Christopher Knittel

Christopher R. Knittel is the George P. Shultz Professor of Energy Economics and Professor of Applied Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. He serves as Director of MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR), Director of the MIT Climate Policy Center, and Deputy Director for Policy at the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI).

• PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1999)
• M.A., University of California, Davis (1996)
• B.A., California State University, Stanislaus (1994)

His research focuses on energy economics, environmental policy, and machine learning applications in energy systems. He leads interdisciplinary initiatives like the Climate Action Through Education program for high schools and co-directs the E2e Project with UC Berkeley and University of Chicago.

Recent publications analyze data center energy dynamics, hydrogen technologies, Russian oil sanctions, and transportation policy reforms. His work emphasizes policy cost-effectiveness, emissions equity, and energy market responses to regulation.