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Currently, there is no magic bullet for fossil fuels—no one energy technology that can provide a cheap and reliable alternative capable of supporting the world’s growing energy needs.
News and Outreach: Sergey Paltsev
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MIT Joint Program
MIT Joint Program Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev explores technology and policy options at international energy symposium
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Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev speaks on decarbonization pathways at international energy forum
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MIT News
Growing demand for an energy transition could move the needle, but not far enough
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MIT News
MIT Joint Program research scientists are co-investigators on one-third of the selected projects, with a focus on decarbonizing complex industries and preparing for climate extremes. (MIT News)
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Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center
The MIT Joint Program uses MGHPCC computing resources to make projections of future risks to the sustainability of energy, food, water and climate systems under different policy scenarios (MGHPCC)
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MIT Energy Initiative
Joint Program Deputy Director Sergey Paltsev and other speakers call for rapid deployment of integrated strategies to meet global energy needs and mitigate climate change (MIT Energy Initiative)
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Focus on transition risks complements Wellington's existing physical-risk capability
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Bank of Canada
MIT Joint Program contributes to assessment of market and credit risks to key Canadian economic sectors
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MIT News
Optimizing U.S. climate policy design for a just energy transition
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MIT Office of the Vice President for Research
A delegation from MIT traveled to Glasgow for COP26, where international negotiators sought to keep global climate goals on track (MIT Office of the Vice President for Research)
Recent Publications
Journal Article
Gurgel, A., K.B. Narayan, J. Reilly, X. Gao, C. Vernon, J. Morris, C.A. Schlosser and S. Paltsev (2025)
Earth's Future, 13(6) (doi: 10.1029/2024EF005016)
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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)
News + Media
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New modeling framework projects how pressures on the global food system could impact cropland, pastureland and forests
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But a new MIT CS3-led study shows how advanced steelmaking technologies could substantially reduce carbon emissions
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But a new MIT CS3-led study shows how advanced steelmaking technologies could substantially reduce carbon emissions