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Yang Shao-Horn (Mechanical Engineering) spoke at the State of the Art Jewelry Summit to discuss the industry’s impact on carbon emissions and sustainability, suggesting the problem be addressed with a carbon tax and cleaner mining practices.
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The United Nations estimates that annual global emissions must drop by 30% by the end of the decade to prevent global temperatures from rising two degrees Celsius. Randolph Kirchain (Materials Research Laboratory) discusses the impact that this urgent goal may have on engineering materials production, which will require more complex solutions than other sectors.
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The process of making cement is very carbon-intensive, generating about 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions. By using heat powered by electrochemistry instead of fossil fuels, Yet-Ming Chiang (Department of Materials Science and Engineering) and Leah Ellis are cleaning up this process through their company, Sublime Systems.
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Randolph Kirchain (Materials Research Laboratory) discusses how the construction industry—one of the most carbon-polluting globally due to the impact of cement—can cut emissions significantly while also ensuring safety.
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Health benefits of using wind energy instead of fossil fuels could quadruple if the most polluting power plants are selected for dialing down, MIT study finds.
