MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium (MCSC)

A new kind of academia industry collaboration, working together to accelerate the implementation of scalable solutions to climate & sustainability challenges.

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Explore the MCSC's new interactive Sankey diagram mapping the global economy's #decarbonization. See how sectors must collaborate rapidly to deliver goods, #energy, and services in a low-carbon #economy.
https://t.co/PpEhK0E8uv

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The MCSC is pleased to welcome its newest member company @amazon. The Amazon team's #technology expertise will help accelerate the implementation of large-scale, real-world #climate and #sustainability challenges alongside our other member companies. https://t.co/4OCMyEcQn4

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Actual rates of recycling are currently “abysmal.” In a paper published by @JIndEcol, @BasuhiRavi, @karanbhuwalka, Richard Roth, and Elsa Olivetti explore novel strategies to increase PET bottle collection rates. https://t.co/jDKoIVtdzf

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Thrilled that MCSC Co-Director Elsa Olivetti will lead the MIT Climate Project's mission on Decarbonizing Energy & Industry, propelling innovative ideas for #climate progress forward. In this role, she will build and expand upon her work with the MCSC! https://t.co/3oSOrh5oR1

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Explore the student work from the MCSC Climate & Sustainability Scholars! MCSC Scholars work on year-long, interdisciplinary #climate & #sustainability #research projects; their final deliverables, highlighting their impactful work, are now on our website. https://t.co/nCw25fbv3a

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#Research led by the MCSC's Elsa Olivetti, along with @BasuhiRavi, @karanbhuwalka, and Rich Roth, explores disparities in bottle deposits & #PET #recycling systems, finding that bottle deposit programs are effective but too sparse to meet industry targets
https://t.co/rhp8SLNGRd

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Fantastic to see many MCSC member companies on @TIME and @StatistaCharts list of the world’s 500 most #sustainable companies of 2024. Congratulations to @Vontier_Corp, @Inditex, @Accenture, @Prologis, and @Apple, among many other leaders in the #climate space!

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TIME and @StatistaCharts chose the world's most sustainable companies of 2024. Explore the list: https://t.co/caYpuFSE9e

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The MCSC recently welcomed @qwertnewto, Director of @MITOCW to speak about how OCW is directing its #openeducation leadership toward more #inclusive and #equitable lifelong learning about #climate and #sustainability. Thank you for stopping by and sharing your knowledge!

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New MCSC primer by @AneilT explores the context for corporate #climate #finance decision-making processes & implications. It brings together a range of financial instruments & markets that MCSC members can use to support #decarbonization activities. https://t.co/x2GeHHNMw8

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Recent MIT alumnus @anushreec_, former MCSC Climate & Sustainability Scholar, stopped by to present her research with the @MIT_REClinic. As a 2024 Marshall Scholar, she is headed to the UK in the fall to pursue a PhD at Cambridge in environment and development.

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A recent article in @ArchRecord dives into #circular construction and the building industry's waste problem. It highlights the MIT team behind PixelFrame, a system supported by the MCSC that allows concrete building elements to be disassembled and rebuilt. https://t.co/q9ukA7MII3

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Congrats to all 2024 CEE Awards recipients, including current and former MCSC Climate & Sustainability Scholars Runako Gentles and Grace Harrington, as well as MCSC Seed Awardee @MichaelFHowland.

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Congrats to the students, postdocs, faculty, and staff who were honored for their outstanding achievements and commitment to the values and mission of CEE at this year’s award ceremony!
https://t.co/5zuh59BASr

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Alexandra Chua, an undergraduate student @Wellesley College, has been gaining valuable scientific communication skills through MCSC work on carbon capture and storage and soil elemental relationships with Impact Fellows @ac_obi and @NotSdnyColeman.
https://t.co/o3iN1JBc2l

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MIT Professor @RJGilliard leads a chemical synthesis lab with an expansive approach to both inorganic & organic chemistry. Learn more about Professor Gilliard, who the MCSC supports for his work in the the Carbon Capture and Storage space, in MIT News. https://t.co/E9x7FVt4Xy

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A great article by @mitenergy featuring a group of
@MIT researchers, supported by the MCSC, working to harness #hydrogen's potential to address long-haul #trucking emissions. https://t.co/0iCwW19JZR

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For the MCSC, 2023 was filled with breakthroughs in its funded #research projects, progress in its impact pathways, #innovation and #collaborations at events, and moments of discovery through #student-led work. Read our latest Impact Report to learn more! https://t.co/9U3z87wLFU

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Have you ever wondered how to shop #sustainably for a new cell phone or computer? @jeremyrgregory, MCSC Executive Director, and Sarah Chandler, Vice President of Environment and Supply Chain Innovation at @Apple (MCSC member company), share #tips here: https://t.co/A7TJc8Do5s

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A new MCSC white paper explores the classes of #ecosystem intervention that present opportunities to mitigate #climate change — and explores different yet complementary sides of the multifaceted measurement and nature-based solutions conversations: https://t.co/CoVX1FnmmC

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A team of MIT #researchers are exploring the key drivers of #GenAI's rapid growth and why #sustainability considerations are lacking – calling for more responsible development of Gen-AI using a comparative benefit-cost evaluation framework. Read more: https://t.co/Il5fNZu7yt

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Through an undergraduate #research compendium project with the MCSC, Elise Echarte and Emma Hickman explored diverse #sustainability topics. Elise dove into #green bonds, while Emma evaluated the #environmental impact of polymers. Read more: https://t.co/6H5sxyWN5V