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 … [continued]
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 … [continued]
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 … [continued]
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 … [continued]
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 … [continued]
The Philadelphia City Council will hold a public hearing this week to discuss the future of Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), the country’s largest municipally owned gas utility. The hearings follow the release of the highly anticipated PGW Business Diversification Study in December, which explored several decarbonization pathways and business implications for the … [continued]
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 … [continued]
Three Tips for the New US Methane Monitoring and Measurement Interagency Working Group The government is doubling down on climate change, and emissions transparency is in the spotlight. The Biden administration has released a new set of actions for tackling super-polluting methane emissions. Their plan includes the formation of an … [continued]
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 … [continued]
As the winter Olympics kick off this week in Beijing, the games hope to set a new first: being the first carbon-neutral winter Olympics. For China — the second-largest economy and a major carbon emitter — it’s a way to show the millions of people who will be watching the … [continued]
