The MIT Climate Policy Center’s mission is to serve as a trusted, non-partisan resource for policymakers who wish to advance evidence-based climate policy in the next decade. It facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration among the various MIT academic departments, centers,and initiatives spread across the Institute that address the climate crisis and determine how their research can be used to educate and support policymakers. It will also incentivize academics to form relationships with policymakers and the media. International, federal, state and local policymakers are encouraged to contact the center to identify existing research or to begin work with world-class researchers to develop targeted projects that could inform the development of new rules, regulations, or legislation. Members of the media may also seek out the world’s leading experts on climate technology and implementation for sourcing purposes. MIT has announced the launch of the Climate Project at MIT, an Institute-wide initiative to develop, deliver,and scale up climate solutions as quickly as possible. MIT Sloan will play a critical role in this initiative. The school recently announced a $25M investment to jump-start the MIT Climate Policy Center, which will utilize the Climate Project at MIT’s research and technologies to help inform and support policymakers.
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If you're interested in the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), see below. Sloan did a really nice job capturing the main issues for a non-technical audience.
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is “the thing that has made me most optimistic,” says MIT Sloan climate economist Catherine Wolfram. https://lnkd.in/eV6p8_kb
The #EnROADS and #CROADS climate solutions simulators were commended by the Financial Times for their use in a curriculum taught by MIT Sloan School of Management faculty members affiliated with the MIT Climate Pathways Project—a collaborative effort of the MIT Climate Policy Center, MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, and Climate Interactive. MIT faculty, staff, and alumni recognized included John Sterman, Jason Jay, Bethany Patten, Krystal Noiseux, Andrew Jones, and Michael Sonnenfeldt.
Faculty director Christopher Knittel handicaps the likelihood of tariffs, cuts to IRA subsidies, and a carbon tax in 2025. https://buff.ly/42W5sv6
Faculty Director Christopher Knittel talks to Marketplace by APM about how public policy and pricing has changed the calculus of fossil fuel companies across the globe. “Getting oil and natural gas out of the ground. That’s what they’ve done for the last century. Whenever you pivot to an alternative product, there’s a learning curve. You may lose some of your comparative advantage that you enjoyed with the old product,” said Knittel.
Faculty Director Christopher Knittel spoke with GBH about tariffs and the impacts consumers may see in industries like automakers, construction and even beer! “When you place a tariff on an imported good, it’s not just the price of the imports that increase, but it’s also the price of the domestically manufactured products that increase,” Knittel said. “Obviously the cost of importing steel and aluminum will increase, but domestic manufacturers will also raise their price because they can.”
Faculty director Christopher Knittel comments on economic factors influencing adoption of lower-carbon energy in The Hill, anticipating the low cost of solar will drive adoption. Knittel further suggested that new policies will "provide us with a lot of cheap natural gas, and the closest substitute for natural gas is coal generation”.
Join Krystal Noiseux, Sr. Associate Director of the MIT Climate Pathways Project at the MIT Climate Policy Center, for this session!
Hello #ClimateDC community! With almost a month into 2025, we're excited to announce our February workshop event in partnership with Clean Creatives: "60 Minutes to Solve the Climate Crisis: Using Creativity and Modeling." Join us on February 27th as we explore En-ROADS, a cutting-edge climate solutions simulator co-developed by Climate Interactive and MIT Sloan that empowers decision-makers, advocates, and communities to explore the real-world impact of climate strategies and policies. Led by Krystal Noiseux, Sr. Associate Director of the MIT Climate Pathways Project at the MIT Climate Policy Center, this session will show you how #EnROADS is used to advance evidence-based climate policy among top leaders in the public and private sectors. Krystal will help attendees test their own ideas for actionable climate scenarios and demonstrate how we can collectively address pressing challenges like water scarcity, wildfire risks, and food supply instability. The workshop will be followed up by networking and refreshments. Spaces are limited — RSVP today using the link in the comments to save your spot and be part of the conversation shaping our climate future. We hope to see you there!
From our collaborators Climate Interactive These brand new graphs in #EnROADS can help policymakers connect their climate policy decisions to the protection of their constituents’ health and wellbeing
📣 NEW features added to #EnROADS We’ve added two new graphs and a map from Probable Futures to the En-ROADS Simulator so you can better understand and communicate critical health impacts caused by climate change. You can now explore how climate change affects: 🦟 Mosquito-borne disease exposure 🌾 Food nutrient content 🏜️ Drought likelihood And, more importantly, how climate action can help protect global health. Learn more and try the new features: https://lnkd.in/dUH294X4 En-ROADS is co-developed with MIT Sloan School of Management. #ClimateAction #PublicHealth #Sustainability
Electric buses offer a number of advantages, from lowering greenhouse gas emissions to improving public health, notes a recent Digital Trend article -- and China is currently the world leader in adopting electric buses. “They have about half a million EV buses on the road now," said Christopher Knittel faculty director of the MIT Climate Policy Center. "That suggests we [in the U.S.] could be doing more in this space." Read the article:
Faculty Director Christopher Knittel spoke with WBZ | CBS Boston about how potential tariffs on energy could affect the pocketbooks of consumers now, and in the future.