“The impact that MIT can have by ‘cooling people, not spaces’ is enormous,” says Professor Christoph Reinhart, faculty lead for The MIT Climate Project’s Critical Cooling initiative. Learn more: news.mit.edu/2026/innovat...

Innovative projects explore ways to deal with extreme heat

Four projects, led by professors Yet-Ming Chiang, Asegun Henry, Kripa Varanasi, and Gang Chen and supported by the MIT Climate Project, explored new approaches to deal with extreme heat, including…

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New from Ask MIT Climate: Which parts of the planet are getting drier? 🌵Prof. Mathew Barlow of UMass Lowell explains why warming air can make droughts and downpours more intense–and why places like the American Southwest, the Middle East, and southwest Asia are becoming more arid.

Farhan Helmy, CEO of ASCODI Laboratory, shares how #EnROADS helps spark important climate conversations across sectors in Indonesia. En-ROADS, co-developed by @climateinteractive.org + MIT Sloan, helps leaders explore future climate pathways. Explore 80+ endorsements: buff.ly/WrV6VrH

Green energy and affordable utilities are not at odds, but our policies need to catch up to new technology. Research from @knittelmit.bsky.social suggests three key steps forward to reduce energy costs and make them more equitable: mitsloan.mit.edu/press/green-...

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MIT researchers have developed a framework that combines fine-scale meteorology with energy infrastructure simulations, showing how climate-informed siting of wind, solar, and transmission projects can help reduce future energy shortfalls. news.mit.edu/2026/energy-...

For energy systems that power a reliable grid, the future is all about location

The location of new energy projects will play a significant role in meeting future demand in a changing climate, MIT researchers report. They created a way to make more climate-informed decisions…

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“The war has really highlighted the focus on energy security, and that’s good for climate-tech and for the clean energy transition,” says Catherine Wolfram. “We still need policy. We need to subsidize the green stuff and make more expensive and tax the brown stuff.” mitsloan.mit.edu/alumni/six-t...

Sherree DeConvy, Co-Chair Sustainable Finance Committee at Financial Women’s Association, shares how #EnROADS, co-developed by @climateinteractive.org + MIT Sloan, helps leaders explore climate risk and opportunity. Explore 80+ endorsements: buff.ly/WrV6VrH

Research co-authored by @mitsloan.bsky.social's @knittelmit.bsky.social estimates that American households are spending an additional $400 to $900 per year on average, with costs appearing across utilities, groceries, vehicle expenses, home insurance, and more. gizmodo.com/most-america...

“The end result is really up to us, and up to policy.” A new study from our Faculty Director Chris Knittel and researchers @mitsloan suggests flexibility in the timing of electricity consumption could lower consumer costs–but what about emissions? Learn more: news.mit.edu/2026/how-dat...

How data centers can better manage energy use

A new study shows that if data centers move a significant portion of their energy consumption to non-peak hours, it could help lower average energy costs in the U.S. The environmental impact of these…

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How do geopolitical events shape energy prices? @knittelmit.bsky.social explains how geopolitical risk, from destruction of energy infrastructure to the perception of risky travel through Strait of Hormuz, affects oil + gasoline markets. #EnergyPolicy #EnergyMarkets More here:

Dr. Frederik Zohm, R&D Executive Board Member at MAN Truck & Bus SE, shows how #EnROADS links transport decisions to climate outcomes. En-ROADS, co-developed by @climateinteractive.org + MIT Sloan, helps leaders explore system-wide impacts. Explore 80+ endorsements: buff.ly/WrV6VrH

Christy Loper, Env. Program Dir. at Robertson Foundation, shares how #EnROADS can help funders focus on the climate opportunities that matter most. The simulator, co-dev'd by @climateinteractive.org + MIT Sloan, helps users compare pathways and prioritize actions. 80+ endorsements: buff.ly/WrV6VrH

Our latest newsletter is out, with updates on how our research informed transmission policy + new policy insights on reducing barriers to energy-efficient buildings. It also debuts our refreshed visual identity. Feedback welcome! t.e2ma.net/message/he9h...

When energy prices ⬆️, fuel use falls—but only up to a point. In a @nytimes article, @cwolfram.bsky.social notes that consumers + businesses need gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel even when prices ⬆️ fast. Knowing which demand is flexible, and which isn't, matters for policymakers.

As Oil Prices Spike, Talk of ‘Demand Destruction’ Sets In

The decades-old term refers to the sustained loss of demand for a commodity, caused by high prices.

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As AI drives data center growth, leaders face new❓️s on electricity demand, reliability, costs, & clean energy. @knittelmit.bsky.social discusses the challenges below. MIT research explores how flexible data centers could help💲⬇️, inc. reliability, integrate more clean energy. buff.ly/MnuMu2d

Sustainability & Atlanta’s data center boom - SaportaReport

Read Sustainability & Atlanta’s data center boom by Kendall Brown for SaportaReport here.

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Pablo Lucangeli, Professor and @climatebase.bsky.social Founding Fellow, shares how #EnROADS empowered him to learn and act on climate change. En-ROADS, co-developed by @climateinteractive.org + MIT Sloan, helps people turn climate learning into action. Explore 80+ endorsements: buff.ly/WrV6VrH

As California lawmakers weigh whether to extend Diablo Canyon beyond 2030, new MIT Sloan research finds that keeping the plant online through 2045 could save ratepayers billions while supporting a renewables-dominated grid. Join MIT CEEPR's John Parsons. 📅 June 4 | 🕒 3–4 PM EST 🔗 buff.ly/FiMBZe7

Webinar 6/4: The Economics of Keeping Diablo Canyon Online

As California lawmakers consider whether to extend Diablo Canyon beyond 2030, join MIT's John Parsons for a discussion of new research assessing the plant's potential impacts on electricity costs, grid reliability, and the state's clean energy transition.

