White House features Climate CoLab
The White House has featured the Climate CoLab, along with other commitments by Federal agencies and private-sector partners, as a platform that is consistent with President Obama’s Climate Data Initiative, an effort to leverage data to help the American people understand and prepare for climate change. Professor Thomas Malone, Director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence and Principal Investigator […]
Read more about: White House features Climate CoLabGeorge Shultz, Bob Inglis and Phil Sharp advise MIT Climate CoLab on carbon policy contest
Contest one of over a dozen that tackle global climate change challenges CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Most experts agree that placing a price on carbon emissions is one of the most effective ways to tackle climate change. But so far, the U.S. Congress has yet to pass any laws that do so. To address this, the […]
Read more about: George Shultz, Bob Inglis and Phil Sharp advise MIT Climate CoLab on carbon policy contestNew Contests Launched!
We’re very excited to share the new contests that are now live on the Climate CoLab. Enter before July 20, 2014 and you could win the chance to present your idea in front of world renowned experts to help get your idea implemented, and win a $10,000 Grand Prize! How can the U.S. Congress pass a price […]
Read more about: New Contests Launched!2014 Contests Update
You’ll notice something new when you visit our contest page. In addition to the 2014 Proposal Workspace and 2014 Contest Suggestions, we’ve recently posted ten different contests. What is this? Our goal at the Climate CoLab is to crowdsource ideas for what to do about climate change as a complete, international, multisectoral issue. In order to […]
Read more about: 2014 Contests UpdateSpotlight: Winner gives a voice to unheard communities
Yanjun Cai “Climate issues are social and political. Without addressing the unjust dynamics, and without giving voice to the unheard, even the most advanced technology would not be a good solution.” As a student at the University of Hawaii Manoa, Yanjun Cai started a project she calls Visible Voice, which she had been cultivating as […]
Read more about: Spotlight: Winner gives a voice to unheard communitiesCalling all proposals!
What actions should be taken to address climate change? After the 2012/2013 contests closed, many of you wrote to us saying you wanted to continue working on proposals you had submitted. Now you can! Submit your proposal in the 2014 Workspace and share it with members across the globe. In this open forum, you can try […]
Read more about: Calling all proposals!