We weighed in on how the crisis is hastening the end of the fossil fuel era, how Europe can replace Russian gas, and the advantages of green hydrogen — in Bloomberg, the Guardian, the Washington Post, and more.

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RMI began this partnership in 2018 to help Bermuda increase resilience to climate change and energy shocks. The new buses, which are replacing 30 diesel-powered ones, will save $10 million on the way to fully electrifying the country’s public transportation by 2030 — the emissions-reduction equivalent of removing 1,500 cars per year.

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In June, RMI released first-of-their-kind scorecards for six front-runner US states racing to reach their climate and clean energy goals. The same day, the US Supreme Court handed down its decision in West Virginia v Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which will limit the EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Despite the Court’s decision, the clean energy transition remains the economically sound path forward. States are critical players in implementing policies and federal funding in a way that accelerates the country’s emissions reduction targets.

RMI’s scorecards and data were centered in a New York Times front-page story featuring local climate efforts. (Additional coverage: Politico, Axios, LA Times, among others.)
California, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Washington contribute nearly one-fifth of US emissions and have made bold climate commitments. But to reach their goals — and to inspire other states to do the same — they need to do more. RMI’s scorecards assess where these states stand against their goals in every major economic sector and the gaps they need to address to achieve those targets by the end of the decade.

While none of these states are on track, there are still viable and proven pathways to get there — such as strategically using federal funding in climate-smart ways and learning from each other’s successes.

“Over the past decade, RMI has built an unrivaled leadership bench and a truly remarkable and diverse global team. The quality of our work and the reputation and trust we have built position us extremely well to continue to scale our initiatives. Though I am transitioning out of my role as CEO later this year, I am, and will continue to be, a donor and champion of RMI and its critical efforts to accelerate the clean energy transition.”
— Jules Kortenhorst, RMI CEO