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About
- - - About the Institute
      Balancing the urgency of climate action with society’s need for sustainable growth through research, education, and international engagement
    - What They're Saying: Our Mission and Potential for Impact
  - - Global Approach
      Driving impact in the countries most central to the global climate and growth challenge
    - Building Blocks
      - EPIC
      - ETI
      - CSEi
      - Seeding new research
Education
- - - Chicago Curriculum on Climate and Sustainable Growth
      To understand the climate and sustainable growth challenge, students must grapple with its foundational elements, complexities, and tradeoffs from every angle.
    - What They’re Saying: Chicago Curriculum
Student Life
- - - Research Opportunities
    - Polsky Research Fellows
    - Bartlett Fellowships
    - DRW Fellowships
    - Predoctoral Fellowships
    - View All
  - - Global Experiences
      Students have the opportunity to connect with global stakeholders through participation in treks and major energy gatherings like COP, CERA Week and Climate Week NYC.
    - Energy & Climate Club
      An undergraduate student group fostering the climate community on campus.
  - - Careers & Mentoring
    - Internships and Funding
    - Career Series
    - Alumni Community
    - Work in Climate
    - Climate & Energy Career Fair
  - - On Campus Programs
    - UChicago Sustainability Dialogue
    - Green Fund
    - Climate Case Competition
    - Environmental Frontiers
    - Lunch & Learn
Research
- - - Research Pillars
    - Energy, Markets, and Policy
      Through EPIC, we're delivering solutions rooted in markets and smart policy design.
    - Technology and Innovation
      Through ETI, we're advancing energy storage technologies.
    - Climate Systems Engineering
      Through CSEi, we're evaluating the risks from more than a century of emissions.
  - - Entities and Resources
    - Programs & Labs, Projects, and More
      Bringing together scholars to foster high-impact results.
    - Research Funding
      Seeding new research to generate the next big climate ideas.
    - Tools & Data Resources
Scholars
Impact
Insights
- - - Opinions & Analysis
    - What India can learn from China’s approach to improving air quality
      via Mongabay
    - View All
  - - Podcasts
    - Shocked
    - View All
  - - Charts
    - EPIC Top 10 Charts of 2025
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  - - Research Highlights
    - Zero Energy Day: How Nationwide Blackouts Affect the Economy
    - View All
News
- - - Latest News
    - ETN Newsletter Spring 2026
    - Would you let your utility control when your EV charged?
  - - In the News
    - Unleashing the potential of batteries and energy storage
      via Nature Portfolio
    - UChicago climate and sustainable growth expert explains spike in gas prices
      via CBS News
    - Eight University Teams To Vie For Laude Institute’s $10 Million AI Moonshots
      via Forbes
    - View All
Events
- - - Featured Past Event
    - Climate Frontiers: Energy and Climate at UChicago
  - - Upcoming Events
    - COP31 Student Info Session
    - Frontiers in Climate Systems Engineering
    - View All
  - - Event Series & Around Campus
    - Seminars
    - Career Series
    - Energy & Climate Club
    - Lunch & Learn
    - Climate Frontiers
  - - Global Experiences
    - UChicago at COP
    - UChicago at CERAWeek
    - UChicago at Aspen Ideas: Climate
    - UChicago at Climate Week NYC
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Publications

Institute research includes peer-reviewed publications, working papers, and other data-driven analyses answering a broad range of research questions from scholars across campus.

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EPIC Working Paper·Apr 20, 2026

If you build it, they may not come: Willingness to participate in managed EV charging

National Bureau of Economic Research

ETI Journal Article·Apr 17, 2026

Reactive CO2 capture via controlled amine speciation in non-aqueous electrolytes

Nature Energy

EPIC Working Paper·Apr 13, 2026

Zero Energy Day: How Nationwide Blackouts Affect the Economy

National Bureau of Economic Research

Journal Article·Mar 4, 2026

Selectivity mechanisms of ion intercalation in Prussian blue analogs

Matter

ETI Journal Article·Mar 2, 2026

Guidelines for correlative imaging and analysis of reactive alkali metal battery materials

