Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:01:07 +0000
If this past Super Bowl was any indication, the time is now for electric vehicles. The growth of EVs has been phenomenal over the past few years, with just over 2 million EVs on US roads by mid-2021. Yet we need to put about 70 million EVs on the road (as well as decrease the number of vehicle […]
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:50:54 +0000
A new report, More EVs, Fewer Emissions, lays out strategies to maximize emissions reductions through optimized EV charging and provides clear recommendations for the transportation and power sectors. A new report from RMI has found that optimized charging of electric vehicles (EVs), which involves automatically and strategically shifting when an EV charges, could significantly reduce […]
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:53:50 +0000
Scaling Clean: This report draws on original RMI analysis as well as extensive discussions with PJM states, utilities, customers, and clean energy developers. Spurred by state decarbonization policy, strong customer demand, and rapidly improving technology, carbon-free energy is playing a growing role in PJM, the United States’ largest wholesale electricity market. However, the pace of […]
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:23:59 +0000
Businesses and industries need a clearer picture of their GHG emissions footprint to achieve their climate and emissions goals Historically, companies looking to calculate their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have had to rely on self-reported data and estimates rather than primary data from supply chain partners. These best-guess estimates lead to inconsistencies and a lack […]
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:50:16 +0000
Nebraska turned more than a few heads recently when public officials there adopted net-zero carbon goals across the electricity sector. After all, clean energy has often been framed as a partisan issue, and solidly Republican Nebraska looks nothing like most of the other states that have staked out timelines for clean power, such as New York, […]
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 03:30:39 +0000
Direct Air Capture is not a magic bullet. Yet, engineered CDR, including nascent solutions like direct air carbon capture and sequestration (DACCS), could provide a critical backstop against worsening climate change. Download our new insight brief, Scoping the Need for Direct Air Capture, here. According to the latest science, the risk of catastrophic climate change grows significantly […]
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:42:20 +0000
This blog is part of RMI’s “Funding Our Future: Investing for Climate Impact” series, in which we discuss how we are informing the federal government about how federal infrastructure funds should be spent to help tackle climate change. This week, the US Department of Transportation will release initial guidance on how it will make its […]
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:08:25 +0000
New gas-fired power plants can’t compete with clean energy if they have to pay for reliable fuel supply As Texas braces for another cold snap, it’s certain that the power grid that failed Texans last year — leading to hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in economic damage — will be tested again. Going into this […]
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 21:35:56 +0000
Solar One is an organization that I’ve experienced first hand. An active force in clean urban transition, in particular aiding low-income households, it deserves support. Both organizations I met with in NYC — Solar One and WE ACT — had individuals reflecting the relaxed as well as energetic personalities necessary to make something work, really work
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:00:05 +0000
A new Rocky Mountain Institute report released the end of October, Breakthrough Batteries Powering the Era of Clean Electrification, continues to confirm that clean electrification of transport technology is advancing at an impressive rate