MIT Hosts 14 Climate Week NYC Sessions, Drawing 700 Attendees
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Updated · MIT News · Oct 26
MIT Hosts 14 Climate Week NYC Sessions, Drawing 700 Attendees
2 articles · Updated · MIT News · Oct 26
Summary
More than 700 people attended MIT-led Climate Week NYC events at Manhattan’s Dream Downtown Hotel, where the institute mounted 14 sessions with eight departments, labs, centers and initiatives.
Those sessions focused on turning climate research into deployable solutions, from sustainable data centers and super-pollutant abatement to supply-chain sustainability, flood resilience, food security and industrial decarbonization.
MIT also co-hosted a climate innovation event with the Bezos Earth Fund, where faculty, alumni founders, investors and policymakers examined gaps between lab breakthroughs and commercial deployment, including testing infrastructure, patient capital and pilot pathways.
Climate Week NYC itself drew more than 100,000 participants across 1,000-plus events, giving MIT a global forum to argue that climate solutions must be technically feasible, scalable and designed for real-world adoption.