Joule

ETI Journal Article·Feb 27, 2026

A highly utilized and practical lithium-sulfur positive electrode enabled in all-solid-state batteries

Nature

ETI Journal Article·Feb 18, 2026

Dry electrode architecture design to push energy density limits at the cell level

Nature Energy

ETI Journal Article·Jan 20, 2026

Lithium metal-mediated electrochemical reduction of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances

Nature Chemistry

Journal Article·Jan 20, 2026

The Status and Politics of Bicycling in the Cities of Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Nature Journal

Journal Article·Jan 2, 2026

Multireference Embedding and Fragmentation Methods for Classical and Quantum Computers: From Model Systems to Realistic Applications

ACS

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About
- - - About the Institute
      Balancing the urgency of climate action with society’s need for sustainable growth through research, education, and international engagement
    - What They're Saying: Our Mission and Potential for Impact
  - - Global Approach
      Driving impact in the countries most central to the global climate and growth challenge
    - Building Blocks
      - EPIC
      - ETI
      - CSEi
      - Seeding new research
Education
- - - Chicago Curriculum on Climate and Sustainable Growth
      To understand the climate and sustainable growth challenge, students must grapple with its foundational elements, complexities, and tradeoffs from every angle.
    - What They’re Saying: Chicago Curriculum
Student Life
- - - Research Opportunities
    - Polsky Research Fellows
    - Bartlett Fellowships
    - DRW Fellowships
    - Predoctoral Fellowships
    - View All
  - - Global Experiences
      Students have the opportunity to connect with global stakeholders through participation in treks and major energy gatherings like COP, CERA Week and Climate Week NYC.
    - Energy & Climate Club
      An undergraduate student group fostering the climate community on campus.
  - - Careers & Mentoring
    - Internships and Funding
    - Career Series
    - Alumni Community
    - Work in Climate
    - Climate & Energy Career Fair
  - - On Campus Programs
    - UChicago Sustainability Dialogue
    - Green Fund
    - Climate Case Competition
    - Environmental Frontiers
    - Lunch & Learn
Research
- - - Research Pillars
    - Energy, Markets, and Policy
      Through EPIC, we're delivering solutions rooted in markets and smart policy design.
    - Technology and Innovation
      Through ETI, we're advancing energy storage technologies.
    - Climate Systems Engineering
      Through CSEi, we're evaluating the risks from more than a century of emissions.
  - - Entities and Resources
    - Programs & Labs, Projects, and More
      Bringing together scholars to foster high-impact results.
    - Research Funding
      Seeding new research to generate the next big climate ideas.
    - Tools & Data Resources
Scholars
Impact
Insights
- - - Opinions & Analysis
    - What India can learn from China’s approach to improving air quality
      via Mongabay
    - View All
  - - Podcasts
    - Shocked
    - View All
  - - Charts
    - EPIC Top 10 Charts of 2025
    - View All
  - - Research Highlights
    - Zero Energy Day: How Nationwide Blackouts Affect the Economy
    - View All
News
- - - Latest News
    - ETN Newsletter Spring 2026
    - Would you let your utility control when your EV charged?
  - - In the News
    - Unleashing the potential of batteries and energy storage
      via Nature Portfolio
    - UChicago climate and sustainable growth expert explains spike in gas prices
      via CBS News
    - Eight University Teams To Vie For Laude Institute’s $10 Million AI Moonshots
      via Forbes
    - View All
Events
- - - Featured Past Event
    - Climate Frontiers: Energy and Climate at UChicago
  - - Upcoming Events
    - COP31 Student Info Session
    - Frontiers in Climate Systems Engineering
    - View All
  - - Event Series & Around Campus
    - Seminars
    - Career Series
    - Energy & Climate Club
    - Lunch & Learn
    - Climate Frontiers
  - - Global Experiences
    - UChicago at COP
    - UChicago at CERAWeek
    - UChicago at Aspen Ideas: Climate
    - UChicago at Climate Week NYC
    - View All
- - - Search

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