Global Snapshot

TAKING THE CARBON OUT OF CONSTRUCTION

Engineered wood could cut building emissions and costs

Synthetic biology: A new tool to tackle climate change?

MIT Joint Program researchers explore science and policy implications at BU workshop

MITEI Research Conference highlights energy-at-scale, engagement as levers of decarbonization

Joint Program research assistant Erin Smith discussed the role of economics and policy in scaling up low-carbon energy technologies

COMMENTARY: TOO MUCH WIND AND SOLAR RAISES POWER SYSTEM COSTS

Deep decarbonization requires nuclear, says Joint Program Co-Director John Reilly (Utility Dive) (Additional Coverage: Power Engineering)

COMMENTARY: BATTERIES CRITICAL TO FUTURE ELECTRIC GRID, BUT WITH LIMITS

John Reilly highlights constraints on batteries in an intermittent renewable-dominated power sector (pv magazine)

COMMENTARY: THERE IS NO PLAN B ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Following COP25, Joint Program Founding Co-Director Emeritus Henry Jacoby and co-authors call for heightened efforts to inform public of what's at stake in climate crisis (The Hill)

TRACKING EMISSIONS IN CHINA

Good news, some concerns (Energy Futures)

RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CARBON PRICING POLICIES

State-level adoption saves money and lives (Energy Futures)

MIT EXPERTS SAY CAFE, LOW-CARBON GRID KEY TO REDUCE VEHICLE GHGS

Joint Program Research Scientist Jennifer Morris explains findings from Mobility of the Future report (InsideEPA)

AGING DAMS IN BOSTON'S METROWEST AREA POSE DANGER

Local infrastructure should be designed based on more recent storm data, says Joint Program Research Scientist Kenneth Strzepek (MetroWest Daily News)

GETTING THE CARBON OUT OF THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR

MIT symposium looks at the role of advances in storage, solar, nuclear, EVs and more in cutting greenhouse gas emissions

THE FIVE GREATEST CHALLENGES TO FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change is a global threat, but solutions involve a superhuman level of sacrifice and awareness, says MIT Sloan’s Christopher Knittel