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Connecting Research and Policy 

The MIT Climate Policy Center serves as MIT's "front door" for local, state, federal, and international  climate policymakers. Our mission is to serve as a trusted, non-partisan resource for policymakers who seek to advance evidence-based climate policy in the next decade. 

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MIT Climate Pathways Project

MIT Climate Pathways Project

Advancing evidence-based climate change solutions through interactive simulations and research insights.

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Sally Kornbluth | MIT President
On questions related to climate change….the people of MIT are pioneering crucial fields—from nuclear fusion to grid-scale batteries to climate policy....That’s fantastic! But I believe that, with all that talent and imagination, honestly, we must find new ways to work together, and to work with other sectors and institutions, to achieve even more—much more.”
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