Study: More eyes on the skies will help planes reduce climate-warming contrails Images from geostationary satellites alone aren’t enough to help planes avoid contrail-prone regions, MIT researchers report. December 22, 2025
How cement “breathes in” and stores millions of tons of CO₂ a year New analysis provides the first national, bottom-up estimate of cement’s natural carbon dioxide uptake across buildings and infrastructure. December 16, 2025
Introducing the Minerals Stewardship Consortium at MIT The consortium convenes industry, academia, and policy leaders to navigate competing demands and reimagine materials supply. December 16, 2025
Summer student projects tackle sustainability challenges on campus and beyond Students in the Campus Climate Action summer student cohort work with MIT Office of Sustainability (MITOS). December 12, 2025
Making clean energy investments more successful Tools for forecasting and modeling technological improvements and the impacts of policy decisions can result in more effective and impactful decision-making. December 12, 2025
A new approach to carbon capture could slash costs Chemical engineers have found a simple way to make capturing carbon emissions from industrial plants more energy-efficient. December 11, 2025
