Here you can find policy briefs, working papers, and other useful products from the MIT Climate Policy Center and collaborators.
Knowledge Products
Data Centers and the Grid: Temporal Flexibility Can Lower Costs, But May Increase Emissions
This policy brief is informed by a 2025 MIT CEEPR working paper on the role of data centers in potentially reducing power system costs, with climate benefits dependent on availability of renewables.
Inequality of Inaction
This policy brief is informed by a 2025 MIT CEEPR working paper on the existing, and unequal, costs of climate change for American households.
Deploying Established Climate Technologies and Solutions for Buildings and Infrastructure
This brief on decarbonizing the buildings sector is from the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism with collaboration from the MIT Climate Policy Center, GlobalABC, and the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre.
Bridging the Gaps: The Impact of Interregional Transmission on Emissions and Reliability
This policy brief examines the value of interregional transmission to the U.S. grid under current policies and deep decarbonization scenarios.