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MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research @mitceepr.bsky.social · 8d

An MIT CEEPR paper by @knittelmit.bsky.social, @gibmetcalf.bsky.social and @shereeinsaraf.bsky.social looks at the impacts from a Gas-to-VMT Tax Shift. Check out the full paper at the link below:

ceepr.link/42R44sv

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Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · 13d

🧵 (1/7) With @knittelmit.bsky.social and @cwolfram.bsky.social, happy to announce our new paper on “Who Bears the Burden of Climate Inaction?”, just posted for BPEA @brookings.edu.

We find large climate cost impacts that vary by both geography and income.

www.brookings.edu/articles/who...

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Jun 18

Any #Warsaw recommendations? Food and tourism.

Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · May 5

My theory is that he views everything through the lens of zero-sum games. He can get away with that with real-estate transactions for the most part.

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Mar 30

Then they came after the naturalized citizens' speech,
whose status could still be questioned,
and I did not speak out—
because I was born here.

Then they came after my speech—
and there was no one left to speak for me.

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Mar 30

Then they came after the green card holders' speech,
who had nearly all constitutional protections, and I did not speak out—
because I was not a permanent resident.

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Mar 30

Then they came after the visa holders' speech,
who had limited protections under the Constitution,
and I did not speak out—
because I was not on a visa.

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Mar 30

First they came after the undocumented immigrants' speech,
who had few constitutional protections,
and I did not speak out—
because I was not undocumented.

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Mar 21

From my awesome co-author Jen Alix-Garcia: thehill.com/opinion/ener...

thehill.com

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MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research @mitceepr.bsky.social · Mar 6

Leveraging input from stakeholders across the EV ecosystem, a team of @harvardsalata.bsky.social and MIT CEEPR researchers recommends how to speed deployment of new charging technology to rapidly expand the EV market.

salatainstitute.harvard.edu/deploying-pl...

Deploying Plug & Charge technology can speed EV adoption - The Salata Institute

Leveraging input from stakeholders across the EV ecosystem, a team of Harvard and MIT researchers recommends how to speed deployment of new charging technology to rapidly expand the EV market.

salatainstitute.harvard.edu

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Claude Boucher @bouchecl.bsky.social · Mar 4

The #tradewar is on. Real-time electricity prices doubled few minutes after midnight EST in New England. 🔌💡

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Jan 6

Submit your interesting paper to the Spring @nberpubs.bsky.social EEE meetings. The great
#PaulinaOliva and @stevecicala.bsky.social ky.social
are sure to pick an amazing set of papers.

DEADLINE IS IN 9 DAYS!!

March 27-28, 2025

conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...

Submission: Environment and Energy Economics Program Meeting, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBERNBER: National Bureau of Economic Research

conference.nber.org

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Dec 5

You should listen to this podcast! You can skip the most recent one, but the others are worthwhile! #energysky #econsky #climatesky

energy.mit.edu/podcast/the-...

The next four years of U.S. energy

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal key climate and energy legislation enacted under the Biden administration. What should we expect over the next four years and what will this mean for c...

energy.mit.edu

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Dec 3

My amazing post doc, Juan Senga, presenting our work using a revealed preference argument to estimate the non-engineering costs associated with building transmission at the #CEEPR workshop.

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Dec 3

Looking forward to our #CEEPR fall workshop in DC. A great lineup of papers and our largest registration ever! 1/3 academics, 1/3 industry, 1/3 policy makers.

ceepr.mit.edu/wp-content/u...

#energysky

ceepr.mit.edu

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Nov 28

Frying a turkey in a log cabin in the middle of a New Hampshire forest? What can go wrong!? At least there isn’t an open flame.

Happy #Thanksgiving everyone!

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Nov 26

A quick calculation on #Trump's #tariffs. We import ~$900B from Ca and M. 25% tariff. Assume a 75% pass-through (low?), that's a $1,000 tax on the avg US household. We import $430B from China. 10% tariff => $250/HH.

Here comes a $1,250/year tax on US households?

#TrumpTradeWar

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Nov 25

Totally. I’m going to generate one for each of the readings on my syllabus.

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Nov 25

Here's the AI generated podcast: notebooklm.google.com/notebook/db4...

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Nov 25

Here's one on a recent paper with Scott Batlle, Peter Heller, and Tim Schittekatte in #ScienceAdvances on #EnergyPoverty www.science.org/doi/full/10....

US federal resource allocations are inconsistent with concentrations of energy poverty

US federal energy poverty assistance program budgets are misallocated and require revision.

www.science.org

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Nov 25

Hey #energysky #econsky #academicsky,

If you haven't tried, try #Google's #NotebookLM podcast feature. Just upload a paper and hit go. I plan to use these for my class. It seems to do a decent job at AI generating the podcast.

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Nov 25

My son and I always behave myopically at hotpot. The ride home is always painful.

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Nov 25

Don’t call be Shirley….

Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Nov 21

Implications for Platforms: Simple, evidence-based design tweaks can significantly curb bias without overhauling systems. Also, and totally self-serving, collaboration between platforms and researchers is key to tackling systemic discrimination.

Looking forward to your thoughts!

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Christopher Knittel @knittelmit.bsky.social · Nov 21

Broader Impacts: Highlighting quality metrics not only reduced bias but also increased pickups in areas with a higher share of African American residents. This suggests that thoughtful design can enhance equity and access.

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