Articles featured in our August 2026 e-newsletter show how CS3 researchers are advancing our understanding of the Earth's natural & societal systems; providing actionable information for #energy, #transportation & business planners; & addressing planetary & regional changes. tinyurl.com/mr43kyrm 🧪

Announcing the release of GLODAP v3, an internally consistent database of #ocean #carbon measurements widely used to determine ocean uptake of anthropogenic carbon & validate ocean carbon models. CS3 Principal Research Scientist Ryan Woosley contributed to this upgrade. ocean-icu.eu/latest-news/...

MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Michael Howland and co-authors of a new study in Nature Energy find that where new #wind and #solar #energy projects are built could be key to avoiding blackouts in a future with hotter weather and other challenges. 🧪

For energy systems that power a reliable grid, the future is all about location

The location of new energy projects will play a significant role in meeting future demand in a changing climate, MIT researchers report. They created a way to make more climate-informed decisions abou...

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#Scenarios can be a powerful tool to explore a wide range of potential outcomes for #climate impacts, #food and water security, air quality, #biodiversity and other #sustainability indicators. Our July MIT CS3 e-newsletter showcases recent CS3 research in this space. 🧪 tinyurl.com/yeyvckrv

What's the best use of a tract of #land? To support long-term planning, MIT CS3 researchers are advancing a new modeling framework that projects the future of land use in a geographic region at high resolution. 🧪

Research Insight: Advancing a scenario-based modeling framework for long-term land-use planning

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Congratulations to MIT CS3 Director Noelle Selin, who has been named as TEPCO Professor in the MIT Institute for Data, Systems and Society & MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences! The award supports distinguished faculty advancing global environmental research and education. 🧪

MIT CS3 Director Noelle Selin named as TEPCO Professor

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MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Susan Solomon & co-authors find #ozone depletion began decades before discovery of ozone hole. Using modern tools, they also determined that carbon tetrachloride, used as a dry-cleaning and degreasing agent as early as the 1930s, was at the root of early ozone loss. 🧪

Scientists find ozone depletion began decades before discovery of ozone hole

Ozone depletion began decades before discovery of ozone hole, MIT scientists have found. Using modern tools, they also determined that carbon tetrachloride, a common dry-cleaning and degreasing agent,...

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A new study co-authored by MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Christopher Knittel suggests flexibility in the timing of #electricity consumption could lower #energy costs associated with data centers. #datacenter

How data centers can better manage energy use

A new study shows that if data centers move a significant portion of their energy consumption to non-peak hours, it could help lower average energy costs in the U.S. The environmental impact of these ...

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MIT CS3-affiliated work on #carbon dioxide removal and #climate change #uncertainty among recent book titles and chapters from Institute faculty and staff

Summer 2026 recommended reading from MIT

A summer reading list featuring books by MIT faculty and staff that were published from July 2025 to June 2026.

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Climate #scenarios are used to explore possible futures as the world #economy evolves & the #climate changes in response. MIT CS3 Principal Research Scientist Jennifer Morris explains how they can advance understanding of climate #risk & inform decision-making. 🧪 climate.mit.edu/explainers/c...

Some of the most important things in life feel ordinary, until you stop and think about what makes them possible. A cure. A car. A comet. Someone right now is chasing answers to questions we haven't even asked yet. This is #CuriosityOnAMission. 🔬 What are you curious about? curiositymission.org

Curiosity on a Mission

MIT research is transforming energy, health, food, and America's competitive edge. Explore the stories of scientists whose curiosity is changing the world.

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Congratulations to MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Susan Solomon, named the 2026 Tang Prize Laureate in Sustainable Development for “groundbreaking advances and leadership in #atmospheric and #climate sciences that shaped global #policy for #Sustainable Development.” 🧪 eaps.mit.edu/news-impact/...

Inside the demise of a 15-year-old #modeling scenario built off the worst possibilities scientists could imagine, with insights from MIT CS3 Principal Research Scientist Jennifer Morris.🧪 #climatechange #scenarios #probability

The worst-case climate scenario is gone. The catch? The best case is, too.

Inside the demise of a 15-year-old modeling scenario built off the worst possibilities scientists could imagine.

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"Human activities pushed global warming to 1.37°C in 2025, and its level is projected to surpass 1.5°C in about 4 years," finds the Indicators of Global Climate Change (IGCC) report, published today in Earth System Science Data. MIT CS3 Research Scientist Luke Western is a co-author of the report. 🧪

Major climate report shows Earth is getting hotter faster

Strong and consistent evidence shows that the entire climate system is continuing to heat, driving rapid global warming.

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Should #climate action focus on #mitigation or #adaptation? According to MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate John Sterman, reducing physical and financial climate risk requires both adaptation and mitigation. 🧪

The 1.5 Degree Threshold Has Been Crossed — Is Your Business Prepared?

The 1.5°C climate threshold was crossed in 2024. A WMO report confirms it will happen again. Here is what you need to know about mitigation and adaptation to be prepared.

