1. Is it appropriate for investors to hedge against market exposure by placing capital into technologies that result in cleaner burning fossil generation?
2. Will private and public investors accept the risk and continue on a path of cheap fossil fuels, or increase holdings toward the 20-30 percent non-carbon source allocation?
Why it’s prudent to invest in carbon-free electricity now
Gurgel, A., K.B. Narayan, J. Reilly, X. Gao, C. Vernon, J. Morris, C.A. Schlosser and S. Paltsev (2025)
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Gurgel, A., K. Benavides, J. Morris, B.K. Mignone, B. Chapman, H. Kheshgi, H. Herzog and S. Paltsev (2025)
Journal of Cleaner Production, 513, 145726 (doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145726)
Morris, J., A. Sokolov, J. Reilly, A. Libardoni, C.S. Forest, S. Paltsev, C. A. Schlosser, R. Prinn and H. Jacoby (2025)
Nature Communications, 16(2703) (doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-57897-1)
New modeling framework projects how pressures on the global food system could impact cropland, pastureland and forests
But a new MIT CS3-led study shows how advanced steelmaking technologies could substantially reduce carbon emissions
