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Earth Day Colloquium with Senator Mike Barrett

04/19/2023  5:15 pm-6:15 pm ET

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The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) will present an Earth Day Colloquium on Wednesday, April 19 by Massachusetts state Senator Mike Barrett, Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy, on decarbonizing Massachusetts. Senator Barrett will discuss the ambitious 2030 Massachusetts goals for cutting carbon dioxide emissions and the challenges the state faces in meeting those goals. He will have a particular focus on the obstacles Massachusetts faces in offshore wind deployment. How does the state evaluate the progress thus far and adjust the plan to tackle any bumps in the road? A fireside chat and audience Q&A will follow the presentation, moderated by MITEI executive director Martha Broad.

The event will also include a poster session themed MIT research for a changing planet, where MIT students will share their research on water, food, energy, and the environment. The poster session is co-hosted by MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water & Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS), MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI), and MITEI, and is part of Earth Month at MIT.

This event is sponsored by the MIT Climate Nucleus and open to the MIT community.

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