tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218941560 2008-05-06 19:18:24 -0400 Disruptive Environments Conference Science, Advocacy, and Media. Panelists: Naomi Oreskes, Andrew Revkin, Kerry Emanuel, Kevin Conrad, Moderator: Boyce Rensberger, Thursday, April 10, 2008 7217 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218915620 2008-05-06 19:14:18 -0400 Disruptive Environments Conference Q&A session, held on Thursday, April 10, 2008 2071 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218881160 2008-06-19 10:05:48 -0400 MIT CTL <p>Nelly Andrieu &amp; Lee Weiss</p><p><em><strong>Research Fest 2008 </strong></em></p><p>Climate change and its political, social and economic implications are pushing companies to find ways to reduce the carbon footprint of their supply chains. This project examines tradeoffs between carbon footprint, cost, time and risk across three case studies of United States' perishable and consumer packaged goods firms and their transportation partners.</p><p>22-May-08, Session 5 (2:45-3:45) </p> 1437 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218825600 2008-10-20 15:14:27 -0400 MIT Sloan <![CDATA[ Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Business and Society John Sterman, Vladimir Bulovic, Kevin Moss ]]> 4424 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218788220 2008-12-19 12:33:18 -0500 music MUSIC Session 4 2171 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218765660 2008-06-06 10:18:22 -0400 MIT Alumni Association What's needed to address the global energy challenge? New technologies, new sources of capital, and new ways of thinking. See highlights from the <a href="http://mitenergyconference.techtv.mit.edu/">2008 MIT Energy Conference</a>, and find out how MIT is playing a vital role in finding energy solutions. 467 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218744880 2009-02-06 14:40:21 -0500 MIT Energy Initiative A panel discussion featuring Boston-area energy policy experts. Gilbert Metcalf, Applied Public Finance, Department of Economics, Tufts University John Parsons, Director, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change John Reilly, Behavioral and Policy Sciences, Sloan School of Management Robert Stowe, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Moderated by Travis Franck, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change This discussion took place on January 13th, 2009 as part of Energy Futures Week. 5646 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218724120 2009-06-01 11:20:41 -0400 MIT Energy Initiative This talk was given on May 5, 2009 as part of the MITEI Seminar Series - Abstract - As US energy challenges mount, the public and political debate continues to demonstrate disturbing misunderstandings of both the problems and potential solutions. The US faces three distinct energy challenges: maintaining moderate energy costs in order to benefit the economy, controlling greenhouse gases and other environmental damage from energy use, and reducing the geopolitical consequences of dependence on crude oil. Though some policies help to address all three challenges, often tackling one of these problems exacerbates the others. Borenstein will discuss the logic and fallacies behind government energy policies, from taxes (implicit or explicit) on greenhouse gas emissions, to tax incentives for domestic oil exploration, to support for energy efficiency improvements or basic energy science research. The energy challenges that the US faces are serious, but by adhering to a few basic economic principles, the cost of meeting these challenges can be kept manageable. - About the Speaker - Severin Borenstein is E.T. Grether Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy at the Haas School of Business and Director of the University of California Energy Institute, where he is also co-Director of the Institute's Center for the Study of Energy Markets. He received his A.B. from U.C. Berkeley in 1978 and Ph.D. in Economics from M.I.T. in 1983. His research focuses on business competition, strategy, and regulation. He has published extensively on the airline industry, the oil and gasoline industries, and electricity markets. His current research projects include empirical and theoretical work on competition in gasoline markets; market power and pricing issues in restructured electricity markets; strategic pricing and financial distress in the airline industry; and the incentives of firms to cut costs and improve efficiency. We thank CERA for its ongoing sponsorship of the Series. 5109 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218705220 2009-10-09 10:18:00 -0400 Global Initiatives MIT hosted Professor XU Kuangdi, President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, next Wednesday, October 7. As part of this visit, Professor Xu delivered a lecture at 1:30 pm in the Kirsch Auditorium entitled "Addressing Climate Change: Developing a Low-Carbon Economy." 4551 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/218684440 2009-10-16 15:05:01 -0400 MIT Museum "When you bring together lots of people and have them all contributing, you can do really remarkable things." In a piece produced for exhibit at the MIT Museum, researchers at MIT's Center for Collective Intelligence discuss their development of the Climate Collaboratorium, an online tool that enhances and supports global planning and decision-making about climate change. Aimed at both experts and the public, the Climate Collaboratorium provides a forum for discussing, testing and selecting models, plans and arguments about what humans can do about global climate change. 171