MIT Climate Policy Center

En-ROADS: A Powerful Tool for Climate Risk Capacity-Building and Scenario Analysis Development En-ROADS is an open-source climate simulator used by risk professionals around the world for education, capacity-building, and climate risk assessment. This article introduces why and how it can be…

GARP® -- the world's top professional association for risk managers, dedicated to the advancement of the profession -- recommends the #EnROADS climate solutions simulator used in our MIT Climate Pathways Project w/@mitsloansusty.bsky.social + @climateinteractive.org Check out:

Data Center Temporal Flexibility Policy Brief - MIT Climate Policy Center.pdf

In the NYT, our Faculty Director Christopher Knittel weighs in on data center policy — from on-site power to moratoriums.

Get it right, and we support the grid + AI growth. Get it wrong, and costs rise.

Policy brief:
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Hans Peter Lankes shares why En-ROADS transforms climate conversations: “En-ROADS generates vibrant discussion, where everyone learns something new, no matter how immersed in the climate space they are.” buff.ly/tjU8PIp

Climate change is already costing the avg. U.S. household $901/year & $1,325 in hardest-hit counties. Driven by extreme weather, wildfires, & rising insurance premiums.
Not a future cost — a current one.
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Vesselina Apostolova, Fellowship Director at @climatebase.bsky.social shares how #EnROADS (co-dev'd w/ @climateinteractive.org + @MITSloan) is strengthening education for their fellows. We're thrilled that En-ROADS is embedded in their curriculum!

Apps for next cohort due Feb 23! buff.ly/X7B2iUh

Data Center Temporal Flexibility Policy Brief - MIT Climate Policy Center.pdf

As the country considers policies on data centers & rising energy bills, our recent research explores how shifting workloads can cut system costs (up to 5%), with emissions impacts depending on the grid mix. See our policy brief for more info:

Prof. Victoria Charles empowers her students at @smcedu.bsky.social + @uclacollege.bsky.social to take climate action by incorporating tools like the #EnROADS climate solutions simulator (co-developed by @climateinteractive.org + MIT Sloan) to spark a sense of responsibility and possibility.

Connecticut’s new climate-risk website highlights growing exposure in housing and insurance markets. On the subject, a new CPC policy brief lays out key takeaways for policymakers on rising climate costs, risk disclosure, and affordability. Check it out!

MIT CPC LIHEAP - Energy Poverty Policy Brief.pdf

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.

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.

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!

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…

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.

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.
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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.

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.

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.

#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.

#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

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.

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.”

The paper examined #climate change impacts from #heat and extreme #weather on household budgets--showing costs to U.S. households from climate change are $400 to $900 annually depending on how extreme weather were attributed to climate change.

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.

"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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⚡ 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

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.”

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…

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.

#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.

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.

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.