Prof. Christopher Roland Knittel

George P Shultz Professor of Applied Economics
Deputy Director for Policy, MIT Energy Initiative
Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR)

Primary DLC

MIT Sloan School of Management

MIT Room: E62-524

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Applied Economics

Research Summary

Christopher Knittel is the deputy director of policy at MITEI and the George P. Shultz Professor of Energy Economics in the Sloan School of Management MIT. He is also the director of MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, which has served as the hub for social science research on energy and the environmental since the late 1970s. Knittel is also a co-director of The E2e Project, a research initiative between MIT, UC Berkeley, and the University of Chicago, to undertake rigorous evaluation of energy efficiency investments. He joined the faculty at MIT in 2011, having taught previously at UC Davis and Boston University. At MIT, he teaches Energy Economics and Policy to undergraduates, MBA students, and graduate students from outside of the Sloan School of Management.

Recent Work

  • Video

    2024 MIT Sustainability Conference: MIT Climate Project - Mission Directors

    October 22, 2024Conference Video Duration: 46:23

    The Climate Project at MIT is a major new effort to change the trajectory of global climate outcomes for the better over the next decade. It will focus MIT’s strengths on six broad climate-related areas where progress is urgently needed. The mission directors in these fields, representing diverse areas of expertise, will collaborate with faculty and researchers across MIT and each other to accelerate solutions that address climate change.

    This session will feature MIT Climate Mission Directors sharing their perspectives and near-term plans for impact.

    9.28.21-Energy-Webinar-Knittle

    September 28, 2021Conference Video Duration: 49:56

    Chris Knittel
    George P. Shultz Professor of Applied Economics
    MIT Sloan School of Management