Climate Policy Center

MIT Sloan Professor Christopher Knittel, who is the Faculty Director of the MIT Climate Policy Center, is the George P. Shultz Professor of Energy Economics and a Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is also MIT Sloan's Associate Dean for Climate and Sustainability.

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In the News

Faculty members affiliated with the MIT Climate Policy Center are frequently quoted and published by major media outlets and public policy organizations.  Here are some examples of recent coverage and publications: 

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A Person's Hand Holding a Gas Pump New York Times U.S. Suspends Oil Shipping Rules to Ease Gas Price Pressures Oil rig in the middle of the ocean The New York Times | March 10, 2026 America Is an Oil Exporter. Why Does a Mideast War Raise U.S. Gas Prices? White Paper with Text on a Globe The New York Times | March 9, 2026 ‘The Old Game Is Back’: Oil Is a Potent Geopolitical Tool Again

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Brown Electric Post Under Gray Sky WBUR | February 26, 2026 With so many storm outages, why don't we put more power lines underground in Mass.? white question mark on a yellow background The New York Times | February 23, 2026 Is Climate Change Making Inflation Worse? close up image of a globe Project Syndicate | February 23, 2026 Europe Must Not Abandon Its Climate Ambitions up-close image of the inside of a data center The New York Times | February 19, 2026 Data Centers and Your Power Bill

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En-ROADS in a boardroom UK Finance | Feb 2, 2026 Turning Climate Risk into Boardroom Insight Bethany Patten presents En-ROADS Bangkok Post | Feb 5, 2026 AIT and MIT Convene Regional Policy Workshop Oil rig in the middle of the ocean France24 | January 31, 2026 The West's tightening oil sanctions & Russia’s economy Yellow Notepad with the Word Taxes Eurasia Review | January 24, 2026 How Europe’s Carbon Border Tax Will Change Trade And Climate Policy – Analysis

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person holds cash and uses a calculator Time | January 21, 2026 The 5 Big Reasons Why Electricity Bills Are So High Right Now Close-Up Shot of a Person Holding a Calculator CommonWealth Beacon | December 9, 2025 'Rate Shock': Healey's Affordability Push Meets a Dramatic Proposed Gas Bill Hike Power lines across a sunset sky and barren land MIT News | December 3, 2025 Helping Power-System Planners Prepare for an Unknown Future 10 one hundred dollar bills fanned out on top of a white envelope Heatmap | December 1, 2025 Climate Change Is Already Costing U.S. Households Up to $900 Per Year

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Image of 6 panelists sitting on stage while one speaks. MIT News | November 25, 2025 TPP Celebrates 50 Years Clouds/carbon emission floating through a data center Ideas Made to Matter Flexible data centers can reduce costs — if not emissions Solar panels and a blue, cloudy sky CommonWealth Beacon | November 5, 2025 Municipalities Warn Beacon Hill, State Limits on Solar Wildfire burns at night near a body of water MIT CEEPR | November 2025 Who Bears the Burden of Climate Inaction?

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Solar farm Texas Tribune | July 24, 2025 Texans will pay higher power bills as clean energy development slows Headshot of MIT Architecture Professor Christoph Reinhart UN Climate Change News | July 11, 2025 Accelerating Climate Technologies for Buildings and Infrastructure Power lines as the sun is getting ready to set TILclimate | July 10, 2025 Transmission: Power to the People Catherine Wolfram in the classroom The Hill | July 8, 2025 The EU's New Climate and Trade Policy Will Be a Good Deal for US Steel and Aluminum

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Russian architecture The New York Times | March 27, 2025 How to Punish Russia, Make Money and End the War Image of the back of an electric car charging, with a charger and cord visible BBC | March 13, 2025 The Unexpected Knock-On Effect of Trump's Minerals 'Deal of the Century' Image of solar panels and a blue sky above The Hill | February 10, 2025 Falling Costs Drive US Toward Green Energy—Even as Political Tides Shift Flood Rescue Operation in Buenos Aires Street Financial Times | January 22, 2025 Research Making a Real Difference

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Image of an electrical tower on a hill with a blue sky background Marketplace | January 16, 2025 Wholesale Electricity Prices Were Lower and Less Volatile Last Year Drax power plant AP | January 15, 2025 How Mega-Polluters Take Advantage of Billions in Green Loans A Gray Steel Pumpjack Under Blue Sky The New York Times | November 18, 2024 Why Oil Companies Are Walking Back From Green Energy AC E & E News | Nov. 1, 2024 Climate Change Shifting ‘Energy Poverty’ to US South, Study Finds

About the Climate Policy Center

Christopher Knittel during his talk. Climate Policy Center Meet Our Faculty Director, Chris Knittel Illustration of earth, sun, clean energy, and pollution Year In Review Bridging the Gap Between Climate Research and Policy Catherine Wolfram in the classroom Climate Policy Center Pitching Policy Ideas: How One Climate Policy Center Faculty Member Circulates Ideas to Policymakers MIT Climate Policy Center Executive Director Bethany Patten Presents at the Paris Peace Forum. Eiffel Tower visible through window in background Climate Policy Center New MIT Climate Policy Center Picks Leader