Advocate for sustainable biz & policy | MIT Sloan & Boston College alum | @MIT_CPC + #ClimatePathwaysProject
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Are you an experienced journalist or editor covering #climatechange? Our MIT Climate Pathways Project has teamed up with @TRF to add #EnROADS co-dev'd w/ @ClimateInteract + @MITSloan to their "Reporting Climate Change" course offering.
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Learn more today!
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🌍 Our team will be speaking at EarthX2025!
Affiliated faculty member John Sterman will guide a panel through #EnROADS Climate Solutions Simulator, developed by @MITSloan and @ClimateInteract
🌐 earthx.org
📅 April 21-25
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MIT Climate Pathways Project (MIT CPP) was selected by @ParisPeaceForum as one of the ten projects for its Scale-up Program (SCUP). Our executive director @PattenBethany was honored to accept alongside CPP team member @FlorianKapmeier on the first day of the Forum. #PPF2024
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MIT Sloan’s Catherine Wolfram has become a leading energy economist through original studies that can inform our global climate response. “We’ve made a lot of progress,” she says. “But we still have a lot more to do.” mitsha.re/wfif50UcH5x
ALT Black-and-white photo of Catherine Wolfram leaning against a tree outside.
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.@SenatorHick and @ScottPetersSD are on a mission to update and streamline the patchwork energy transmission system in the U.S. with their legislation, the Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act.
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🌍 Check out the final five flagship projects at this year's @MIT Climate Grand Challenges – one of which utilizes our #EnROADS model (co-developed with @climateinteract), "Bringing Computation to the Climate Challenge"! news.mit.edu/2022/flagship-p…
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🌿 Our 2021 Annual Report 🌿| Our community is tethered by our reliance on our planet — and each other. As we celebrate 10 years of our Sustainability Certificate, we're proud to share these stories of impact, feat. twenty-five @MIT alumni. Read here: bit.ly/3Dj7fvp
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As Gen Z contends with an increasingly uncertain future, there's one particular emotion shaping views on education and careers: eco-anxiety. Learn more: bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
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As the # of global crises grows each year, Gen Z is approaching the future, and their place in it, in a way no generation has had to before. As @MITSloan's @pattenbethany sums up below, "every job needs to be a sustainability job at some level."
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More than any other generation, Gen Z is focussed on making an impact for the collective good. (We need only look at the news to see why). The sooner companies & orgs accept that EVERY job needs to be a sustainability job, the better off we'll all be.
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As new @IPCC_CH study shows climate change impacts to be larger than previously thought, use #EnROADS to test solutions bolder than you previously thought possible! There IS still time to limit warming to 2.7°F/3.6°F (1.5°C/2°C) | #ClimatePathwaysProject
The #IPCC released its latest #ClimateReport today, #ClimateChange 2022: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability
“The scientific evidence is unequivocal: #climatechange is a threat to human wellbeing & the health of the planet,” – @poertner_hans
➡️ bit.ly/WGIIRep
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Thanks @MITActionLearn for the feature! Had a great time as a keynote speaker discussing how we work with companies in our S-Lab course to solve sustainability challenges they face, while empowering our students to make a tangible impact.
Whether a company is hosting a project in our S-Lab course or managing a project on their own, @pattenbethany always advises companies that truly impactful projects will start with a clear, concise problem statement 🔍 | @MITActionLearn
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As U.S. preps to give CA authority to set vehicle emissions standards tougher than fed gov’t’s #EnROADS show us the large impact Emissions Performance Standards could have on a global scale | @washingtonpost story by @dino_grandoni | #ClimatePathwaysProject
The Biden administration is expected to restore California’s authority to set its own limits on climate-warming emissions from cars, pickups and SUVs.
The move could influence the rest of the country. wapo.st/3oRVYvS
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1/3 Congrats to @LouisianaGov on LA’s Climate Action Plan! #EnROADS (co-dev’d w/ @ClimateInteract) can simulate a global 100% Clean Electricity x 2035 goal like LA’s & show the impact of qualifying different energy sources as clean | #ClimatePathwaysProject
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Our #EnROADS simulator (co-dev’d w/ @ClimateInteract) helps us see the relationship b/t gas production and methane emissions. Look what happens to methane (CH4) when we discourage gas, worldwide | @washingtonpost story by @TikRoot | #ClimatePathwaysProject
The White House on Monday announced new steps to help curb the emissions of methane, saying it will send $1.15 billion to states to clean up thousands of orphaned oil and gas wells that leak the powerful planet-warming gas.
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Thrilled that @MITSloanSusty's #ClimatePathwaysProject & @climateinteract's #EnROADS simulator are contributing to the City of Burlington's efforts to achieve their net zero energy goals! Looking forward to it, @BTVMayor @MiroBTV!
"We are delighted to have Mayor @MiroBTV recognize our #EnROADS simulator as a critical tool to help communities like Burlington understand how their efforts link with the global pathways toward emissions reduction," says @pattenbethany. vermontbiz.com/news/2022/jan…
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As the #Maldives adapt to sea level rise, flood risk mapping in #EnROADS (co-dev’d w/ @ClimateInteract) reminds us that global action taken now can STILL save land in island nations | @governmentmv | #ClimatePathwaysProject | @NatGeo story by @t_mcconnell
The archipelago has bet its future on construction of an artificial, elevated island that could house a majority of the population of nearly 555,000 people on.natgeo.com/3KwCdmG
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1/2 Can’t forget that nuclear competes with ALL energy sources-not just fossil! Encouraging nuclear means less wind & solar too. That’s one reason that encouraging it globally in #EnROADS only shaves off 0.2°F (0.1°C) of temp rise | #ClimatePathwaysProject en-roads.climateinteractive.…
An @AP survey finds that about two-thirds of states in the U.S. say nuclear power will help them replace fossil fuels as they seek to reduce carbon emissions. By @JenMcDermottAP. apne.ws/2xejVti
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Rising temps increase heat-related illness, especially in urban areas. Use #EnROADS (co-dev’d w/ @ClimateInteract) to explore how global policies can reduce the number of add’l deaths from extreme heat | @nytimes story by @zhonggg | #ClimatePathwaysProject
An alarming trend -- the seven hottest years on record have been the past seven.-- adds to the urgency around reducing carbon emissions. nyti.ms/3FcoIEX