Pricing carbon, valuing people
New research suggests ways to optimize US climate policy design for a just energy transition.
New research suggests ways to optimize US climate policy design for a just energy transition.
Five new state and local government partners will work with J-PAL North America to develop rigorous evaluations of policies and programs related to environment, education, economic security, and housing stability.
Political scientist Nazli Choucri discusses challenges and hopes for global coordination on climate issues — and the role of political science in the process.
Sihao Huang, William Kuhl, Tingyu Li, Giramnah Peña-Alcántara, Sreya Vangara, and Kelly Wu will pursue graduate studies in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
MIT economist’s new research shows U.S. locales hammered by open trade with China have not rebounded, even a decade or more later.
Senior Max Williamson uses his background in computer science to tackle public policy issues in his home state and on a global scale.
Nikos Trichakis applies the tools of operations research to a wide range of problems, from medicine to corporate finance.
A new survey underscores how material needs lead to movement within the Americas — at a high cost to those trying to relocate.
A new study finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while economies of scale contributed somewhat less.
A delegation from MIT traveled to Glasgow for COP26, where international negotiators sought to keep global climate goals on track.
Ian Waitz, Cecilia Stuopis, and Suzanne Blake answer 3 questions on the fall semester and look ahead.
Announced at the UN Climate Change Conference, the initiative aims to make food systems more resilient and sustainable by better connecting research to practice.
Researchers argue the plant could provide multiple benefits for California, including desalinated water and clean hydrogen fuel.
Biogen’s support is part of the biotechnology company’s Healthy Climate, Healthy Lives Initiative.
An experiment in Indonesia shows how much subsidies and in-person assistance spur people to get insurance — and how many people stop trying.