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Crowdsourcing solutions to global climate change. Learn more on https://t.co/oZ4ogW6zhg
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Joined October 2010
MIT Climate´s blog series on energy access notes that an alarming number of households in Europe were unable to keep their homes adequately warm in winter. #energy #poverty #climatechange
https://t.co/2NQ9GnXsdT
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Nobel Prize winner Esther Duflo, who co-founded MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, said poorer nations are at ‘dramatic’ risk if richer countries do not help them to mitigate and adapt to climate change. #climate #inequality #climatechange
https://t.co/QG8RcgttlR
nytimes.com
The Nobel Prize winner Esther Duflo said poorer nations are at ‘dramatic’ risk if policies, attitudes and support from rich countries do not improve.
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MIT researchers have developed a passive cooling system that uses no electric power and can preserve food crops and supplement conventional air conditioners in buildings. #cooling #climate #mitresearch
https://t.co/Bn3howzdYg
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MIT’s Janelle Knox-Hayes and Donald Sadoway co-authored a paper that calls for engaging local stakeholders in a “co-design” process as a way of encouraging community acceptance of wind power projects. #renewable #energy #codesign
https://t.co/gw2G3A8Cr2
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Download the new guide for educators to teach students about “Electric Vehicles and Climate Change” developed by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative. #miteducation #electricvehicles #mitclimate
https://t.co/nOwct71Yes
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MIT graduate student Pablo Leon is developing a machine-learning tool for scientists to automate the evaluation of battery materials. #mitresearch #batteries #mitscientists
https://t.co/0b4u7LWr9D
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MIT professor Harry L. Tuller is working on methods that could significantly increase the lifetimes of fuel cells. #mitresearch #fuelcells #mitclimate
https://t.co/8ykrPc7Adk
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Boston Metal, an MIT startup, is working to transition the steel industry from coal-based fuel to sustainably produced electricity. #mitstartup #climate #greensteel
https://t.co/Lm5V7jwPND
bostonglobe.com
Boston Metal has developed a way to manufacture iron using sustainable electricity.
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“I want to find ways to save the world with nuclear,” says Anne White, the head of MIT´s Nuclear Science and Engineering department. She has done path-breaking fusion research. #mitclimate #nuclear #fusion
https://t.co/0YTbDx2XZX
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MIT researchers used DNA to drive a highly efficient conversion process that turns CO2 into valuable products. #mitresearch #mitclimate #sustainablematerials
https://t.co/MuZAf2dCTl
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MIT researchers developed a new cost-effective battery that uses aluminum. Its materials cost is 85 percent lower than lithium batteries. #batteries #mitresearch #greenenergy
https://t.co/f7j8BBkrP8
science.org
New materials could lead to batteries that charge in minutes
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A carbon price should be equal to the “social cost of carbon.” For example, if one ton of CO2 emissions costs the public $100, it should cost $100 to emit that ton of CO2. Read MIT Climate´s explainer: https://t.co/JnZJOcxyRp
#carbonpricing #costofcarbon #mitclimate
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Almost 25% of the energy produced worldwide is used to heat and cool homes and commercial buildings. Learn more in MIT Climate´s explainer. #heating #cooling #hvac #mitclimate
https://t.co/bIXdwBAqwS
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MIT researchers have created a cost model that can facilitate the transition from fossil fuels to hydrogen for trucking, shipping, and aviation. #hydrogen #costmodeling #mitclimate
https://t.co/W5z8Z0UxnA
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Somerville startup Transaera is working to design air conditioners that use dramatically less energy. The company has raised an initial funding round of $4.5 million. #airconditioning #climate #energy
https://t.co/QAbS8yq7ay
bostonglobe.com
Transaera is working to design new air conditioners that require dramatically less energy. This month, it plans to announce that it has raised an initial funding round of $4.5 million.
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Food insecurity caused by climate change is one of the most urgent crises facing the planet; a new MIT project is tackling this challenge. #foodinsecurity #climatechange #mitresearch
https://t.co/BCa88LDbGX
news.mit.edu
The Jameel Index for Food Trade and Vulnerability will study the implications of climate change on food security as they relate to trade. It is supported by Community Jameel and led by Greg Sixt and...
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A new Nature study led by MIT researchers estimates that the transition to low-carbon energy will lead to significant stranded asset costs for fossil energy producers and investors. #energy #fossil #mitclimate
https://t.co/Q2eWeN5Y4Y
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A study led by MIT researchers estimates the current global asset value of untapped fossil fuels through 2050 under four increasingly ambitious climate-policy scenarios.
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MIT graduates see hydropower as a key technology in the transition to sustainable energy and founded a company to make hydro plants more sustainable. #hydropower #energy #mitstartups
https://t.co/YtvHLERzfN
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MIT engineers found that by modeling the wind flow of an entire collection of wind turbines rather than only individual ones, performance can be improved drastically. #energy #wind #mitenergy
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Join Wazoku´s crowdsourcing platform to participate in both future Climate CoLab challenges and InnoCentive challenges that address sustainability-related topics. #climatesolutions #climatecolab
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