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Our research improves understanding of sustainability challenges and helps decision‑makers address global change, enhancing well‑being for current and future generations. Website: https://cs3.mit.edu/
Study co-authored by MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Christopher Knittel finds that over 25 years, while large-scale #renewables lower residential #electricity prices, state electric rate structures can cause rooftop #solar to drive up costs for non-solar households.
A new study co-authored by MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Andrew Babbin and MIT CS3 Principal Research Scientist Ryan Woosley finds hitchhiking bacteria dissolve essential ballast in ubiquitous “snow” particles, which could counteract the #ocean's ability to sequester #carbon. 🧪
MIT’s 24-Hour Challenge returns Thursday, March 12! CS3 will have our own microchallenge on the #Climate Challenge page!
Your support helps CS3 map new directions to mitigate risks to natural and societal systems while supporting justice and equity across society.
Donate to CS3 on March 12.
A 2025 study co-authored by MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Susan Solomon showed that "the actions taken under the Montreal Protocol to reduce ozone-depleting substances are the primary reason for the recovery of the #ozone layer." - Discover magazine 🧪https://tinyurl.com/4s4bmm9n
In our latest e-newsletter, we highlight recent contributions from CS3 researchers in advancing state-of-the-art #models and #emulators of the Earth system to inform decision-making and shape the next generation of #sustainability science and strategy.
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In our latest Researcher Profile, MIT CS3 PhD student Chris Womack describes how he became interested in advancing more efficient, reliable #climate #emulators, how he is doing just that at MIT, and how this work may ultimately enhance human well-being. 🧪
In our latest CS3 Research Insight, MIT CS3 PhD student Chris Womack explores recent efforts to take #climate #emulators to the next level, and thereby equip #sustainability -minded decision-makers with a powerful policy analysis tool. 🧪https://tinyurl.com/bd9s6keb
This report highlights accomplishments of our 1st full year as MIT CS3. As we expand efforts to produce more precise/comprehensive knowledge of #sustainability challenges, we continue to guide decision‑makers to formulate more effective strategies to improve quality of life. 🧪
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Report co-authored by MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Catherine Wolfram shows that "a coalition of [European] countries pricing #carbon in heavy industries could generate billions of dollars in revenue, while also meaningfully reducing global #emissions." #climatechange #sustainability
A working paper co-authored by MIT professors/CS3 faculty affiliates Christopher Knittel and Catherine Wolfram estimates that Americans pay between $400 and $900 per person annually due to #climatechange. In today's New York Times, Knittel says costs are about to accelerate.
In research that could help elucidate humans’ role in global warming, MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Susan Solomon and co-authors show how three major natural events--two #volcanoes and the Australian #wildfires (2019-2020)-- impacted global atmospheric temperatures. #climatechange. 🧪
New #AI sites could drive up your #power bill. The costs of those utility investments could add up quickly, says MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Christopher Knittel in The New York Times. #datacenters
New Climate Reveal podcast explores #climate modeling - how it works, its challenges, what it tells us about our future, and how best to communicate that info. Featuring Yi Ming, Prof. of Earth & Environmental Sciences @ Boston College, and Jennifer Morris, Principal Research Scientist @ MIT CS3.
Our latest MIT Global Change Outlook finds that while current climate policies and economic indicators put the world on track for dangerous warming, accelerated #climate action could provide a major course correction. 🧪
MIT CS3 students and postdocs presented an MIT Independent Activities Period 2026 lecture series on the fundamentals of #climate #science and #policy in January. Click the link to access videos of the entire series. 🧪
The 7th key #climate science 'insight' from 2025, 'Impacts on #labor #productivity,' shows how increasing heat stress is projected to reduce working hours and economic output. This insight is co-authored by MIT CS3 Principal Research Scientist Jennifer Morris. 🧪
One reason why #electricity #Prices are so high right now is #datacenter expansion, notes MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Christopher Knittel. Electricity costs have increased by as much as 267% compared to five years ago in areas near new data centers, finds a recent Bloomberg News analysis.
Climate Reveal, a new podcast that pairs world-class researchers with industry leaders and educators, transforms complex #climate science into accessible, conversational and hopeful insights. Multiple MIT CS3 researchers have shared their expertise on the podcast.🧪 tinyurl.com/4snrf5r4
Aiming to compete with Chinese suppliers of rare earths, a New Hampshire startup recently began producing metal using new processing methods. MIT CS3 faculty affiliate Elsa Olivetti highlights some challenges.
As MIT's first VP for #energy and #climate, Evelyn Wang ’00 is marshaling MIT’s expertise to meet the greatest challenge of our age. MIT CS3-affiliated faculty members concur with her assessment of the mission ahead.
Projections in our 2025 Global Change Outlook show that aggressive cuts in greenhouse gas #emissions can lead to significant reductions in global #warming and #precipitation, and thereby lower the risks of damaging #climate impacts. 🧪
Mining 2.0: New MIT Minerals Stewardship Consortium is studying ways to "strategically elevate the environmental, social and economic impacts of #mining while also building resilient and ethical mineral supply chains,” says MIT Professor/CS3 affiliate Elsa Olivetti, the MSC faculty co-director.
The Dec. 2025/Jan. 2026 edition of the MIT CS3 e-newsletter features the release of our 2025 Global Change Outlook, which uses modeled projections to show how accelerated #climate action can reduce risks to natural and societal systems and advance #sustainability goals. 🧪
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New study co-authored by MIT Professor/CS3 affiliate Jessika Trancik explores the role of data-driven, predictive tools in optimizing clean #energy investment decision-making by governments and businesses. 🧪
#COP30 underscored that more aggressive policies will be needed to cap global warming at #1.5°C. Our just-released 2025 Global Change Outlook shows how accelerated action can reduce #climate risks and improve #sustainability outcomes, while highlighting potential geopolitical hurdles. 🧪
MIT CS3 researchers and collaborators found that industry’s actions to shrink their carbon footprint—like buying renewable electricity or reducing air travel—can both cut CO₂ emissions but have very different impacts on overall air quality. #climate #airquality #sustainability 🧪
Inspired and informed by a Global Climate Policy Project report spearheaded by MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Catherine Wolfram, leaders from 20 countries and the European Union eventually signed on to a new Open Coalition for Compliance Carbon Markets. E&E News: tinyurl.com/2wbukuh4
Listen to a conversation about the impact of #climate change on human #health with MIT CS3 Director Noelle Selin & Boston College (BC) Director of the Global Observatory on Planetary Health Philip Landrigan in Climate Reveal, a BC podcast that explores climate challenges & potential solutions. 🧪
How might national vulnerabilities to disruptions in global #food trade impact countries' food security by 2050? MIT CS3 Research Scientist Kenneth Strzepek & colleagues from the International Food Policy Research Institute present latest findings @ an IFPRI policy seminar in Washington D.C.
A new, interactive map co-developed by Climate Interactive and MIT's Bringing Computation to the Climate Challenge (BC3) displays projected temperature changes in local areas across the century under different scenarios. The BC3 team includes many CS3-affiliated researchers. (Climate Interactive) 🧪