Universities should lead the way on climate action, MIT panelists say

Under its Plan for Action on Climate Change, MIT has a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 32 percent below its 2014 emission levels, by 2030. Those reductions are now at 24 percent, and the Institute is track to meet or exceed the goal, said Joe Higgins, vice president for campus services and stewardship, thanks to Institute-wide efforts that benefit from connecting research and operations. In the fifth of six symposia in the Climate Action series, held Oct. 20, an online panel of MIT experts including…

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