Soil-based carbon sequestration is a way to remove CO2 from the air and store it somewhere it can’t easily escape: in soils, which store carbon in the form of broken-down plant matter.| MIT Climate Portal
Extreme heat is a dangerous weather condition that is becoming more common and severe as climate change warms the planet.| MIT Climate Portal
Cities concentrate people into small areas for good reason, but this makes them major sources of greenhouse gases and uniquely vulnerable to climate risks.| MIT Climate Portal
Concrete is among the world’s most consumed materials—second only to water. It also produces large amounts of heat-trapping greenhouse gases.| MIT Climate Portal