It is both technically possible and economically feasible to eliminate almost all the carbon dioxide from iron and steel production by mid-century, thus cleaning up an industry that accounts for 10 percent of global emissions. But progress will not happen without a concerted policy push.
Jan Walstrom, senior vice president within the Global Climate Response and ESG office at engineering company Jacobs, shares her insights at the School's inaugural Think Bigger Innovation Summit.
Across (and sometimes even within) academic disciplines, no topic under the broad umbrella of climate economics tolerates quite so large a gap between facts and dogma, and between the power of a seemingly simple idea on the one hand and raw political power on the other.
At the inaugural event for the new Climate Change and New American Economy Series, Brian Deese, MIT innovation fellow and former director of the National Economic Action Council at the White House, discusses climate action and economic opportunity.
CBS's Professor Shivaram Rajgopal found that many environmental, social, and governance-focused mutual funds fall short on their promises.
Our approach so far to ESG is 'fundamentally flawed,' argues veteran investor Terrence Keeley in a conversation with CBS Professor Shivaram Rajgopal.
With investments in dozens of companies worldwide, Ron Gonen '04 closes the loop on sustainable economic practices.
These entrepreneurs share how rooting their businesses in community makes them stronger.
Floods, droughts, wildfires, and other deadly phenomena are what make climate change so costly. Now that a future of higher average global temperatures is inevitable, managing the problem well requires that we cut off the tail end of the extreme-weather distribution.
Despite skepticism and concerns, congestion pricing is likely the most effective solution to address persistent traffic congestion in the city argue Charles Komanoff and Gernot Wagner.