Climate Solutions
3 reportsResearch on Climate Solutions uses observations, reconstructions, and models to understand a component or driver of the climate system. Researchers test interpretations with climate adaptation, emissions reduction, and primary observations, while incomplete records, model assumptions, and measurement limits constrain certainty.
Evidence used to assess how lifecycle emissions are calculated comes from model results and emissions reduction. The same sources help examine what limits deployment, comparing competing models without treating agreement as proof of mechanism.
Evidence used to assess how lifecycle emissions are calculated comes from model results and emissions reduction. The same sources help examine what limits deployment, comparing competing models without treating agreement as proof of mechanism.
China Tests Low-Cost Catalyst to Turn Plastic Waste Into Jet Fuel
Researchers in China have demonstrated a chemical process that converts polyolefin plastic waste into aviation-grade fuel using a cobalt-nickel catalyst, but the method remains at the laboratory stage and faces significant engineering hurdles
How Physics Tools Are Shaping Food System Modeling and Policy
Sarah Bridle, a physicist with a background in cosmology, is applying quantitative modeling and open-data practices from astrophysics to analyze food systems, land use, and climate impacts, revealing new challenges for sustainable agriculture
MIT tool models climate risks for renewable energy grid planning
A new MIT framework simulates how future climate conditions could affect renewable energy infrastructure, revealing that siting decisions based on outdated weather data may increase grid failures as demand and extreme weather rise