MIT Climate

... On Carbon Storage -

... On Carbon Storage In theory, we can remove climate-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air for thousands or even millions of years. In terms of addressing climate change, that’s effectively permanent. But carbon removal can also fail. People are experimenting with many ways to take carbon from the atmosphere and ...

Plastic substitutes, critical minerals, and harvesting water -

Plastic substitutes, critical minerals, and harvesting water A company co-founded by MIT alums has developed what it says is a more economical way to capture climate-warming carbon dioxide from industrial smokestacks. [READ MORE]

Battery-powered appliances, nuclear waste, and "MRI"s for buildings -

Battery-powered appliances, nuclear waste, and "MRI"s for buildings Using drones and thermal cameras, a company co-founded by MIT researchers is making it easier to spot where and how buildings are wasting energy. [READ MORE]

... On Natural Gas Vehicles -

... On Natural Gas Vehicles As cities work to clean up their fleets of buses and trucks, one option is to buy vehicles that run on natural gas instead of diesel. After all, natural gas burns cleaner than diesel, producing less planet-warming carbon dioxide to provide the same amount of energy.