Climate Project at MIT: Launching the Missions | September 16, 2024

Climate Project at MIT: Launching the missions
September 16, 2024

A symposium which introduced the newly named mission directors to our climate research community. The event featured a keynote talk by Brian Deese, MIT Innovation and Climate Impact Fellow and former White House National Economic Council director, and a panel with the mission directors, moderated by Somini Sengupta, international climate reporter for the New York Times.

Mission Directors:
- Decarbonizing Energy and Industry: Elsa Olivetti PhD ’07, Materials Science and Engineering
- Restoring the Atmosphere, Protecting the Land and Oceans: Andrew Babbin, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences & Jesse Kroll, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Chemical Engineering
- Empowering Frontline Communities: Miho Mazereeuw, Architecture
- Building and Adapting Healthy, Resilient Cities: Christoph Reinhart, Architecture
- Inventing New Policy Approaches: Christopher Knittel, MIT Sloan
- Wild Cards: Benedetto Marelli, Civil and Environmental Engineering