Overview
The MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR) is a research centre based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that serves as a focal point for research on energy and environmental policy. CEEPR promotes rigorous, objective research for improved decision making in government and the private sector, securing the relevance of its work through close interaction with industry partners and policy makers.
Mission and focus areas
CEEPR’s core mission is to advance rigorous, objective research on energy and environmental policy to support better decision making in both government and the private sector. Research spans a broad range of topics including energy economics, electricity market design, carbon pricing, climate change impacts, the economics of energy transition, and equitable decarbonisation pathways.
Structure and governance
CEEPR is jointly sponsored at MIT by the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), the Department of Economics, and the Sloan School of Management. Financial support for the centre comes from industry and government partners. Research is led by MIT faculty and affiliated researchers, with opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students through MIT’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).
Programs and offerings
CEEPR produces working papers, research commentaries, and a semi-annual newsletter. Key initiatives include the Clean Investment Monitor (CIM), a joint project with the Rhodium Group tracking public and private investments in climate technologies across the United States; the Electricity Price Hub, a partnership with Heatmap News and CleanEcon providing granular residential electricity price data down to the zip code level; the MIT Climate Action Through Education (CATE) program, which develops interdisciplinary climate change curricula for U.S. high school teachers; the Roosevelt Project, focused on charting equitable pathways to deep decarbonisation with attention to workers and communities; and ongoing research on public EV charging infrastructure in collaboration with Harvard.
