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      EPIC hosts delegations of lawmakers from around the world for knowledge exchange visits to enhance evidence-driven policy making and seed future collaboration.
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      via The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
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      via ABC News
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      via Time
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      via AFP
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Podcast episode·Jul 5, 2025

Smarter Markets: Michael Greenstone

via Smarter Markets

David Greely sits down with Michael Greenstone to discuss how EPIC is translating the insights of cutting edge energy and environmental research into real world impact, including building cap-and-trade particulate emissions markets in India.

This week on Summer Playlist 2025, we welcome Michael Greenstone into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Michael is Director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), Founding Director of the University’s Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, and Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics.

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About
- - - About EPIC
      Producing data-driven research that advances society’s understanding of the global energy challenge.
Research
- - - Themes & Topics
    - Energy Markets
      EPIC research is uncovering the policies, prices and information needed to help energy markets work efficiently.
    - Climate Change
      EPIC research is helping to assess climate change impacts, quantify its costs, and identify policies to reduce emissions and adapt to a changing world.
    - Environment
      EPIC research is quantifying the social costs of energy choices and uncovering policies that help protect health while facilitating growth.
  - - Initiatives, Programs & Labs
    - Clean Air Program
    - —AQLI
    - —EPIC Air Quality Fund
    - —Emissions Market Accelerator
    - Climate Impact Lab
    - EPIC-India
    - EPIC-China
    - Energy & Environment Lab
Scholars
Policy Impacts
- - - India Legislators Program
      EPIC hosts delegations of lawmakers from around the world for knowledge exchange visits to enhance evidence-driven policy making and seed future collaboration.
  - - U.S. Energy & Climate Roadmap
      The U.S. Energy & Climate Roadmap aims to inform climate and energy policy through a compilation of evidence-based proposals from EPIC scholars.
    - View All Impact Takeaways
Insights
- - - Opinions & Analysis
    - In the midst of an air pollution crisis, there’s another way India can better enforce emission rules
      via The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
    - View All
  - - Videos & Podcasts
    - Dr. Christa Hasenkopf – Air Pollution: The Leading Health Threat – And How to Tackle It
      EPIC's Clean Air Program Director Christa Hasenkopf breaks down why air pollution is such a silent but devastating force—especially in the Global South—and what can be done to fight it.
    - View All
  - - Research Highlights
    - Campaigning for Extinction: Eradication of Sparrows and the Great Famine in China
    - View All
News
- - - In the News
    - Western wildfires creating strain on insurance industry, homeowners: Report
      via ABC News
    - Climate-Fueled Wildfires Are Reversing Clean Air Progress
      via Time
    - Climate-driven wildfires reversing pollution progress in N. America: study
      via AFP
Events
- - - Upcoming Event
    - No recent posts
  - - Event Series
    - EPIC Seminars
    - EPIC Conference Series
- - - Search

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