Past Events
March 03, 2008
Speaker: Prof. Martin Weitzman (Harvard University)
February 27, 2008
Speaker: Amory Lovins, Founder and CEO, Rocky Mountain Institute, Snowmass. By the 2040s, the United States can eliminate its use of oil and revitalize its economy, led by business for profit. Existing technologies can redouble the efficiency of using oil (including tripling the efficiency of uncompromised cars, trucks, and planes) at an average cost of $12/bbl, and can replace remaining oil use with advanced biofuels and saved natural gas.
February 14, 2008
It's clear that tackling climate change requires the integration of expertise in science, technology, economics and politics. We need the political will to generate a real price for carbon (and other green house gases) -- and we need the technical and scientific understanding to reduce them. But it's less often appreciated that management also has an important role to play. This talk will explore the critical role that private organizations -- and the people who lead them -- can play in responding to the challenge of global warming.
February 13, 2008
Speaker: Professor Nazli Choucri. For society to succeed in the fight against climate change we have to look at it from all perspectives. On February 13th, come to the discussion and lecture on the role of international politics on climate change. How can international politics work to mitigate climate change? This lecture is part of the "Focus On Climate Change" series of multi-departmental events from Feb. 12th to 14th that emphasizes on the links between fields of study in MIT and climate change.
February 13, 2008
Speaker: Professor Richard Lester. What in the world is the connection between nuclear engineering and climate change? Come and join us with a lecture and discussion with Professor Richard Lester about why climate change occurs and what must be done to address the problem. Explore the role of nuclear technologies in future climate change mitigation strategies and what nuclear scientists are doing about it. This lecture is a part of the "Focus On Climate Change" series of multi-departmental events from Feb.
February 13, 2008
How in the world could economics be related to climate change? Come and join us on a discussion Professor Richard Eckaus from the Economics Department on why change occurs. He will talk about how economics are related to climate change and their importance in the future. This lecture is part of a series of multi-departmental events from Feb. 12th to 14th that emphasize the links between fields of study in MIT and climate change. It also connects interested students with resources available to make a change in our MIT community and beyond.