Energy

Which technologies will enable a cleaner steel industry?

Technologies like hydrogen-based direct reduction of ore, electrolysis, and advanced furnace technologies could reduce steel emissions.

Daniel Boero Vargas and Mandy Chan | World Economic Forum

Two offshore wind turbines amid turbulent sea waves under a cloudy sky.

Clean Energy

Six innovative ways to float skyscraper-sized wind turbines

While most offshore wind farms are firmly rooted in the seabed, engineers are developing new ways to float enormous wind turbines.

Emma C. Edwards

Oil pumpjack operating in the oil fields under a twilight sky.

Disaster Response

Shining a light on oil fields to make them more sustainable

Sensors and analytics give oil well operators real-time alerts when things go wrong, so they can respond before they become disasters.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office

Climate Crisis

Sifting through sound: using soundscapes to understand ecosystem health

“Ecoacoustics” is an emerging field of research. Instead of chasing down isolated animal sounds, researchers are using all of the acoustic properties of a location to answer ecological questions.

Teresa Carey

Series| Seachange

Carbon capture technology explained

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Cutting-edge carbon capture technology is bringing the world’s top scientists and engineers one step closer to solving the climate change puzzle.

Series| Seachange

The rural Mexican village planting 5 million trees

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Reforestation projects could be just what we need to turn the tide of climate change, and this Mexican village is setting an example for all to follow.

Jess Dais

Climate Crisis

Preparing for climate change

Climate change is increasingly reshaping our world, but communities across America aren’t losing hope — they’re taking action. Learn how 18 communities are using science to guide community-based decision-making.

Teresa Carey

Climate Crisis

Researchers found a species of stony coral ready to withstand climate change

At current trends, more than 90% of the world’s coral reefs will be massively degraded by 2050. Researchers have found a species of stoney coral that has sparked new efforts for coral reef restoration.

Teresa Carey

A vision of a Recompose facility in Seattle. Recompose is experimenting with “human composting” and alternative

Sustainability

Human composting could help crowded cities bury their dead sustainably

Working toward sustainability, cities are searching for ways to make funerals more eco-friendly. Green burials and human composting could be the solution.

Tien Nguyen

Series| Future of Cities

Futuristic Copenhagen architecture builds on water

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The innovators of Copenhagen architecture are pioneering new solutions to urban living challenges, from floating parks to man-made islands.

Copenhagen's innovative approach to waste management turns trash into ski slopes

Series| Future of Cities

Copenhagen turns trash into ski slopes

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Humans throw away 3.5 million tons of waste every day. Copenhagen is taking waste management to new heights (literally) to deal with trash from residents, making it the sustainable city of the future.

Series| Future of Cities

The sustainable city of the future: Copenhagen, Denmark

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By 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in urban areas (up from 50% now). With the climate crisis worsening, how can we support this urban trend in a sustainable way?

Sustainability

Paving the way with recycled roads

The world is facing a massive build up of waste. But this solution of recycled roads may pave the way for a cleaner future.

B. David Zarley

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