MIT outlines progress on its five-year climate action plan
Vice President for Research Maria Zuber today released a report outlining progress in several key areas of MIT’s five-year Plan for Action on Climate Change, underscoring strong collaboration across campus in addressing what the report calls “the urgent problem of global climate change.” The Institute first announced the multifaceted plan last October, presenting steps MIT will take to fight global climate change. The five-year plan will enhance efforts in five key areas of climate action, now called the “five pillars”: improving understanding of climate change and advancing novel, targeted mitigation and adaptation solutions; accelerating progress toward low- and zero-carbon energy technologies; educating a new generation of climate, energy, and environmental innovators; sharing knowledge about climate change, and learning from others around the world; and using the MIT community as a “test bed” for change. Today’s report provides updates on new and continuing initiatives that directly support those five pillars, including research grants, MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI),...