Climate-Resilient Infrastructure | MIT Climate Portal
As climate change causes weather disasters to become more severe or reach new areas, much of our infrastructure will need to be redesigned for climate resilience.| MIT Climate Portal
As climate change causes weather disasters to become more severe or reach new areas, much of our infrastructure will need to be redesigned for climate resilience.| MIT Climate Portal
Coastal ecosystems, formed by plants that can thrive in saltwater, are especially good at storing carbon because of the thick, rich layers of soil they build up.| MIT Climate Portal
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a United Nations body widely considered the world’s top authority on climate science.| MIT Climate Portal
Sea levels around the world are rising because of climate change, as warming ocean waters and melting ice cause the oceans to encroach on the world's coasts.| MIT Climate Portal
Through tools including "ESG" ratings, green bonds, and fossil fuel divestment, a growing number of investors are factoring risks from climate change into their choices about what assets to buy and sell.| MIT Climate Portal
Net zero emissions are achieved when one's greenhouse gas emissions are effectively balanced out by actions that take or keep greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere.| MIT Climate Portal
Climate targets are the limits that scientists and policymakers set in plans to combat climate change.| MIT Climate Portal
Hurricanes are intense tropical cyclones. These storms are becoming stronger as climate change warms the oceans.| MIT Climate Portal
Agriculture is likely to face severe impacts from climate change. At the same time, the production, storage, and transport of food contribute to climate change.| MIT Climate Portal
Renewable energy is energy from sources, like wind, solar, and hydropower, that we cannot run out of.| MIT Climate Portal
Nuclear energy is low-carbon energy made by breaking the bonds that hold particles together inside an atom.| MIT Climate Portal
Forests take in carbon from the air and store it in wood, plant matter, and under the soil. Restoring them is an important option for combating climate change.| MIT Climate Portal
Greenhouse gases are gases—like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide—that keep the Earth warmer than it would be without them.| MIT Climate Portal
