Letter to the MIT community: Announcing the Climate Project at MIT

President Kornbluth introduces a major campus-wide effort to solve critical climate problems with all possible speed. The following letter was sent to the MIT community today by President Sally Kornbluth. Dear members of the MIT community, At my inauguration, echoing a sentiment I heard everywhere on my campus listening tour, I called on the people of MIT to come together in new ways to marshal a bold, tenacious response to the run-away crisis of climate change. I write with an update on how we're bringing this vision to life. This letter includes several significant announcements - including an accelerated search for faculty leaders and a very substantial commitment of MIT funds - so please read on. A Record of MIT Leadership. Since the late Professor Jule Charney led a 1979 National Academy of Sciences report that foretold the likely risks of global warming, MIT researchers have made pioneering contributions in countless relevant fields.