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Good news for energy assistance: LIHEAP survived federal budget cuts, preserving vital support for low-income households this season. Re-sharing our policy brief on how to improve this important program, with updated context for policymakers & journalists.
MIT CPC LIHEAP - Energy Poverty Policy Brief.pdf
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February 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Good news for energy assistance: LIHEAP survived federal budget cuts, preserving vital support for low-income households this season. Re-sharing our policy brief on how to improve this important program, with updated context for policymakers & journalists.
Didem Nisanci, former Chief of Staff to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen, has joined MIT. She’s working with the Global Climate Policy Project, a CPC flagship, on climate and trade. Welcome, Didem!
Former Chief of Staff to US Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen Joins MIT | MIT Sloan
Join the MIT Climate Policy Center in welcoming Didem Nisanci to the Global Climate Policy Project (GCPP) at Harvard and MIT as a Senior Fellow for Climate and Geoeconomics.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Didem Nisanci, former Chief of Staff to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen, has joined MIT. She’s working with the Global Climate Policy Project, a CPC flagship, on climate and trade. Welcome, Didem!
Climate and trade is a key focal area here at the CPC.
A Eurasia Review piece on Europe’s carbon border tax highlights how CBAM could reshape trade and climate policy, citing cwolfram.bsky.social 's view that it represents a rare moment of optimism.
A Eurasia Review piece on Europe’s carbon border tax highlights how CBAM could reshape trade and climate policy, citing cwolfram.bsky.social 's view that it represents a rare moment of optimism.
How Europe’s Carbon Border Tax Will Change Trade And Climate Policy – Analysis
In a major shake-up of green trade rules, the European Union began charging a carbon-emissions tax on imported goods such as steel and cement at the beginning of this year. Here’s how and why this…
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February 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Climate and trade is a key focal area here at the CPC.
A Eurasia Review piece on Europe’s carbon border tax highlights how CBAM could reshape trade and climate policy, citing cwolfram.bsky.social 's view that it represents a rare moment of optimism.
A Eurasia Review piece on Europe’s carbon border tax highlights how CBAM could reshape trade and climate policy, citing cwolfram.bsky.social 's view that it represents a rare moment of optimism.
Since 2000, avg. electricity prices have more than doubled in many states. In a recent NewDEAL report on energy affordability, Christopher Knittel explained how strategically deployed renewables—paired with grid modernization—can reduce long-term costs.
Read the Affordability Project report:
Read the Affordability Project report:
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February 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Since 2000, avg. electricity prices have more than doubled in many states. In a recent NewDEAL report on energy affordability, Christopher Knittel explained how strategically deployed renewables—paired with grid modernization—can reduce long-term costs.
Read the Affordability Project report:
Read the Affordability Project report:
Many factors go into planning + operating top-tier sporting events, including addressing climate impacts and educating fans.
Through our MIT Climate Pathways Project w/@mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org, Heiko Frasch of Perfect Match GmbH 🎾 found #En-ROADS to be eye-opening.
Through our MIT Climate Pathways Project w/@mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org, Heiko Frasch of Perfect Match GmbH 🎾 found #En-ROADS to be eye-opening.
February 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Many factors go into planning + operating top-tier sporting events, including addressing climate impacts and educating fans.
Through our MIT Climate Pathways Project w/@mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org, Heiko Frasch of Perfect Match GmbH 🎾 found #En-ROADS to be eye-opening.
Through our MIT Climate Pathways Project w/@mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org, Heiko Frasch of Perfect Match GmbH 🎾 found #En-ROADS to be eye-opening.
Why are electricity prices rising faster than inflation? Our Faculty Director @knittelmit.bsky.social tells TIME it’s climate change, aging infrastructure, tariffs—and power-hungry data centers.
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5 Big Reasons Why Electricity Prices Are So High Right Now
The average U.S. household is projected to spend nearly $1,000 this winter to heat its home.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Why are electricity prices rising faster than inflation? Our Faculty Director @knittelmit.bsky.social tells TIME it’s climate change, aging infrastructure, tariffs—and power-hungry data centers.
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Leaders like John Davies, President of Networks @trellisgroup.bsky.social know that #EnROADS is helpful tool for senior executives. See how the climate solutions simulator used in our MIT Climate Pathways Project w/ @mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org can help you, too.
January 27, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Leaders like John Davies, President of Networks @trellisgroup.bsky.social know that #EnROADS is helpful tool for senior executives. See how the climate solutions simulator used in our MIT Climate Pathways Project w/ @mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org can help you, too.
#EnROADS maps policy to impacts for leaders like @sueanderbois.bsky.social from PVD City Council. Connecting climate policy ideas to local impacts w/ our MIT Climate Pathways Project (w/ @mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org) can help Sue + her constituents understand what's at stake.
