FW: Ad Hoc Committee on Climate-Related Industry Engagements

[Bettina Schmerl]

Dear Postdocs,

Please see the message from Prof. White below and consider to participate in their survey to help them shape their actions towards what is important to you!

Best,
Bettina

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Bettina Schmerl, Dr. rer. nat.  (she/her/hers)
Postdoctoral Fellow
President of the MIT Postdoctoral Association
Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
43 Vassar St.
Building 46, Room 3225
Cambridge, MA 02139



From: Anne E White <whitea at mit.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2025 11:28 AM
To: contactpda <contactpda at mit.edu>
Subject: Ad Hoc Committee on Climate-Related Industry Engagements

Dear MIT Postdoctoral Association,

On behalf of the Ad Hoc Committee on Climate-Related Industry Engagements, I would like to invite you to share your perspectives on our charge: https://orgchart.mit.edu/letters/launching-new-ad-hoc-committee-focused-climate-related-industry-engagements.

At the website, you will find a survey (confidential unless the respondent chooses to provide a name). The survey is open until June 1.

We welcome you to also share your input by submitting a white paper.

Please use the following file naming format: "author last name-author first name-crie-whitepaper.pdf"

For example: Smith-Sam-crie-whitepaper.pdf

Then, email your white paper to crie at mit.edu<mailto:crie at mit.edu>.

While we use the term "white paper," we welcome a variety of formats, including perspective essays, opinion essays, and expository essays. Please limit your content to less than two pages; extra pages may be used for references or supporting materials.

We encourage you to reflect on three questions in your submission, which will help us answer our charge:

  1.  What benefits do you see associated with the MIT Climate Project engaging with fossil fuel companies?
  2.  What risks do you see associated with the MIT Climate Project engaging with fossil fuel companies?
  3.  Are there terms the Climate Project should consider when engaging with or accepting funding from fossil fuel companies?

Your insights are a vital part of our committee's work.

Again, here's our charge: https://orgchart.mit.edu/letters/launching-new-ad-hoc-committee-focused-climate-related-industry-engagements. And our committee email: crie at mit.edu<mailto:crie at mit.edu>

Thank you for contributing to this important effort.

Best wishes,
Anne (Chair of the ad hoc committee)

Prof. Anne White
Associate Vice President for Research Administration
School of Engineering Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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617-253-8667
whitea at mit.edu<mailto:whitea at mit.edu>

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