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MA has become the 1st state to recognize a union for Uber & Lyft drivers. CPC Faculty Dir. Chris Knittel notes that while ride-share platforms have created significant value, questions around worker bargaining power remain central to the policy debate. More here:

Massachusetts rideshare drivers become first in U.S. to unionize

Rideshare drivers in Massachusetts have officially made history by becoming the first in the U.S. to unionize.

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New MIT research from Jessika Trancik & @MIT shows: • EVs already cut emissions for most U.S. drivers • Many drivers also save money over time • Power systems matter for climate outcomes Policy design will shape the future of transportation decarbonization. #ClimatePolicy #EVs buff.ly/X1OYo2t

For most US drivers, EVs offer emissions benefits and cost savings

In most U.S. zip codes, electric vehicles are cost-competitive with their gas-powered counterparts, according to a new study. And regarding emissions benefits of EVs, individual driving patterns…

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New MIT analysis from Pablo Dueñas-Martínez, at MITEI: • Blackouts often stem from cascading failures • AI & electrification are ⬆️ grid pressure • Clean energy transitions req. resilience investment #ClimatePolicy #GridReliability

3 Questions: Shedding light on why power grids go dark

Pablo Duenas-Martinez, an MIT Energy Initiative research scientist, describes the events leading up to the voltage spike that caused the unprecedented, widespread power outage on the Iberian…

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Roy Maslen, former Chief Investment Officer, Australian Equities at @alliancebernstein.bsky.social, shares how #EnROADS helps investors envision different climate futures. En-ROADS, co-dev'd by @climateinteractive.org + MIT Sloan, helps leaders. Read the impact story here: buff.ly/70fNzUm

Congrats to MIT Sloan Professor @cwolfram.bsky.social on her election to the Nat'l Academy of Sciences. A close partner of the CPC, Catherine’s work helps shape global climate policy, incl. through the Global Climate Policy Project, a CPC flagship initiative. #ClimatePolicy buff.ly/nqNsm9O

MIT affiliates elected to National Academy of Sciences for 2026

Six MIT faculty, along with 10 additional alumni, are recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research in the natural and social sciences.

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“We should welcome the demand destruction we’re seeing,” says Catherine Wolfram on oil markets. What’s demand destruction? Prices ⬆️, people use less. That reduced consumption helps balance oil markets. Her concern: people who can’t cut back, like commuters paying more at the pump.

Checking in on demand destruction, 9 weeks into the war

Catherine Wolfram, professor of energy economics at MIT Sloan School of Management, talks about how demand destruction actually helps balance the oil market.

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Pump prices are ⬆️ but suspending federal gas tax likely won’t help much. Prof. Gilbert Metcalf says: • Gas/diesel taxes are small vs. 40%+ fuel price hikes • Farmers are already exempt • It could boost demand, raising prices • The tax brings in ~$3.5B/month, needed to quell deficit

Why suspending the gas tax won’t help consumers

President Donald Trump has proposed pausing the country’s 18.4-cent gas tax.

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We’re happy to share these words from #EnROADS endorser Stephanie Madsen, Sustainability Specialist for Falmouth, MA. #EnROADS, co-dev'd by @climateinteractive.org + MIT Sloan, is helping local climate leaders evaluate & prioritize climate strategies. Explore 80+ endorsements: buff.ly/WrV6VrH

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Thx to the leaders who joined us last week for #EnROADS at 1st #BostonClimateWeek! Jason Jay from @mitsloansusty.bsky.social used En-ROADS (co-dev'd by @climateinteractive.org + MIT Sloan) to build climate scenarios and explore risk and opportunity. See ways to engage with us here: buff.ly/fwIOEuy

We're so grateful to our MIT Climate Pathways Project team member Florian Kapmeier from ESB Business School for representing us at #ClimateWeekZurich! Florian ran #EnROADS (co-dev'd by @climateinteractive.org + MIT Sloan) with leaders from across the climate policy ecosystem.

We’re happy to share #EnROADS endorser Samantha Lau, Campaigner / U.S. Liaison at Plant Based Treaty. En-ROADS, co-developed by @climateinteractive.org + MIT Sloan, gives leaders a hands-on way to mobilize others towards evidence-based action. Explore 80+ endorsements: buff.ly/WrV6VrH

We’re hosting an #EnROADS session (co-dev’d by @climateinteractive.org + MIT Sloan) at Climate Week Zurich! Join us to test your ideas and explore which climate solutions can have the biggest impact, in time to make a difference. May 8, 2026 · 3:30–5:00 p.m. CEST Zurich Join: buff.ly/YnPgTBE

We’re happy to share #EnROADS endorser Ratna Lindawati Lubis, Professor at the Economics & Business Department, Telkom University. En-ROADS, co-developed by @climateinteractive.org + MIT Sloan, helps leaders spark conversation, share knowledge, and learn. Explore 80+ endorsements: buff.ly/WrV6VrH