Our research improves understanding of sustainability challenges and helps decision‑makers address global change, enhancing well‑being for current and future generations. Website: https://cs3.mit.edu/ https://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mvsu622py22mMIT researchers, including several affiliated with CS3, are advancing tools to help evaluate a location’s vulnerabilities to flooding, cyclones, humid heat waves, or other #climate-related events. #ExtremeWeather #Resilience https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-researchers-mapping-extreme-weather-risks-building-tools-to-act-091818 Sep 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsu622py22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mvnzl2jpl22gMIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Haruko Wainwright believes the risks posed by radioactive wastes cannot be properly assessed without also considering the hazards of chemical wastes. #nuclear #sustainability https://news.mit.edu/2026/3-questions-putting-nuclear-waste-into-perspective-091516 Sep 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnzl2jpl22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mvicscff2k2hA team of economists led by MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Catherine Wolfram finds that a group of countries could set up a shared #carbon pricing scheme that cuts about 1.5% of the world’s greenhouse gas #emissions and raises nearly $200 billion a year in public money. https://www.earth.com/climate/carbon-price-floor-heavy-industry/14 Sep 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvicscff2k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3muzvdjbr5k2rMIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Susan Solomon joins Cleo Abram’s “HUGE* If True” to discuss her 1985 research uncovering how chlorofluorocarbons were depleting the ozone layer, which led to the Montreal Protocol that banned the use of those chemicals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWgHx0HE8m8🧪08 Sep 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzvdjbr5k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3muzgth6vws2mThe future of #affordability: In some regions of the world, the poorest people may spend about 50 percent of their #income on #food, while the richest spend about 5 percent, finds study co-authored by MIT CS3 and MIT Energy Initiative Principal Research Scientist Jennifer Morris. 🧪 https://news.mit.edu/2026/study-predicts-large-disparities-access-food-water-energy-2050-090808 Sep 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzgth6vws2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3muzao7jfls26Presenting the September 2026 e-newsletter of the MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy. In this issue: Assessing regional economic impacts of different #decarbonization pathways; and #climate risk, #adaptation and #innovations. #sustainability 🧪 tinyurl.com/taas8f5z08 Sep 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzao7jfls26https://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mtqzxp7kk22uCommentary co-authored by MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Christopher Knittel argues for a mileage-based approach to how we tax auto travel. (WBUR) https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/08/18/highway-trust-fund-gas-tax-vmt-tax-christopher-knittel23 Aug 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqzxp7kk22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3msvkhsnzvk2bAI’s biggest #climate threat isn’t the power draw of data centers — it’s the economic growth AI unleashes, argue MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate John Sterman and co-author in a forthcoming book chapter. #ArtificialIntelligence #datacenter #sustainability https://mitsloan.mit.edu/press/will-ai-derail-global-climate-goals12 Aug 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvkhsnzvk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mstligwkqk2eMIT CS3/MIT Energy Initiative Principal Research Scientist Jennifer Morris's latest project aims to enable decision-makers to assess the regional economic effects of different #decarbonization pathways. In this Researcher Profile, we explore her career path and its potential impact on society. https://cs3.mit.edu/news-media/news-outreach/researcher-profile-3-questions-jennifer-morris11 Aug 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstligwkqk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mstjxtrp5s2eShifting to low- and zero-carbon #energy sources can have ripple effects on a region’s #economy. A new project funded by Schmidt Sciences and co-led by MIT CS3 researchers aims to enable decision-makers to assess the potential economy-wide impacts of multiple #decarbonization pathways.🧪 https://www.schmidtsciences.org/schmidt-sciences-grants-26-million-to-researchers-translating-climate-models-to-climate-action/11 Aug 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstjxtrp5s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3ms72rq7be226Articles 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 🧪03 Aug 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms72rq7be226https://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mqrszr5dx22xAnnouncing 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. https://ocean-icu.eu/latest-news/glodapv3-is-here/16 Jul 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrszr5dx22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mqrfcpcjrc2nMIT 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. 🧪 https://news.mit.edu/2026/energy-systems-reliable-grid-future-is-about-location-071616 Jul 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrfcpcjrc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mply4266522g#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/yeyvckrv01 Jul 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mply4266522ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mplx3dbfps2gWhat'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. 🧪 https://cs3.mit.edu/news-media/news-outreach/research-insight-advancing-scenario-based-modeling-framework-long-term01 Jul 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplx3dbfps2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mplqelnxe22kCongratulations 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. 🧪 https://cs3.mit.edu/news-media/news-outreach/mit-cs3-director-noelle-selin-named-tepco-professor01 Jul 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplqelnxe22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mphbxirc5c26MIT 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. 🧪 https://news.mit.edu/2026/scientists-find-ozone-depletion-began-decades-before-ozone-hole-discovery-062929 Jun 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphbxirc5c26https://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mp7evz5dys2yA 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 https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-data-centers-can-better-manage-energy-use-062626 Jun 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7evz5dys2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mp4thicnjc2yMIT CS3-affiliated work on #carbon dioxide removal and #climate change #uncertainty among recent book titles and chapters from Institute faculty and staff https://news.mit.edu/2026/summer-reading-from-mit-062525 Jun 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4thicnjc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mp2n4fcuj22fClimate #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. 🧪 https://climate.mit.edu/explainers/climate-scenarios24 Jun 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2n4fcuj22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3movbeax44k2pSome 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 https://curiositymission.org22 Jun 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3movbeax44k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3modz2bglfk24Congratulations 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.” 🧪 https://eaps.mit.edu/news-impact/susan-solomon-named-2026-tang-prize-laureate/15 Jun 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3modz2bglfk24https://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mnzl5ckiqc27Inside 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 https://www.eenews.net/articles/the-worst-case-climate-scenario-is-gone-the-catch-the-best-case-is-too/11 Jun 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzl5ckiqc27https://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mnzjs5igrk2n"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. 🧪 https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/see/news/article/6050/major-climate-report-shows-earth-is-getting-hotter-faster11 Jun 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzjs5igrk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mnx5y3sj7s2lShould #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. 🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/anjalichaudhry/2026/06/01/the-15-degree-threshold-has-been-crossed---is-your-business-prepared/10 Jun 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnx5y3sj7s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mnx3g34sd22iAs #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. 🧪 https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/cities-grow-around-weather-stations-does-hot-pavement-skew-our-measurements-global-warming10 Jun 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnx3g34sd22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mnhtxntq4c2oPresenting 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/mvj89pb304 Jun 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhtxntq4c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mnddzybar227NPR 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%.” https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/nx-s1-5806597/electric-vehicle-climate-gas-prices02 Jun 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnddzybar227https://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mnasbrp3bs2mMIT: "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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqIoTulUgP4&t=5s01 Jun 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnasbrp3bs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mit-cs3.bsky.social/post/3mmfbfuu7t22tCongratulations 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) https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-affiliates-elected-national-academy-sciences-052121 May 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:yn7wsa2yeb7rd46ywjvtbenj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmfbfuu7t22t