MIT Solve

Solution Overview & Team Lead Details

Our Organization

Manhattan 2

What is the name of your solution?

Manhattan 2 Open Source Decarbonization Initiative

Provide a one-line summary of your solution.

Provide documents that explain how to decarbonize at lowest cost.

Film your elevator pitch.

What specific problem are you solving?

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What is your solution?

I propose we produce “MIT's Plan to Save the Planet”.

The deliverable would be six documents: (1) a one page summary of a federal law that reduces CO2 to zero at lowest cost, (2) an explanation of why the proposed law is the lowest cost approach, (3) a proposed study that calculates the cost and impact of the proposed law, (4) a global climate strategy, (5) a plan for how to get to zero emissions at lowest cost, and (6) a business plan for a new decarbonization R&D laboratory.

I have already written open source drafts of these documents. Subsequently anyone can copy, edit, and place their name on their work. All at no cost. In other words, MIT could use these as examples of what this might look like, and can copy any of this material.

To see what I have so far, visit: www.APlanToSaveThePlanet.org/docs

For a TEDx summary, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIJsu2n5j1w

I would like for SOLVE money to help pay MIT professors to improve these documents.

I live in Cambridge and am available to discuss, at your convenience.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

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How are you and your team well-positioned to deliver this solution?

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Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Other

In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

Cambridge, MA

In what country is your solution team headquartered?

United States

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Growth: An organization with an established product, service, or business model that is rolled out in one or more communities

How many people does your solution currently serve?

8B

Why are you applying to Solve?

see above

In which of the following areas do you most need partners or support?

Business Model (e.g. product-market fit, strategy & development)
Financial (e.g. accounting practices, pitching to investors)
Human Capital (e.g. sourcing talent, board development)
Monitoring & Evaluation (e.g. collecting/using data, measuring impact)
Public Relations (e.g. branding/marketing strategy, social and global media)
Technology (e.g. software or hardware, web development/design)

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

Glenn Weinreb