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The MIT Climate Machine and a research group of five undergraduate students deployed an innovative climate engagement program during Group Therapy Weekender, the electronic music festival at the Gorge Amphitheater in Washington state.

An Afro InterAmerican Forum on Climate Change event in New York City focused on the pressing socio-ecological challenges faced by Afro-descendant communities that serve as historic environmental stewards across the Americas.

Following a panel discussion at MIT with community leaders from Greene County, Pennsylvania, ESI Research Assistant Yiran He reflects on her thesis work in the region and the prospects and stakes of a just transition from a coal economy.

As ESI prepares for deeper engagement with the Indigenous-led non-profit Se'Si'Le, team members traveled to the San Juan Islands to the site of a planned immersive art experience.

ESI Research Program Director Marcela Angel has built an international program in natural climate solutions, with a focus on climate adaptation, urban planning and biodiversity in her home country of Colombia.

Recent MIT graduates Katherine Xu and Anushka Ray developed a tool that combines computer vision with publicly available data to create detailed maps of heat and flood risk.

A variety of recent events, several hosted or co-hosted by ESI, highlighted efforts by MIT faculty, staff, and students to make a difference today.

ESI visiting scientist Scott Odell is among the contributors to a special edition of Environmental Forum on responsible mining of clean energy materials.

ESI Education Program Manager Sarah Meyers and Sustainability Education Postdoc Liz Potter-Nelson join MIT OpenCourseWare's Chalk Radio podcast.

Azania, a master's student in the MIT Department of Architecture, reflects on her field experience in the ESI-created course Biodiversity and Cities: A Perspective in Colombian Cities.

Ziyuan "Zoey" Zhu '22 worked with ESI's MIT Climate Machine to design augmented reality experiences that encourage music festival fans to reflect on their environmental impact.

A series of drone test flights and community events in Mocoa, Colombia, have pushed to the next phase a project by ESI and partners to monitor the city and surrounding forest for climate change-related landslide risks.