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Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and MIT convene regional policy workshop on data-driven energy transition in Asia

At a policy workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, Christopher Knittel, MIT associate dean for climate and sustainability, emphasized that analytical tools must be paired with engagement by decision makers. “Effective climate action depends not only on strong analysis, but on sustained dialogue with policy makers and industry leaders,” said Knittel. “Partnerships like this help bridge research and real-world implementation.”

Climate Reveal podcast: Climate modeling

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.

This battery company from MIT helps factories ditch fossil fuels for cheap renewable power

Electrified Thermal Solutions—a startup with MITEI ties—developed a new “thermal battery” capable of helping power the manufacturing of energy-intensive materials like steel and cement. “We’re talking about massive emissions reductions—to the tune of several gigatons per year of CO2—reduced through this transition,” said co-founder and CEO Daniel Stack SM ’17, PhD ’21, who, as a student, was a research associate on a MITEI-funded energy storage project.