Paths to Scalable Carbon Neutrality for MIT

TL;DR

This paper offers strategic recommendations for MIT to achieve carbon neutrality by analyzing emission reduction options, implementation timelines, costs, scalability, and risks, leveraging MIT's technological and financial strengths.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive framework for MIT to pursue carbon neutrality, considering multiple factors and scenarios, grounded in MIT's unique capabilities.

Findings

Evaluation of emission reduction strategies and their scalability.

Analysis of costs and risks associated with different scenarios.

Recommendations for leveraging MIT's strengths in technology and finance.

Abstract

The goal of this report is to provide actionable recommendations for paths to carbon neutrality from MITs largest group of stakeholders, students. In the report, we consider the optimization of emissions reductions, the timescale of solution implementation, cost, scalability, and the associated risks inherent to two different scenarios. Similarly, it leverages MITs strengths, such as its position as the world leader in technology and innovation as well as its financial strength, which enables it to make relatively low return investments and use contracting power to enable renewable projects.