May 1, 2019

State would benefit from preserving nuclear power

In an article on Press&Journal, John Parsons discusses a vital decision about the place nuclear power will have in Pennsylvania’s future.

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April 25, 2019

E7: TIL about carbon pricing

In this episode of TILclimate (Today I Learned: Climate), MIT economics professor Christopher Knittel joins host Laur Hesse Fisher to break down the complexities of carbon pricing.

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April 16, 2019

Shared Capacity and Levelized Cost with Application to Power-to-Gas Technology

Power-to-Gas could become a central enabler of the transition towards a sustainable economy by reversibly converting electricity to hydrogen. A new paper shows that it will be competitive with fossil-based energy sources so as to solve the challenges of intermittent renewable generation and widespread industrial decarbonization.

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April 1, 2019

Generational Trends in Vehicle Ownership and Use: Are Millennials Any Different?

Professor Christopher Knittel and CEEPR graduate Elizabeth Murphy delve into the data to determine if conventional thinking regarding Millennials pans out. Their findings indicate there is little difference in preferences for vehicle ownership versus prior generations when controlling for confounding variables.

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March 29, 2019

Don’t Expect Car Ownership to Become Obsolete

Christopher Knittel and Elizabeth Murphy’s recent work on millennial vehicle ownership trends are highlighted in this Economics Opinion piece on Bloomberg.

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March 29, 2019

Earth Hour 2019: Turning off lights won’t save the planet but these ‘green’ actions will

In an article on Global.ca, a panel of experts, including Prof. Knittel, highlight choices one can make to reduce your carbon footprint.

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