To fend off the worst impacts of climate change, 'we have to decarbonize, and do it even faster,' said William H. Green, director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and Hoyt C. Hottel Professor, MIT Department of Chemical Engineering, at MITEI's Annual Research Conference. 'But how the heck do we actually achieve this goal when the United States is in the middle of a divisive election campaign, and globally, we're facing all kinds of geopolitical conflicts, trade protectionism, weather disasters, increasing demand from developing countries building a middle class, and data centers in countries like the U.S.'' Researchers, government officials, and business leaders convened in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sept. 25-26 to wrestle with this vexing question at the conference that was themed, 'A durable energy transition: How to stay on track in the face of increasing demand and unpredictable obstacles.' The critical role of consensus-building in driving the energy transition arose...
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