MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative Sustainability

Hitting Home: The Mayor Who Thinks Globally and Acts Locally Using En-ROADS

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Krystal Noiseux

Mayor Miro Weinberger of Burlington, VT is showing how the En-ROADS climate solution simulator—a global model—can be useful to decision-makers at the local level.

Jun 27, 2022

The imbalance of PhDs’ socioeconomic backgrounds

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Meredith Somers

Economics PhDs are more likely to have highly educated parents and come from a more socioeconomically advantaged background — and that’s a problem.

Jun 14, 2022

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Ideas Made to Matter Climate Change

An inside look at the proposed SEC climate disclosure rule

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Betsy Vereckey

The SEC is proposing a new rule that would require public companies to disclose their emissions data and create more transparency. Industry experts unpack its implications.

Jun 8, 2022

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Alumni Sustainability

Simulations to Predict Climate Change

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Katherine J. Igoe

Created with Climate Interactive, a nonprofit think tank, En-ROADS shows which policies will have the most effective and decisive impact on global warming and the climate crisis.

May 13, 2022