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Jennifer Morris

Principal Research Scientist

MIT Energy Initiative

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Research Interests:

Energy transitions, Integrated economic and climate analysis, Multi-sector dynamics, Mitigation pathways

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Climate Reveal podcast: Climate modeling

Boston College Creative Communication Lab February 12, 2026

Jennifer Morris, principal research scientist at MITEI and the MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy, shares her expertise in a conversation with Boston College's Climate Reveal podcast. She discusses how climate modeling works, its benefits and challenges, and how to best communicate its findings so the world can adapt and prepare.

Two absorber units at Climeworks' direct air capture and storage plant, Orca.

Technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the air: A reality check

MIT study finds that many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of “direct air capture” technology and therefore may not bring about the promised reduction in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.