January 20, 2026 at 3:59 PM
#EnROADS maps policy to impacts for leaders like @sueanderbois.bsky.social from PVD City Council. Connecting climate policy ideas to local impacts w/ our MIT Climate Pathways Project (w/ @mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org) can help Sue + her constituents understand what's at stake.
How does what we eat impact our climate? Juli + team @betterfoodfndn.bsky.social is using #EnROADS, the interactive simulator used in our MIT Climate Pathways Project w/ @mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org , to find out. The model helps them understand what needs to be done and why.
January 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM
How does what we eat impact our climate? Juli + team @betterfoodfndn.bsky.social is using #EnROADS, the interactive simulator used in our MIT Climate Pathways Project w/ @mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org , to find out. The model helps them understand what needs to be done and why.
#EnROADS is reshaping climate change coverage. Journalists like Paul Meerkamp of Network Climate Journalism Germany are leveraging the interactive simulators used in our MIT Climate Pathways Project with w/ @mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org to ground-truth climate solution claims
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
#EnROADS is reshaping climate change coverage. Journalists like Paul Meerkamp of Network Climate Journalism Germany are leveraging the interactive simulators used in our MIT Climate Pathways Project with w/ @mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org to ground-truth climate solution claims
Faculty director Chris Knittel will co-lead a new group focused on critical minerals. “Our goal is to spark interdisciplinary teamwork to fill in some of the current gaps in the mining space, as companies think beyond economic considerations.”
Introducing the Minerals Stewardship Consortium at MIT
The new Minerals Stewardship Consortium at MIT convenes industry, academia, and policy leaders to navigate competing demands and reimagine materials supply.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Faculty director Chris Knittel will co-lead a new group focused on critical minerals. “Our goal is to spark interdisciplinary teamwork to fill in some of the current gaps in the mining space, as companies think beyond economic considerations.”
"A trio of eminent economists tallies the effects of warming — particularly extreme weather — on Americans’ budgets."
@Heatmap_news analyzed a new working paper from faculty director @knittelmit.bsky.social, faculty member @cwolfram.bsky.social + colleague
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@Heatmap_news analyzed a new working paper from faculty director @knittelmit.bsky.social, faculty member @cwolfram.bsky.social + colleague
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Climate Change Is Already Costing U.S. Households Up to $900 Per Year
A new working paper from a trio of eminent economists tallies the effects of warming — particularly extreme weather — on Americans’ budgets.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"A trio of eminent economists tallies the effects of warming — particularly extreme weather — on Americans’ budgets."
@Heatmap_news analyzed a new working paper from faculty director @knittelmit.bsky.social, faculty member @cwolfram.bsky.social + colleague
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@Heatmap_news analyzed a new working paper from faculty director @knittelmit.bsky.social, faculty member @cwolfram.bsky.social + colleague
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⚡ While the least-cost approach yields $1.52B (1.13%) greater savings and 28.6M metric tons (3.65%) lower CO2 emissions, policy-driven expansion improves reliability during extreme events by enabling broader electricity change.
December 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
⚡ While the least-cost approach yields $1.52B (1.13%) greater savings and 28.6M metric tons (3.65%) lower CO2 emissions, policy-driven expansion improves reliability during extreme events by enabling broader electricity change.
Key findings:
⚡ Policy-driven expansion increases transmission by 68%, distributing expansion across regions, whereas the least-cost solution concentrates builds in central USA
⚡ Policy-driven expansion increases transmission by 68%, distributing expansion across regions, whereas the least-cost solution concentrates builds in central USA
December 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Key findings:
⚡ Policy-driven expansion increases transmission by 68%, distributing expansion across regions, whereas the least-cost solution concentrates builds in central USA
⚡ Policy-driven expansion increases transmission by 68%, distributing expansion across regions, whereas the least-cost solution concentrates builds in central USA
The paper, authored by faculty director @knittelmit.bsky.social, policy director Drew Story and colleagues Juan Senga, Audun Botterud and John E. Parsons, explores the "implications of policy-driven #transmission expansion costs, #emissions, and reliability in the US.”
December 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The paper, authored by faculty director @knittelmit.bsky.social, policy director Drew Story and colleagues Juan Senga, Audun Botterud and John E. Parsons, explores the "implications of policy-driven #transmission expansion costs, #emissions, and reliability in the US.”
The #climate policy pipeline from Kendall Square to Capitol Hill runs through the MIT Climate Policy Center. The product of our research team's work collaborating with @SenHick + @RepScottPeters was published in @Nature
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What’s the best way to expand the US electricity grid?
