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Making The Invisible Visible: Methane Solutions Offer Down Payment On Our Climate Future

April 19, 2022 admin climate change, methane, policy & politics, research, rmi, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:40:53 +0000

As the world works to lower greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, there is one super pollutant that is headed in the wrong direction. For the second year in a row, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) scientists observed record annual increases in atmospheric methane. And this year’s increase is the […]

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You Might Be Paying For A Worthless Gas Plant

April 19, 2022 admin Fossil Fuels, natural gas, policy research, research, rmi, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:32:40 +0000

As mortgage rates rise across the United States, imagine this: someone offers to sell you a brand-new home with a preapproved 30-year mortgage. Here’s the catch: the local government says the home will be demolished in 20 years to make way for a new railway line. Would you put money down and live there for 20 […]

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Pioneering Electric Buses in Pune

April 17, 2022 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev procurement, India, india electric buses, mass transit / public transit, rmi

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 01:47:03 +0000

A Case Study of Pune’s Initial Electric Bus Procurement and Operations By Pune Municipal Corporation, Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited, Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited, RMI, and RMI India Electrifying public transport is critical to decarbonizing urban mobility. Although the domestic electric bus (e-bus) market in India is nascent, projections indicate 4 in 10 […]

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More Than Half Of American Commercial Vehicles Are Electrifiable Today

April 16, 2022 admin clean transport, dhl, electric vans, Electric vehicles, market research, north american council for freight efficiency (nacfe), research, rmi

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 18:10:51 +0000

Electrifying vans and step vans in Canada and the US would save nearly 5 billion gallons of gasoline each year and avoid 43.5 million tons of CO2 emissions a year.

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Bermuda Electrifies 1/3 Of Its Public Bus Fleet

April 14, 2022 admin bermuda, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, ev charging, mass transit / public transit, rmi

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 01:10:28 +0000

Bermuda unveils 30 public electric buses as part of its efforts to fully electrify public transport by 2030, making it more energy independent and sustainable, while building the island’s resilience against impacts of climate change. Hamilton, Bermuda – April 14, 2022 Yesterday, on April 13, at a ceremony attended by the Minister of Transport, Bermuda’s […]

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Funding Our Future: Creating a One-Stop Shop for Whole-Home Retrofits

April 2, 2022 admin buildings, clean power, energy efficiency, infrastructure investment and jobs act, rmi, weatherization

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2022 01:00:31 +0000

Whole-Home Retrofits: This article 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. Decarbonizing the US building stock must start by ensuring that low-income residents have easy access […]

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We Need Humans To Achieve A Just Energy Transition: A Human Transition (Video)

March 17, 2022 admin africa, clean power, clean transport, energy transition academy, equity, rmi, Solar energy, united nations development programme, wind energy

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:21:22 +0000

The energy transition is ultimately a human transition. Why do we pioneer technological, financial, and policy innovations? For people. Who drives these innovations? People. To truly achieve a just energy transition, we must ensure an inclusive human-centered approach that recognizes that people are at the forefront of trailblazing and refining solutions and experiencing impacts. Energy […]

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Yes, More EVs = Fewer Emissions

March 11, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric car benefits, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, ev myths, rmi, watttime

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 […]

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Electric Vehicles Cut CO2 Emissions — Huge Emissions Reductions Possible with Smart EV Charging

March 10, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, co2 emissions, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, research, rmi, SCIENCE

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 […]

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Scaling Clean: Assessing Market Options for Clean Energy & Capacity in PJM

March 10, 2022 admin clean power, pjm, rmi, Solar energy, utilities, wind energy

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 […]