Nebraska, Reality Check: Red-State Voters Want Clean Energy Too. Just Ask Nebraska

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, […]

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Direct Air Capture & the Climate Long Game

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 03:30:39 +0000

Direct Air CaptureDirect 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 […]

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Funding Our Future: The EV Transition Requires Infrastructure that Inspires Confidence & Powers All Communities

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:42:20 +0000

Chevy BoltThis 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 […]

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The Hidden Costs of Keeping Gas Plants Online in Texas & Beyond

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 […]

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NY-Funded Solar One Program Empowers Vulnerable Communities With Solar + Storage, Emergency Resilience

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 21:35:56 +0000

Images provided by Solar OneSolar 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

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Batteries Are Breaking Through

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:00:05 +0000

file:///C:/Users/19412/Desktop/rmi_breakthrough_batteries%20(2).pdfA 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

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