January 10, 2018
UN Climate Change Conference 2017

MIT researchers attend UN Climate Change Conference, including two E&S Minor faculty members and ESI Director John Fernandez.


January 10, 2018
MIT conference seeks solutions for reconstruction in devastated Caribbean

The MIT Energy Initiative and ESI joined forces for a conference dedicated to reconstruction of the Caribbean.


January 10, 2018
Already on brink, right whales are pushed closer to the edge

ESI visiting scholar Deborah Cramer investigates the threats to endangered North Atlantic right whales.


December 12, 2017
Together in Climate Action

MIT convened 200 researchers, policymakers and civic leaders for a conference titled Together in Climate Action: Northeastern North America Policy Summit.


December 4, 2017
ClimateX Podcast

The MIT ClimateX podcast speaks with ESI Director John Fernández at the MIT Together in Climate Action Summit.


December 1, 2017
Letter from the Director: December 2017

A brief note from John Fernández with more news to come.


November 21, 2017
Institute on track to meet climate action goals

Two years after committing to a less carbon-intensive campus, MIT has plans in place to meet campus greenhouse gas reduction goals by 2030.


November 20, 2017
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on defending science and moving forward on climate action

The Senator spoke on Nov. 20 about the money behind climate denial and how misinformation can be combated.


November 9, 2017
Letter from the Director: November 2017

John Fernández reports from the annual UN Conference of the Parties on climate change in Bonn, Germany.


November 5, 2017
Artificial intelligence aids materials fabrication

ESI Seed Grant recipient Elsa Olivetti is using AI to deduce new, more sustainable "recipes" for materials.


October 27, 2017
How cities can fight climate change most effectively

ESI curriculum grant winner David Hsu studies the most efficient paths for cities to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.


September 27, 2017
Johan Rockström on preserving Earth’s resilience

Johan Rockström joined ESI for a People & the Planet lecture on "a framework for preserving Earth's resilience."

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