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As #cities grow around weather stations, does the hot pavement skew our measurements of global warming? No— #climate scientists are careful to remove the signal of #urban warming from the global temperature record. MIT CS3 Deputy Director C. Adam Schlosser explains. 🧪 climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/citi...

Presenting the June 2026 e-newsletter of the MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy. In this issue: Appreciating our graduates; addressing climate change @ the community level; cutting #emissions & costs with #EVS; achieving #climate & #biodiversity goals; & more. 🧪 tinyurl.com/mvj89pb3

NPR spotlights study by MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Jessika Trancik & Marco Miotti PhD ’20 that found “across most of the U.S., electric vehicles are cost-competitive with their gas counterparts. And it found that in most locations, #EVs also reduce #emissions between 40% and 60%.”

'At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an electric vehicle?'

"At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an EV?" NPR listener Guadalupe Higuera of Phoenix asked this question and worked with Climate Desk reporter Jeff Brady to answer it.

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MIT: "Science is Curiosity on a Mission: It includes all of us who ask "why" and make it our mission to find out. These are the discoveries that move the country forward. The pursuit of ideas that seemed impossible until they weren’t." 🧪#CuriosityOnAMission www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqIo...

Curiosity on a Mission

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Congratulations to MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Catherine Wolfram, one of six MIT faculty members to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2026! They were recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research in the natural and social sciences (MIT News)

MIT affiliates elected to National Academy of Sciences for 2026

Sixteen MIT affiliates, including professors and alumni, have been inducted into the National Academy of Sciences for 2026. MIT faculty honorees include Bengt Holmström, Michale Fee, Gareth McKinley, ...

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A new MIT CS3 study evaluates economic impacts of combining #climate and #biodiversity action. The study’s projections show that accelerating climate action can lower the cost of achieving biodiversity goals. #sustainability 🧪

Can we limit global warming to 1.5°C while protecting 30% of the Earth’s land?

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Is your #weather app good enough for deciding whether and when to go outdoors, especially during #wildfire events? A recent study co-authored by several MIT CS3-affiliated researchers introduces a new method for evaluating the accuracy and reliability of today’s #airquality forecast tools. 🧪

3 Questions: Evaluating hourly air pollution forecasts in a time of more frequent wildfires

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When it comes to #emissions, individual driving patterns matter as much as how “green” the regional #electricity mix is, finds study co-authored by MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Jessika Trancik.

For most US drivers, EVs offer emissions benefits and cost savings

In most U.S. zip codes, electric vehicles are cost-competitive with their gas-powered counterparts, according to a new study. And regarding emissions benefits of EVs, individual driving patterns matte...

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Actions to mitigate and adapt to #climate change require different approaches in different places. On April 23-25 @ MIT, the Living Climate Futures Symposium explored how #climatechange challenges and responses to them are playing out in locations from New England to Mongolia. 🧪

Place-based pathways to a viable future

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A working paper co-authored by MIT professors/CS3 faculty affiliates Christopher Knittel and Catherine Wolfram estimates the costs that #climate change imposes on U.S. households.

Who Bears the Burden of Climate Inaction? -

Climate change is no longer a distant threat—it is already imposing substantial and uneven costs on U.S. households. A new […]

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Presenting the May 2026 e-newsletter of the MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy. In this issue: Synergies and tradeoffs in connecting #climate and #sustainability; a speedbump for #ozone recovery; the price of climate change; the rise of #renewables; and more. 🧪 tinyurl.com/2rhz73yn

Congratulations to Catherine Wolfram, one of 120 new members elected by the National Academy of Sciences for 2026! The CS3-affiliated professor of energy and applied economics at the Sloan School of Management is one of five MIT faculty members to receive this honor.

The National Academy of Sciences Elects 120 New Members For 2026

The National Academy of Sciences has elected 120 new members and 25 international members. Harvard led the way with 15 electees, followed by Stanford (9) & Princeton (8).

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Congratulations to Afreen Siddiqui, one of four MIT affiliates awarded 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships! The CS3-affiliated research scientist in MIT AeroAstro's Engineering Systems Laboratory was recognized for her work in geography and environmental studies.

MIT affiliates awarded 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships

MIT affiliates Afreen Siddiqi, Kathleen Thelen, and Vinod Vaikuntanathan, in addition to alumna Kate Manne, were awarded 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships for “prior career achievement and exceptional promi...

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In this Ask MIT Climate podcast, MIT CS3 Principal Research Scientist Jennifer Morris explains how economists estimate the costs of #climate change, and how tools of #economics can help us plan for a better, more prosperous future, even in the face of uncertainty. 🧪 climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e6-...

In a Business Insight Journal commentary, MIT CS3 Director Noelle Selin explores why a systems view combining science, policy and technology is essential for #sustainability leaders navigating #climate change and making informed strategic decisions. bi-journal.com/sustainabili...