Written by Dr.Elizabeth Sawin, originally published by US News and World Report on April 1, 2020 Image credit: Maria Khrenova/Getty Images Today we face three massive threats, and the only way ...
Covid-19 Sucks. But It Could Teach Us How to Avoid the Worst Consequences of Climate Change.
Image credit: Miroslava Chrienova /Pixabay A devastating problem crops up. Not any old problem, but one that grows exponentially. We can cope with this problem, to some extent, but our ...
Coherence: A Plenary Reflection about Systems Thinking
Originally published on the Confluence Philanthropy website on March 17, 2020 by Dr. Elizabeth Sawin, re-posted with permission. Slides from the presentation can be found here. Coherence is ...
Steps to re-invigorate the economy must free us from polluting fossil fuels
Clean air and water don't only result from loss and upheaval, they can be planned for. You've seen the headlines: Air pollution is down in places where efforts to limit coronavirus spread have ...
Want to tackle climate change but don’t know where to start? There’s a game for that
Originally posted on the UMass Lowell Climate Change Initiative website on January 21, 2020 by Dr. Juliette N. Rooney-Varga, re-posted with permission. A new study published in Simulation and ...
Cheddar TV interview features Axios energy reporter Amy Harder discussing En-Roads
Axios energy reporter Amy Harder wrote about our new Climate Change Solutions Simulation, En-ROADS, and appeared on Cheddar to discuss the model. Described by Amy as a "Choose Your Own Adventure" ...
The En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator is here
Register for one of our launch events! En-ROADS is an online climate simulator which provides everyone with an opportunity to foster meaningful conversations, precipitate change, and address the ...
Gaming carbon dioxide removal with young climate leaders
Blog post by Bindu Bhandari, Climate Interactive, and Viktor Jósa, CliMates Original post found here What does it really take to stay well below 2°C global temperature rise as agreed in the ...
Negotiating for the Future at SimPlanet
On the last day of MIT Orientation Week, I found myself in a room with about 50 other new MIT students participating in an interactive climate policy game called “SimPlanet.” Over the course of four ...
An Unlikely Story of Equitable Solutions in an Unequal City
Cities are making a comeback in the United States. After half a century of disinvestment and suburban white flight, city-center living is “in” again. Across the country urban revitalization follows a ...
VICE News Tonight features Climate Interactive and MIT’s John Sterman
VICE News Tonight ran a piece on HBO which featured MIT Sloan Professor John Sterman leading the World Climate roleplay game for executive MBA students. Two of our simulation ...
US News Op-Ed: Can 2019 Be the Year of the Climate Pivot?
READ OUR US NEWS & WORLD REPORT OP ED 2018 brought record-breaking extreme weather events: drought, floods, hurricanes, and the deadliest wildfire in California history, all exacerbated by ...