Crowdsourcing contest to focus on reducing campus emissions
The MIT Office of Sustainability, in partnership with the Department of Facilities, the Environmental Solutions Initiative, and the MIT Climate CoLab, has launched a crowdsourcing contest to engage the MIT community in proposing methods to reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions at least 32 percent by 2030. This emissions reduction goal, called for by the MIT Plan for Climate Action, has been paired with a commitment to activate the campus as a test bed for climate solutions. In March 2016, MIT’s vice president of research also released a shared statement on climate action that reaffirmed and strengthened this goal, noting that the Institute will strive to reach carbon neutrality as soon as possible. This contest challenges teams to submit solutions to a critical question: How can MIT demonstrate innovative climate mitigation solutions on campus? The Climate CoLab’s crowdsourcing platform is hosting the contest as an opportunity for members of the MIT community to contribute...