MIT Technology Review Weekend Reads: Earth Day

April 23, 2016 Weekend Reads: Earth Day Friday was Earth Day, but here at MIT Technology Review, we honor the planet year-round with in-depth coverage of the technologies developed to combat climate change. Here we present some of the highlights of that coverage over the past few years. You can read our latest by visiting the energy section of our website. Stop Emissions! During last year’s Paris Climate Conference, a climate scientist argued in our pages that even great advancements in renewable energy won’t be enough to solve climate change. We need a “massive deployment of affordable and dependable near-zero-emission energy.” Hot and Violent In a comprehensive review of three publications on climate change last year, we looked at the potential for changing temperatures to lead to economic upheaval and a more violent world. Dear Mr. President: Time to Deal with Climate Change In 2013, we pleaded with President Obama to take political risks on climate change during his final four years on office. It’s Not Too Late That’s what we said on a 2006 cover of MIT Technology Review. Read the entire package of stories to determine if we can still say that. Climate Change: The Moral Choices In 2013 we wrote about what ethicists were asking: What are our responsibilities and duties today to help safeguard the distant future?