MIT is preparing a major campus-wide effort to develop technological, behavioral, and policy solutions to some of the toughest problems now impeding an effective global climate response. The Climate Project at MIT, as the new enterprise is known, includes new arrangements for promoting cross-Institute collaborations and new mechanisms for engaging with outside partners to speed the development and implementation of climate solutions. MIT News spoke with Richard K. Lester, MIT’s vice provost for international activities, who has helped oversee the development of the project. Q: What is the Climate Project…
