RMI Outlet
US Policy
Booming State Budgets Present a Huge Climate Action Opportunity
State and local leaders have long formed the vanguard of US climate action. They continue to set the pace for climate ambition and are the on-the-ground doers when it comes to acting on that ambition. Cities and states have led the way on clean energy deployment, vehicle emissions standards, controls…
Colorado’s Role as Climate Leader Hinges on Its Next Steps
Colorado has the potential to take monumental strides in greenhouse gas emissions reductions in 2021, new RMI analysis shows. But just how successful the state is in driving down emissions depends significantly on how it implements newly passed legislation. Today, RMI and our partners at Energy Innovation have published two…
Achieving Clean Energy Legislation in a Moderate State
On October 13, 2021, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed into law the first major piece of climate legislation in the tar heel state in recent years. North Carolina House Bill 951—Energy Solutions for North Carolina—was passed by both chambers of the North Carolina state legislature with…
Congress Cannot Ignore Residential Solar Tax Credit Inequities
Through the Justice40 Initiative, President Biden has made clear that bringing clean energy benefits to marginalized and low-income communities is a priority. Right now, low-income households experience up to three times higher energy burden (the percent of household income spent on energy costs) than high-income households. Rooftop solar…
Climbing the Ladder of Ambition to Meet US Climate Targets
It’s Climate Week 2021 and the United States has never been closer to taking the bold steps needed to address the climate crisis.