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Can eco-friendly routing reduce emissions?
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Rubén Lozano Aguilera, MBA ’13 identified pollution as a key challenge for the future of transportation in urban areas. With the introduction of eco-friendly routes on Google Maps, Lozano Aguilera and team have prevented an estimated 2.4MM+ metric tons of CO2 emissions—equivalent to removing 500K fu...
Can mini solar grids bring electricity to more people?
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A majority of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo lack access to electricity. At Nuru, Juliana Kerrest, MBA ‘18, Chief People and Sustainability Officer, is dedicated to enhancing connectivity. Nuru builds mini solar grids allowing those in remote areas to tap into a power source.
Can we decarbonize yoga pants?
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Deepak Dugar, SM ’11, MBA ’13, PhD ’13, is leading a transformative effort in material production, by replacing petroleum not just as a fuel but as a material. He’s doing this through combining synthetic biology with chemical catalysis to reinvent the way the world makes things—and reducing gigatons...
Can we save the bees?
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Marta Ortega-Valle, SF ’08, is addressing one of the most pressing challenges faced by farmers: crop threats. She co-founded GreenLight Biosciences with fellow MIT alumni to help farmers create sustainable agricultural systems through the integration of science with technology.
Climate Action at MIT Sloan
MIT Sloan is researching, developing, deploying, and scaling up serious solutions to change the planet's climate trajectory. Explore the people, stories, and the work of this ambitious global agenda.