Andrew Jones is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Climate Interactive and a Research Affiliate at MIT Sloan. He is an expert on international climate and energy policy, a system dynamics modeler, a speaker, and a creator of policy simulations.
He led the teams at Climate Interactive and MIT Sloan that developed En-ROADS and C-ROADS, two climate simulators used widely to engage global decision-makers. His climate policy work has appeared in media outlets such as The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Jones was trained in modeling through degrees from MIT and Dartmouth College. He now teaches systems thinking and climate policy at MIT Sloan, Stanford, and UNC-Chapel Hill.
He co-accepted the ASysT Applied Systems Thinking Prize and the System Dynamics Society’s Applications Award as well as Dartmouth College’s Ray W. Smith Award for the most significant contribution to the status of the college.
He lives with his family in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina.
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Climate Action Simulation with En-ROADS
Participants will explore impactful measures, including carbon taxes, energy subsidies and land use changes, all aimed at mitigating the effects of the climate crisis. Additionally, the role-play exercise will delve into the implications of climate adaptation strategies, providing a comprehensive view of potential solutions.
Guided by experts from Climate Interactive, this exercise transforms theoretical knowledge into a compelling, actionable exploration of climate solutions using En-ROADS. The exercise has been played by thousands of public servants, climate professionals, policy-makers and business-people in 120 countries.
As noted by John Kerry, “En-ROADS is quite simply a climate crisis game-changer for policymakers and people across the country.” This session promises to be an essential convergence of insight and action for all attendees.