MIT News
MIT symposium looks at the role of advances in storage, solar, nuclear, EVs and more in cutting greenhouse gas emissions
News and Outreach: Christopher Knittel
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MIT Energy Initiative
Technological innovations, policies, and behavioral changes will all be needed to reach Paris climate agreement targets (Coverage: WBUR, Technology Review, E&E News, Smart Cities Dive, Forbes)
Commentary
LA Times
There are five features that combine to make global warming a more vexing environmental crisis than any we have faced before (LA Times)
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MIT Sloan School of Management
A $7 per metric ton carbon tax could reduce emissions by the same amount as the flagship climate policies of the Obama administration
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Axios
CEEPR study makes extensive use of Joint Program's EPPA model (Axios) (Additional coverage: E&E News)
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Scientific American
Even where the majority of the population favors climate action, carbon pricing is a tough sell, cautions MIT CEEPR Director Christopher Knittel (Scientific American)
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Wired
In Wired, CEEPR Director/Joint Program affiliate Christopher Knittel comments on the benefits of carbon taxes and the challenges of implementing them
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MIT News
Findings suggest new policy models and cost-cutting technologies could help nuclear play vital role in climate solutions
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MIT News
Francis O’Sullivan and Christopher Knittel, co-directors of the MITEI Low-Carbon Energy Center for Electric Power Systems Research, are exploring cleaner, more reliable, and more cost-effective solutions
News Release
MIT News
Panel at MIT explores benefits, costs and political challenges
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Washington Post
A new study indicates that solving the problem of wind and solar’s intermittency has thus far required the use of more fossil fuels, including the installation of several “fast-ramping” natural gas plants. Center for Energy and Environment Policy Research (CEEPR) Director Christopher Knittel comments.
Photo: Big Bend Power Station and Manatee Viewing Center Parking Lot - Solar vs Coal & Natural Gas. Source: Walter)
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MIT News
Not without a carbon tax, suggests a study by CEEPR Director Christopher Knittel
In recent years, proponents of clean energy have taken heart in the falling prices of solar and wind power, hoping they will drive an energy revolution. But a new study co-authored by an MIT professor suggests otherwise.