Natural world philosophies are a source of solutions.
Twenty winning projects will link industry member priorities with research groups across campus to develop scalable climate solutions.
A new survey summarizes scientific recommendations for conservationists and land managers tasked with managing biodiversity in a changing climate
Professor Ole Wæver has explored what happens when we turn traditionally non-military issues into security threats.
During the early months of the pandemic, when on-site management activities were on hold due to lockdowns, fires inside protected areas in Madagascar increased very dramatically by 76-248 %, compared to levels expected from patterns in previous years.
Global warming can result in the spread of peatland vegetation in the Arctic. An international research group has discovered signs of ‘proto-peat’, which may be the beginning of new peatlands.
An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.
The forms of agriculture used today have negative impacts on the environment on a global scale.
Working group III of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change yesterday presented their latest report at a media conference in Bern.
Turning environmental pollutants into renewable solar energy while reducing carbon emissions may seem like something plucked out of a science-fiction film
Workshop hosted by MIT’s Climate and Sustainability Consortium, MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, and the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing highlights how new approaches to computing can save energy and help the planet.
New technology could help generate hydrogen and chemical industry ingredients.
Over 100 volunteers spend their Earth Day cleaning a section of the Salt River as part of the Rio Reimagined Initiative
In recent years, as the impacts of climate change have become more pronounced, tree-planting has frequently been touted as a “natural climate solution” to capture and store planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions while also conserving biodiversity and improving quality of life for people.
Former Vice President Al Gore said Tuesday night that the “media ecosystem,” fossil fuel companies and their backers, and the hyperpartisan nature of today’s political scene are responsible for the “existential threat” of climate change.
New study reveals multiple pathways for a successful energy transition by 2050.
For a planet increasingly ravaged by the effects of climate change, removing carbon from the atmosphere could be part of a desperately needed turn in the right direction.
In April 2022, a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, commissioned by the U.N., contained yet another stark warning about climate change.
Clouds come in myriad shapes, sizes and types, which control their effects on climate.
Through the year-long MCSC Climate and Sustainability Scholars Program, students have the opportunity to lead research projects.