MIT Global Environment Initiative Seeks Public Comment

MIT Global Environment Initiative Seeks Public Comment

Thu December 22nd, 2011
Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office

Once launched, the Global Environment Initiative is expected to focus on cultivating six key areas of academic research throughout MIT: climate, oceans, water, ecological resilience, contamination mitigation and sustainable societies - Image: MIT NewsIn an effort to find sustainable solutions for the planet’s growing population while minimizing environmental impacts, MIT’s Environmental Research Council (ERC) has put forward a detailed implementation plan to establish a Global Environmental Initiative to complement the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI). Oceans and Climate will be two among six foci for the new initiative.

Read more at MIT News following last week's forum.