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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Caroline White-Nockleby is a PhD student in MIT’s doctoral program in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society (HASTS), which is co-sponsored by the History and Anthropology sections, and the Program in Science, Technology and Society (STS). White-Nockleby’s research centers on the shifting supply chains of renewable energy infrastructures. In particular, she is interested in the interfaces between policymaking, social dynamics, and tech innovations in the sourcing, manufacture, and implementation of energy storage technologies. She...
Caption: "Renewable energy must be collected, stored, and transported, says PhD student Caroline White-Nockleby. "It requires financing, metals extraction, and the processing of decommissioned materials. ... Not everyone stands to benefit equally from renewable energy's potentials, and not everyone will be equally exposed to its socio-environmental impacts.” Credits: Photo courtesy of Caroline White-Hockleby. Caption: "Minimizing the localized burdens of renewable energy implementation will be co...
Caption: "There is tremendous and growing interest in environmental questions within economics," says Assistant Professor Clare Balboni. "Economic models and methods can help to enhance our understanding of how to balance the imperative for continued growth in prosperity and well-being — particularly for the world’s poorest — with the need to mitigate and adapt to the environmental externalities that this growth creates." Credits: Photo courtesy of Clare Balboni Previous image Next image In an ongoing series, Solving Cl...