MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative

As of June 2025, the ESI’s research and education projects will be resettled to @mitsap and The Climate Project at MIT.

Learn more about the transition in a piece by ESI director John E. Fernández: environmentalsolutions.mit.edu/news/the-legac…

Can wind turbines be recycled?

Why is lithium so desirable for electric vehicles and wind and solar power batteries?

🔋Hear from Professor Yet-Ming Chiang (@mit_dmse) on how lithium-ion batteries are playing a dominant role in the transition to a clean energy economy. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/why-ar…

The MIT ESI's Laur Hesse Fisher and Aaron Krol discussed their work with the MIT Climate Portal and effective public communication at the @Bloomberg Green Festival in Seattle last week. #BBGGreenFestival @climate

youtube.com/watch?v=VGbV04…

Are there risks to transporting carbon dioxide in pipelines?

After all, the U.S. is home to about 5,000 miles of pipelines that carry carbon dioxide around the country.

Howard Herzog of @mitenergy weighs in. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/are-th…