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An App to Help Save Emissions (and Maybe Money) When Buying a Car

MIT researchers have found that low-emissions vehicles are the least expensive to drive. Based on their findings, the researchers developed an app that helps consumers evaluate a car’s carbon impact, reports John Schwartz for The New York Times. “Consumers can save money and save emissions at the same time,” explains Jessika Trancik, a professor in MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems, and Society.
September 28, 2016 In the media The New York Times

It May Not Cost You More To Drive Home In A Climate-Friendly Car

Writing for NPR, Rae Ellen Bichell covers new research at MIT that visualizes the carbon footprint and cost of the most popular 125 vehicles in the U.S. Chris Gearhart, director of transportation research at National Renewable Energy Laboratory, calls the study "exciting because it clearly shows how individual choices can make an impact."
September 28, 2016 In the media NPR

Mass. poised to join Calif. among clean energy elite

Writing for Climatewire, Daniel Cusick discusses the “transformational blueprint" Massachusetts is employing to dramatically expand its portfolio of carbon-free electricity such as offshore wind, solar, and hydropower. Massachusetts has a "very innovative set of young and eager people who are looking to deliver change," says MITEI Director of Research Francis O'Sullivan on the role of academia in the state's success in clean energy development.
September 28, 2016 In the media ClimateWire

How data can help change the world

At IDSS celebration, speakers explore how data can be brought to bear on global challenges.
September 27, 2016 MITEI MIT News

Power anywhere

In an article on the role of batteries in the integration of renewables into the U.S. transportation infrastructure, David W. Smith, writing for Traffic Technology International, consults MITEI's Apurba Sakti. "Renewables are inherently variable in nature," says Sakti, "This is one of the biggest issues we are grappling with as we try to address climate change through higher levels of renewable energy penetration."
September 27, 2016 In the media Traffic Technology International

Unchartered Waters: A tour of the U.S.'s First Wind Farm

MITEI's Francis O'Sullivan discusses the potential of offshore wind energy in New England with WGBH's Stephanie Leydon on "Greater Boston."
September 16, 2016 In the media WGBH

Why a Price on Carbon Alone Isn’t the Golden Ticket

Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Mark Muro discusses the role of carbon pricing. In forming his analysis, he cites MITEI research by Professor Valerie Karplus and grad student Jesse Jenkins that finds the "binding constraints" of politics set carbon prices far lower than the true "social cost of carbon."
September 14, 2016 In the media Wall Street Journal

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