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Energy Reads MIT Energy Initiative
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The latest in energy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Listen to hand-picked articles from the MIT Energy Initiative covering the future of energy.
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How are cities managing record-setting temperatures?
Following record heat levels in the summer of 2023, MIT Associate Professor David Hsu describes what cities are doing as climate change accelerates.
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https://news.mit.edu/2023/3-questions-cities-managing-record-setting-temperatures-0905
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MIT design would harness 40 percent of the sun's heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel
MIT engineers have designed a new train-like system that harnesses the sun's heat to split water and generate hydrogen—a green, carbon-free fuel that can be used to power long-distance trucks, planes, and ships.
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https://news.mit.edu/2023/mit-design-harness-suns-heat-produce-clean-hydrogen-fuel-1016
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Explained: The 1.5 C climate benchmark
To prevent worsening and potentially irreversible effects of climate change, the world’s average temperature should not exceed that of preindustrial times by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. But why 1.5 degrees C and how close are we to achieving this goal?
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https://news.mit.edu/2023/explained-climate-benchmark-rising-temperatures-0827
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Making aviation fuel from biomass
A new processing technique developed by an MIT-led team may be the key to 100% sustainable aviation fuel.
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https://energy.mit.edu/news/making-aviation-fuel-from-biomass
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Capturing methane before it warms the climate
Methane is the second most impactful human-generated greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. Desirée Plata, an environmental engineer and professor at MIT, is developing tools to reduce methane with the goal of cutting emissions by 45% by 2030, which would save up to 0.5 degree Celsius of warming by 2100.
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https://energy.mit.edu/news/straight-from-the-cows-mouth
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Footnote: How cities are reducing emissions by retrofitting buildings
40% of global carbon emissions come from buildings. MIT professor Christoph Reinhart joins us to discuss how cities are leveraging retrofits to increase building energy efficiency and reduce their carbon emissions.
Dig deeper into our article "Cutting urban carbon emissions by retrofitting buildings" in this footnote edition of the podcast.
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https://energy.mit.edu/news/footnote-how-cities-are-reducing-emissions-by-retrofitting-buildings
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