with the MIT Climate Portal and effective public communication at the @Bloomberg Green Festival in Seattle last week. #BBGGreenFestival @climate youtube.com/watch?v=VGbV04…

Are there risks to transporting carbon dioxide in pipelines? After all, the U.S. is home to about 5,000 miles of pipelines that carry carbon dioxide around the country. Howard Herzog of @mitenergy weighs in. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/are-th…

A plan to turn coal mine gas into aviation fuel has been called a 'win-win'; but some climate experts say it would break the market for clean hydrogen. via @AlleghenyFront alleghenyfront.org/cnx-plan-to-tu…

As Prof. Antoine Allanore (@mit_dmse) helps explain, although the production of steel produces large amounts of CO2, there are many alternate ways of making steel with lower or no CO2 emissions that could be very effective. climate.mit.edu/explainers/ste…

The ESI, with the support of @coldplay, @warnermusic, @livenation, and @hopesolutionshq, is entering the next phase of its Assessment Report of Live Music and Climate Change in the US and the UK with an advisory committee. 🎶 See the full list here: climatemachine.mit.edu

Does net metering for home solar create winners and losers? Christopher Knittel (@KnittelMIT, @MITSloanSusty, @mitenergy) explains the equity implications of net metering, which allows homeowners with solar to pay very little toward grid maintenance. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/does-n…

Our latest podcast episode will be a real treat for everyone passionate about the environment and taking climate action! Our guest is Laur Hesse Fisher from @mit_esi, Knowledge Partner for the climate track. Listen now: youthassembly.org/2024/06/24/cli… #YA29 #climatechange #environment

The speakers and agenda for the MIT Global Summit on Mine Tailings Innovation with @ICMM_com are here! ⛏️ Learn more or register here: environmentalsolutions.mit.edu/events/mit-glo…

You're going to want to hear this! The ESI's Laur Hesse Fisher is featured on a recent episode of the Electric Ladies podcast (@joanmichelson).⚡ electricladiespodcast.com/2024/06/05/mak…

I'm honored to be part of this year's MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellowship. For my fellowship, I will be reporting on the creation of a federally-funded 'blue hydrogen' hub in Appalachia. @mit_esi environmentalsolutions.mit.edu/esi-journalism…

As we head into a summer sure to be full of non-local reporting on Phoenix’s growth & heat… I’ll just reshare our #local longform series taking a close, data-driven look at the collision of urban heat + development + homelessness + climate, w/ @mit_esi. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

Learn more from the MIT Climate Portal and Brent Minchew (@eapsmit), an MIT geophysicist who studies glaciers and oceans. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/what-a…

Average sea level has risen by more than 20 centimeters since 1900. What is the maximum projection for sea level rise by 2100 if we don’t take action?

You can enter to win a copy of Susan Solomon's new book, SOLVABLE, from the MIT Environmental Science Initiative's podcast, TILclimate. See below for details!