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MIT's Susan Solomon, Professor of Environmental Studies and a CS3 faculty affiliate, has been named the 2026 Tang Prize Laureate in Sustainable Development for “groundbreaking advances and leadership in atmospheric and climate sciences that shaped global policy for Sustainable Development.”
https://eaps.mit.edu/news-impact/susan-solomon-named-2026-tang-prize-laureate/

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Inside the demise of a 15-year-old scenario built off the worst possibilities scientists could imagine, with insights from MIT CS3 Principal Research Scientist Jennifer Morris.

https://www.eenews.net/articles/the-worst-case-climate-scenario-is-gone-the-catch-the-best-case-is-too/
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The worst-case climate scenario is gone. The catch? The best case is, too. Inside the demise of a 15-year-old modeling scenario built off the worst possibilities scientists could imagine.

"Human activities pushed global warming to 1.37°C in 2025, and its level is projected to surpass 1.5°C in about four years. Crucially, the rate at which heat is accumulating in the Earth system suggests high levels of future warming. These are some of the key findings from the latest Indicators of Global Climate Change (IGCC) report, published today in Earth System Science Data." MIT CS3 Research Scientist Luke Western is a co-author of the report.
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https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/see/news/article/6050/major-climate-report-shows-earth-is-getting-hotter-faster

Should action focus more on or ? According to MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate John Sterman, reducing physical and financial climate risk requires both adaptation and mitigation.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/anjalichaudhry/2026/06/01/the-15-degree-threshold-has-been-crossed---is-your-business-prepared/
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The 1.5 Degree Threshold Has Been Crossed — Is Your Business Prepared? The 1.5°C climate threshold was crossed in 2024. A WMO report confirms it will happen again. Here is what you need to know about mitigation and adaptation to be prepared.

As grow around weather stations, does the hot pavement skew our measurements of global warming?

No— scientists are careful to remove the signal of warming from the global temperature record. Even in the raw, unadjusted data, urban heat islands explain a very small fraction of the global climate change we have observed. MIT CS3 Deputy Director C. Adam Schlosser explains.

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As cities grow around weather stations, does the hot pavement skew our measurements of global warming? No—climate scientists are careful to remove the signal of urban warming from the global temperature record. Even in the raw, unadjusted data, urban heat islands explain only a very small fraction of the global climate change we have observed.

Presenting the June 2026 e-newsletter of the MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy. In this issue: Appreciating our graduates; addressing climate change at the community level; cutting and costs with ; achieving and goals; and more.
https://tinyurl.com/mvj89pb3

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NPR reporter Jeff Brady spotlights a study by MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Jessika Trancik and Marco Miotti PhD ’20 that found “across most of the U.S., electric vehicles are cost-competitive with their gas counterparts. And it found that in most locations, also reduce between 40% and 60%.”
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/nx-s1-5806597/electric-vehicle-climate-gas-prices
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'At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an electric vehicle?' "At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an EV?" NPR listener Guadalupe Higuera of Phoenix asked this question and worked with Climate Desk reporter Jeff Brady to answer it.

Congratulations to MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Catherine Wolfram, one of six MIT faculty members to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2026! They were recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research in the natural and social sciences.

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MIT affiliates elected to National Academy of Sciences for 2026 Sixteen MIT affiliates, including professors and alumni, have been inducted into the National Academy of Sciences for 2026. MIT faculty honorees include Bengt Holmström, Michale Fee, Gareth McKinley, Keith Nelson, Fan Wang, and Catherine Wolfram.

A new MIT CS3 study evaluates economic impacts of combining and action. The study’s projections show that accelerating climate action can lower the cost of achieving biodiversity goals.

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Can we limit global warming to 1.5°C while protecting 30% of the Earth’s land? A new MIT CS3 study explores how to balance climate change and biodiversity goals. (Source: European Commission) May 20, 2026 Can we limit global warming to 1.5°C while protecting 30% of the Earth’s land? A new MIT CS3 study evaluates economic impacts of combining climate and biodiversity action ...