Introducing the MIT Climate Policy Center

News from MIT's front door for climate policymakers

Dear Colleagues: Welcome to the inaugural newsletter of the MIT Climate Policy Center! Our Center was formed to serve as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s "front door" for local, state, federal, and international climate policymakers. The Climate Policy Center’s mission is to serve as a trusted, nonpartisan resource for policymakers who seek to advance evidence-based climate policy in the next decade. We also work with business and civil society leaders as well as journalists covering climate issues.

We invite you to learn more about how we work to connect policy and research. We’re also delighted to announce our first policy analysis report, which explores four options for improving the U.S. electric grid by increasing interregional transmission.

Are you a policymaker or member of the media covering climate issues? Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions or topics you’d like to discuss. We look forward to engaging with you.

Sincerely,

Bethany Patten
Executive Director, MIT Climate Policy Center

Learn how the MIT Climate Policy Center is bridging the gap between climate policymaking and academic research.

Increasing transmission between regions in the U.S. power grid would improve grid reliability during extreme weather, lead to cost savings, and reduce air pollution and emissions.

The En-ROADS and C-ROADS climate policy simulators, co-developed by Climate Interactive and MIT Sloan and used by 18,000+ leaders, were recently commended by the Financial Times and the Paris Peace Forum.

A new collaboration between the MIT Sustainable Design Lab and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts aims to help reduce GHG emissions generated by homes, facilitate the transition to clean energy—and save homeowners money.

In this BBC article, MIT Sloan Professor Christopher Knittel, our center's Faculty Director, is quoted on President Trump, critical minerals, and green technology.