A new undergraduate course at MIT, one of the core courses for the newly created Environment & Sustainability minor, will feature the World Climate Simulation. The course, called People and the Planet, will prepare students to bring positive change in the world by helping them understand the policies and regulations behind new energy technologies and […]
“You Fix the Climate” – Behind the New York Times Opinion Piece
The new interactive tool in the New York Times, “You Fix It: Can You Stay Within the World‘s Carbon Budget?” gives you the power to explore over 8,000 scenarios for addressing climate change. For many, experimenting with the opinion piece can be a challenging experience. We recommend that you watch this video or read this post on […]
Public Radio Highlights the Power of Climate Simulations
Earlier this week, NPR’s Heather Goldstone interviewed Climate Interactive partner and MIT Sloan professor John Sterman. The interview discusses Climate Interactive’s World Climate Simulation, a role playing group exercise of the UN climate negotiations that has served as an educational tool for students and CEOs alike. The game was recently updated to reflect President Trump’s […]
What Hope Means: A Podcast and a Webinar from MIT’s John Sterman
This week, MIT released a podcast featuring Climate Interactive member and MIT professor Dr. John Sterman. The podcast, a part of MIT Sloan School’s “Data Made to Matter” series, discusses how Climate Interactive’s data-based climate simulator helps citizens and policymakers alike understand the implications of climate change, the US exit from the Paris agreement, and the need […]
Analysis: U.S. Role in the Paris Agreement
By Ellie Johnston, Andrew Jones, Lori Siegel, and John Sterman President Trump is about to decide whether to withdraw from the historic Paris climate agreement or even take the US out of the UN climate negotiation process (UNFCCC). The implications of this decision will be momentous for the US and for the world. To explore […]
What Does the Trump Administration Mean for Climate Change Efforts?
This post was originally published on MIT Sloan’s innovation@work Blog. On November 4, 2016, the historic Paris Agreement on climate change policy (#OurAccord) became international law. “Humanity will look back on November 4, 2016, as the day that countries of the world shut the door on inevitable climate disaster,” said UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa and Moroccan […]
Climate Interactive Quantifies Implications of Trump Presidency for the Climate
In several interviews with prominent media outlets, Climate Interactive’s Andrew Jones and MIT’s Prof. John Sterman elaborated the potential effect of president-elect Trump pulling out of the Paris climate agreement. As Andrew Jones said, “Pulling out of the Paris agreement matters not just in leadership, but also in a direct impact on the climate.” Based […]
World Climate Succeeds at COP 22
At eight events, hundreds of people from across the world have had a chance to experience how it feels like to negotiate an ambitious global climate deal using Climate Interactive’s rigorous tools, C-ROADS and World Climate. This is how it happened. By engaging the business community, Prof. John Sterman was able to challenge the business […]
John Sterman Addresses Ban Ki-Moon on the Need for Deeper Emissions Cuts
Dr. John Sterman of MIT Sloan and Climate Interactive had the honor of speaking to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon yesterday in New York on the occasion of the entry into force of the Paris Agreement. Dr. Sterman represented a group of scientific NGOs that have been critical to elevating climate science in the negotiations, to […]
Next steps for C-ROADS and climate change
This was originally posted on MIT Sloan’s Innovation@Work Blog. Earlier this spring, MIT Sloan Professor John Sterman presented an important and well-attended live webinar, The Dynamics of Climate Change–from the Political to the Personal. One of the highlights of the webinar was a live demonstration of C-ROADS (Climate Rapid Overview and Decision Support): a free, […]