Policy & Economics

Radio segment: The Inflation Reduction Act incentivizes capturing carbon emissions

NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday    ·    September 22, 2022

President Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes tax credits for electric cars and efficient homes, and also incentivizes pulling carbon emissions from the air. MITEI's Howard Herzog speaks with NPR about the new law's provision concerning carbon capture.

Resilience of people and ecosystems under climate stress

Pontifical Academy of Sciences    ·    September 8, 2022

MITEI Deputy Director Robert Stoner traveled to the Vatican to participate in a workshop with leading energy transition and environmental leaders from around the globe. The resulting paper recommends a powerful global response to climate change–with specific recommendations for mitigation, adaptation, and transformation.

U.S. oil refiners are doing well, even though gasoline prices are down

Marketplace Business News Podcast    ·    August 8, 2022

MITEI Deputy Director for Policy Christopher Knittel joins the Marketplace Business News Podcast to discuss “crack spread”—the difference between the cost of crude oil and the cost to refine it.