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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Systems Thinking in Energy: Navigating Costs, Emissions, and Impact

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MITx Online

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Learn how to conduct systems-level energy analysis using a novel modeling tool developed by MIT that will help you explore pathways to decarbonization and climate change mitigation.

Syllabus

  • How to apply systems thinking to complex energy problems
  • A structured approach to comparing energy technologies and policies
  • Methods to perform cost, emissions, and tradeoff analysis
  • How to make consistent “apples-to-apples” comparisons across energy technologies and pathways
  • How to use Sesame to model and quantify real-world energy decisions

Taught by

Christopher Knittel and Emre Gencer

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