Climate & Energy
MIT Positions
MIT’s overall approach to climate is laid out in its most recent Climate Action Plan called “Fast Forward.”
Fast Forward: MIT's Climate Action Plan for the Decade
In May 2021, MIT shared a new, decade-long plan aimed at fighting climate change and helping to decarbonize the economy by 2050.
Faculty Ideas
Numerous MIT faculty and entities are involved in research on climate science, technology and policy. Here is a selection of places to look at their work:
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MIT Energy Initiative (MITEi)
The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEi) brings together faculty from across the campus for research on energy technologies, as well as policy research.
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The Future of Energy Storage
MITEI’s most recent major policy report
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The MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR)
The MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR) offers policy solutions to address climate change.
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The MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI)
The MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI) works in the U.S. and abroad to promote environmental solutions.
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The MIT Sloan School of Management Sustainability Initiative
The MIT Sloan School of Management Sustainability Initiative works on business and policy solutions to address climate change. It also includes the EN-ROADS model which enables policymakers and others to see how different combinations of policy tools would affect climate outcomes.
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MIT Mobility Initiative
The MIT Mobility Initiative works on policy and technologies to improve transportation and urban planning, including to address climate change.
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MIT Climate Grand Challenges
The MIT Climate Grand Challenges are a group of five broad, pathbreaking research projects on climate mitigation and adaptation selected through a lengthy and rigorous competitive process.
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MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium
The MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC) brings together MIT faculty and leading companies to work on sustainability issues.
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MIT Center for Global Change Science
The MIT Center for Global Change Science brings together climate scientists to work on climate modeling and other scientific questions.
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MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
The MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center conducts MIT’s research on fusion energy. MIT is a leader in making progress toward the commercial availability of fusion.