Displacing coal with wood for power generation will worsen climate change say MIT, UMass Lowell and Climate Interactive researchers New research challenges European Union policy that wood bioenergy is carbon neutral Cambridge, Mass., January 16, 2018 – Wood is increasingly being used to replace coal as a source of electricity generation in […]
Climate Interactive’s John Sterman Elected 2017 AAAS Fellow
By Shanna Edberg and Andrew Jones Climate Interactive partner and MIT professor John Sterman was elected as a 2017 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS fellows are elected by their peers as recognition of their “meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications.” John was recognized for his “distinguished […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Prof. John Sterman Leads Us Through Climate Simulation Insights in this MIT Webinar
How can we respond to climate change? Can we build an economy powered by clean, renewable energy in time? Does the agreement forged at the recent Paris climate conference (COP21) deliver us from catastrophe, or is it another diplomatic disappointment? How can the science be made accessible to the policymakers, the media, and the public […]
The Paris Climate Talks: Deliverance or Disappointment?
At a recent forum at MIT, Professor John Sterman outlined the significance of the Paris climate agreement, along with the challenges that lie ahead. Sterman asks: “Does [the Paris Agreement] deliver us from climate catastrophe or is it another diplomatic disappointment? Is it a triumph or a travesty? To that question, I’m going to answer […]
Climate Interactive Broadcasts Tough Realities and High Aspirations Via Paris COP 21 Media
In Paris, Climate Interactive helped the media face difficult realities of climate and energy science and also build high hopes for progress. CI used our system dynamics models, C-ROADS and En-ROADS, to analyze the climate proposals (mainly run by Senior Modeler Lori Siegel), run interactive workshops, and try to keep the policymakers and negotiators honest […]