Themes & Topics

EPIC’s research focuses on three research themes that define the global energy challenge: energy markets, the environment, and climate change. Within those overarching themes, EPIC-affiliated faculty conduct ground-breaking research on a range of specific topics.

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Energy Markets

Well-functioning markets are essential for providing access to reliable, affordable energy. EPIC research is uncovering the policies, prices and information needed to help energy markets work efficiently.
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Climate Change

Climate change is an urgent global challenge. EPIC research is helping to assess its impacts, quantify its costs, and identify an efficient set of policies to reduce emissions and adapt to a changing world.
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Environment

Producing and using energy damages people’s health and the environment. EPIC research is quantifying the social costs of energy choices and uncovering policies that help protect health while facilitating growth.
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Where We Work

Because many energy, climate and environmental challenges are global in scope, EPIC’s research has the potential to shape policy around the world. But certain countries merit particular attention because they are both leading producers and consumers of energy, and likely to be hit hardest by climate change and environmental degradation. EPIC has dedicated teams on the ground in India and China, two countries at the center of the global energy challenge. There, EPIC researchers are working hand-in-hand with regulators to carry out trailblazing projects that could become models for the rest of the world. Additionally, targeted projects are taking place in communities across the country and around the world.

Affiliated Centers & Initiatives

EPIC’s affiliated centers and initiatives all contribute to the broader mission of confronting the global energy challenge.