MIT researchers evaluated two approaches to expanding the U.S. electricity grid: creating more interconnections across the country vs. focusing on regions with more renewable energy. They found each…
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December 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The #climate policy pipeline from Kendall Square to Capitol Hill runs through the MIT Climate Policy Center. The product of our research team's work collaborating with @SenHick + @RepScottPeters was published in @Nature
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This work began as a collaboration with Senator Hickenlooper’s office on the Big Wires Act and was the first major project of the new @mitclimatepolicy.bsky.social . It’s a great example of how policy questions can guide research that is rigorous, timely, and directly useful for decision-makers.
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This work began as a collaboration with Senator Hickenlooper’s office on the Big Wires Act and was the first major project of the new @mitclimatepolicy.bsky.social . It’s a great example of how policy questions can guide research that is rigorous, timely, and directly useful for decision-makers.
#EnROADS is a "beacon of understanding" for policymakers, like Sissi Knispel de Acosta, Exec. Secretary at the European Climate Research Alliance, who rely on the interactive simulators used in our MIT Climate Pathways project w/ @mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org to drive policy.
December 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
#EnROADS is a "beacon of understanding" for policymakers, like Sissi Knispel de Acosta, Exec. Secretary at the European Climate Research Alliance, who rely on the interactive simulators used in our MIT Climate Pathways project w/ @mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org to drive policy.
Gain new perspectives with #EnROADS. Business leaders like Zubair Janali, fmr. advisor at Pachama & Reddit, use the sims leveraged by our MIT Climate Pathways Project w/ @mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org to explore policy strategies and see which have the biggest climate impacts.
December 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Gain new perspectives with #EnROADS. Business leaders like Zubair Janali, fmr. advisor at Pachama & Reddit, use the sims leveraged by our MIT Climate Pathways Project w/ @mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org to explore policy strategies and see which have the biggest climate impacts.
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CPC is looking to partner with policymakers, researchers, and funders who want to use MIT tools to evaluate climate and energy policy. We’re also building support for more researcher capacity. Let’s collaborate.
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
CPC is looking to partner with policymakers, researchers, and funders who want to use MIT tools to evaluate climate and energy policy. We’re also building support for more researcher capacity. Let’s collaborate.
Reposted by MIT Climate Policy Center
CPC’s model lets in-house researchers work with MIT faculty to answer real policy questions. This is where Juan shines—his modeling work began with a Senate collaboration and ultimately shaped this Nature Energy paper.
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
CPC’s model lets in-house researchers work with MIT faculty to answer real policy questions. This is where Juan shines—his modeling work began with a Senate collaboration and ultimately shaped this Nature Energy paper.
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New paper out today in Nature Energy!
We evaluate how Congressional proposals for policy-driven transmission expansion would shape U.S. electricity costs, emissions, and reliability. Big implications for climate and grid planning.
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#EnergyPolicy #Transmission #CleanEnergy
We evaluate how Congressional proposals for policy-driven transmission expansion would shape U.S. electricity costs, emissions, and reliability. Big implications for climate and grid planning.
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#EnergyPolicy #Transmission #CleanEnergy
Implications of policy-driven transmission expansion for costs, emissions and reliability in the USA
Nature Energy - Interregional transmission is key to a cost-efficient, reliable and cleaner US grid. Senga et al. find that current legislative proposals can increase reliability while capturing...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New paper out today in Nature Energy!
We evaluate how Congressional proposals for policy-driven transmission expansion would shape U.S. electricity costs, emissions, and reliability. Big implications for climate and grid planning.
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#EnergyPolicy #Transmission #CleanEnergy
We evaluate how Congressional proposals for policy-driven transmission expansion would shape U.S. electricity costs, emissions, and reliability. Big implications for climate and grid planning.
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#EnergyPolicy #Transmission #CleanEnergy
How can data centers reduce costs? Strategically shifting workloads will always reduce costs, but climate benefits depend on the local grid and availability of renewables. This quick Ideas Made to Matter from MIT Sloan piece covers the basics.
Flexible data centers can reduce costs — if not emissions | MIT Sloan
Data centers that shift workload to different times of day save money, but the environmental impact depends on the local grid.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
How can data centers reduce costs? Strategically shifting workloads will always reduce costs, but climate benefits depend on the local grid and availability of renewables. This quick Ideas Made to Matter from MIT Sloan piece covers the basics.
The MIT Technology and Policy Program (TPP) celebrated 50 years by gathering leaders in education, research, impact and policy. CPC Executive Director Bethany Patten sat on a panel that examined the technical frontiers and possibilities of interactive energy systems modeling.
Celebrating the advancement of technology leadership through policy analysis and guidance
The MIT Technology and Policy Program marked 50 years with a symposium exploring its history of education, research, and impact — while looking ahead to technology policy issues of the future.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The MIT Technology and Policy Program (TPP) celebrated 50 years by gathering leaders in education, research, impact and policy. CPC Executive Director Bethany Patten sat on a panel that examined the technical frontiers and possibilities of interactive energy systems modeling.