Our vision of energy transition
The energy system of the future must be both sustainable and equitable
We envision a US energy transition that confronts and repairs inequities and injustices in the energy system and contributes to economic inclusion, equality, and justice while achieving the rapid and effective decarbonization essential to protect human and environmental well-being. We envision a system of scholarship, debate, and public and private decision-making about energy that promotes justice and shared prosperity.
Our mission is to enable a fast and fair transition to a decarbonized energy system in the United States. We do stakeholder-engaged interdisciplinary research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with a dual focus on technology systems and human systems to enable an equitable energy transition.
We operate with a commitment to free, open, and ethical interdisciplinary research and to contributing to a fair and just society.
View ETI Guiding Principles: Vision, Mission and Values Statements
Watch ETI’s faculty director, Erin Baker, explain the motivation behind ETI in her TEDx talk, “Energy justice: who gets listened to?”
Erin Baker delivers a TEDxAmherst talk on energy justice