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Anthro-Engineering: Decarbonization at the Million-Person Scale

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States21A.S01
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2023English
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This course examines and experiments with pathways to decarbonization at the million-person scale. Our field site is Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia—the coldest capital on Earth and one of the world’s most polluted cities, largely as a result of coal combustion. We will explore the design and implementation of a molten salt heat bank to be used as an alternative to coal for household heating.

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