Trump guts low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise

The problem of high energy prices and rising numbers of people unable to afford them isn’t lost on the Trump administration.

Shelley Welton, Professor of Law and Energy Policy, University of Pennsylvania • conversation
May 13, 2025 • ~9 min

How can India decarbonize its coal-dependent electric power system?

A detailed MIT analysis identifies some promising options but also raises unexpected concerns.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
May 6, 2025 • ~16 min

How a community-focused vision for net zero can revive local economies

Community Wealth Building offers a new model for economic development that can be at the heart of the UK’s transition to net zero

Max Lacey-Barnacle, Senior Research Fellow, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex • conversation
May 6, 2025 • ~7 min

MIT physicists snap the first images of “free-range” atoms

The results will help scientists visualize never-before-seen quantum phenomena in real space.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
May 5, 2025 • ~8 min

Britain’s nuclear future? What small reactors, fusion and ‘Big Carl’ mean for net zero

What the next generation of nuclear technology might involve.

Tomas Martin, Associate Professor in Materials Physics, University of Bristol • conversation
May 2, 2025 • ~6 min

Is the UK’s energy storage growing fast enough?

Consumers in Britain are paying for clean power that was never actually generated or used.

Victor Becerra, Professor of Power Systems Engineering, University of Portsmouth • conversation
May 1, 2025 • ~8 min

The MIT-Portugal Program enters Phase 4

New phase will support continued exploration of ideas and solutions in fields ranging from AI to nanotech to climate — with emphasis on educational exchanges and entrepreneurship.

Lisa Capone | MIT Portugal Program • mit
April 30, 2025 • ~12 min

Why the energy transition won’t be green until mine waste disasters are prevented

Reclaiming and regenerating environments affected by mining tailings requires greater financing and innovation.

Karen Hudson-Edwards, Professor in Sustainable Mining, University of Exeter • conversation
April 25, 2025 • ~6 min

‘Energy security’ is being used to justify more fossil fuels – but this will only make us less secure

A global summit in London is set to decide on a new definition of energy security.

Peter Newell, Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex • conversation
April 23, 2025 • ~6 min

Appliance efficiency standards save consumers billions, reduce pollution and fight climate change

About 40% of total US energy consumption is used by household and industrial appliances, such as heating and cooling systems, refrigerators and lighting.

David J. Vogel, Professor Emeritus of Business Ethics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley • conversation
April 17, 2025 • ~10 min

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