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A healthy wind MIT Climate Portal

WebNearly 10 percent of today’s electricity in the United States comes from wind power. The renewable energy source benefits climate, air quality, and public health by displacing emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants …

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Mitigation and Adaptation MIT Climate Portal

Web1 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change uses the following definitions. Mitigation: “A human intervention to reduce emissions or enhance the sinks …

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Planetary Health at MIT: Connections Amongst Ourselves and with …

WebThe answer to further exploring this relationship and developing sustainable solutions for healthy communities is planetary health. Planetary health focuses on …

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What is the ideal level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere for …

WebMay 18, 2021. According to NASA, the amount of carbon dioxide (CO 2) in Earth’s atmosphere was about 416 parts per million (ppm) in April 2021. 1 This level has been …

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What is “sustainability”

WebClimate action is just one form of sustainability—a concept that asks us to see the big picture of what we are taking from the Earth, and how our actions affect …

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Extreme Heat MIT Climate Portal

WebExtreme heat is a dangerous weather condition that is becoming more common and severe as climate change warms the planet. It is the leading weather …

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On planetary change and human health: Commentary by Amy …

WebThis spring, Moran-Thomas launched a new course, 21A.312/Planetary Change and Human Health, to give students a chance to explore such complex …

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E6: A public health expert’s guide to climate change

WebProf. Amruta Nori-Sarma is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Health Department at Boston University School of Public Health. She studies the …

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Health, wealth, and cities MIT Climate Portal

WebCities have wealth disparities: Picture fancy downtown condos and trendy shopping areas in contrast to, say, streets with rundown housing and boarded-up shops.

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A community approach to improving the health of the planet

WebEarlier this month, MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) hosted a Health of the Planet Showcase. The event was the culmination of a four-year …

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What is "clean energy"

Web1 With the exception of bioenergy, because burning plant matter does emit CO 2.Here, the idea is that plants take CO 2 out of the atmosphere when they grow, and …

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Air Pollution MIT Climate Portal

WebMany common pollutants threaten our health when we breathe them in, including ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. The most …

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Will mining the resources needed for clean energy cause problems …

WebAlmost all mining—including for the clean tech sector—damages ecosystems and communities. Water contamination and scarcity, and the resulting social conflicts, …

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MIT collaborates with Biogen on three-year, $7 million initiative to

WebMIT and Biogen have announced that they will collaborate with the goal to accelerate the science and action on climate change to improve human health.

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Public Transportation MIT Climate Portal

WebPublic transportation gets people where they’re going while emitting far fewer climate-warming greenhouse gases than private cars. The reason is simple efficiency: …

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How is lithium mined

WebHow is lithium mined? Lithium is found in rock ores, which are mined and crushed, or in briny water, where it can be extracted using evaporation. February 12, …

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Soil-Based Carbon Sequestration MIT Climate Portal

WebSoil-Based Carbon Sequestration. Soils are made in part of broken-down plant matter. 1 This means they contain a lot of carbon that those plants took in from the …

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Are electric vehicles definitely better for the climate than gas

WebYes: although electric cars' batteries make them more carbon-intensive to manufacture than gas cars, they more than make up for it by driving much cleaner under …

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