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Our latest newsletter is out, with updates on how our research informed transmission policy new policy insights on reducing barriers to energy-efficient buildings. It also debuts our refreshed visual identity. Feedback welcome!
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When energy prices ⬆️, fuel use falls—but only up to a point.
In a @nytimes article, Catherine Wolfram notes that people businesses need gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel despite ⬆️ prices.
Knowing which demand is flexible, and which isn't, matters.
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As AI drives data center growth, leaders face❓️s on power demand, reliability, costs, clean energy.
Chris Knittel discusses the challenges below. MIT research explores how flexible data centers could help💲⬇️, inc. reliability, ➕️ more clean energy.
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MIT Climate Policy Center retweeted
The National Academy of Sciences has elected 120 members and 25 international members for 2026, including six MIT faculty members and 10 additional alumni.
MIT Sloan’s Catherine Wolfram, PhD ’96, is among them.
Learn more at the link below.
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ALT Image featuring a person in a professional setting with text overlay. The text highlights Catherine Wolfram, MIT alum, and her induction into the National Academy of Sciences. MIT Sloan Alumni and social media handle @MITSloanAlumni are also mentioned. In the background, there is a modern building facade.
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CA lawmakers are weighing whether to extend Diablo Canyon beyond 2030. New MIT Sloan research: keeping it online through 2045 could save billions while supporting a renewables-dominated grid.
Webinar with Dr. John Parsons
📅 June 4 | 🕒 3–4 PM EST
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MA is the 1st state to recognize a union for Uber & Lyft drivers.
CPC Faculty Dir. Chris Knittel: while ride-share platforms have created significant value, questions around worker bargaining power remain central to policy debate.
More via @CBSBoston: buff.ly/sVi6k1X
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New MIT research from Jessika Trancik @MIT shows:
• EVs already cut emissions for most U.S. drivers
• Many drivers save money over time
• Power systems matter for climate outcomes
Policy design will shape the future of transportation decarbonization.
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New MIT analysis from Pablo Dueñas-Martínez, @mitenergy:
• Blackouts often stem from cascading failures
• AI & electrification are ⬆️ grid pressure
• Clean energy transitions req. resilience investment
#GridReliability #ClimatePolicy
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Roy Maslen, former Chief Investment Officer, Australian Equities at @AB_insights, shares how #EnROADS helps investors envision climate futures.
#EnROADS, co-dev'd by @climateinteract @MITSloan, helps leaders explore risks.
Read the impact story here: buff.ly/70fNzUm
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MIT Climate Policy Center retweeted
The new Catalytic Climate Finance Project, co-founded by the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative’s Florian Berg and Jason Jay, aims to replicate the solar industry’s success by supporting the development of other green technologies. bit.ly/3PSUIcB
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Congrats to MIT Sloan Professor Catherine Wolfram on her election to the Nat'l Academy of Sciences.
As CPC affiliate, Catherine’s work helps shape global climate policy, incl. through the Global Climate Policy Project, a CPC flagship initiative.
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"We should welcome the demand destruction we’re seeing” says Catherine Wolfram.
What’s demand destruction?
Prices ⬆️, people use less. That helps balance oil markets.
Her concern: people who can’t cut back, like commuters paying more for gas.
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MIT Climate Policy Center retweeted
Congratulations to Catherine Wolfram, one of 120 new members elected by the National Academy of Sciences for 2026! The CS3-affiliated professor of energy and applied economics is one of five MIT faculty members to receive this honor.
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MIT Climate Policy Center retweeted
A working paper co-authored by MIT professors/CS3 faculty affiliates Christopher Knittel and Catherine Wolfram estimates the costs that #climate change imposes on U.S. households.
ceepr.mit.edu/who-bears-the-…
ALT Aggregate costs per household by county. More Conservative Estimate (winsorized at 95%) (Source: CEEPR)
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Pump prices are ⬆️, suspending federal gas tax likely won’t help much.
Prof. Gilbert Metcalf says:
• Gas/diesel taxes = small vs. 40% fuel price hikes
• Farmers are already exempt
• It could boost demand, raising prices
• Tax brings in ~$3.5B/month
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Happy to share another #EnROADS endorsement from @smurphymadsen, Sustainability Specialist for Falmouth, MA!
#EnROADS, co-dev'd by @climateinteract @MITSloan, is helping local climate leaders evaluate & prioritize climate strategies.
80 endorsements: buff.ly/WrV6VrH
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Thx to leaders who joined last wk for #EnROADS @ 1st #BostonClimateWeek! Jason Jay from MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative used En-ROADS (co-dev'd by @climateinteract @MITSloan) to build climate scenarios & explore risk opportunity.
Ways to engage: buff.ly/fwIOEuy
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We're so grateful to our MIT Climate Pathways Project team member @FlorianKapmeier from ESB Business School for representing us at #ClimateWeekZurich! Florian ran #EnROADS (co-dev'd by @climateinteract @MITSloan) with leaders from across the climate policy ecosystem.
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We’re happy to share another #EnROADS endorsement from Samantha Lau, Campaigner / U.S. Liaison at @Plant_Treaty.
#EnROADS, co-developed by @climateinteract @MITSloan, helps leaders mobilize people in a concrete, hands-on way.
80 endorsements: buff.ly/WrV6VrH
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Hosting a interactive #EnROADS session (co-dev’d by @climateinteract @MITSloan) at Climate Week Zurich!
Join us to explore which solutions can have the biggest impact, in time to make a difference.
May 8 (3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CEST)
Register here: buff.ly/YnPgTBE
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