Energy Efficiency
2021
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The world leaders of the Group of Seven, better known as G7, released a long communique following their recent meeting in Cornwall, detailing their plans to address the COVID-19 pandemic and “build back better.”…
Energy Efficiency
2021
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In this post, we look at some passive cooling strategies that help keep an innovative tiny house comfortable during California summers, without the use of a mechanical cooling system.
Buildings
2021
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When the power went out across large swaths of Texas in February, the deadly crisis exposed vulnerabilities from the grid level down to individual homes. Unwinterized power plants and fuel-supply systems failed under extreme…
Building Electrification
2020
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In May, the State of New York put an end to the $1.4 billion Northeast Supply Enhancement gas pipeline into New York City by denying a crucial water permit. Now state leaders have an opportunity…
Commercial Buildings
2020
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Last month consumers across India received a jolt when they were delivered their electricity bills. The combined effects of stay-at-home measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the sweltering heat of the Indian summer, and increased…
Energy Efficiency
2020
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RMI and Emerald Partner to Accelerate the Energy Transformation Boulder, CO – June 11 2020 – Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and Emerald Technology Ventures are entering a partnership to accelerate decarbonization and the global energy…
Building Electrification
2020
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The status quo no longer works—for health, for equity, or for climate. In just three months, we lost over 100,000 Americans to COVID-19. Over 40 million Americans have lost their jobs, putting the US unemployment…
Energy Efficiency
2020
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RMI Recommends Key Stimulus Programs to Advance Zero-Carbon Economic Recovery for the United States The latest Rocky Mountain Institute research outlines four key programs US policymakers could support through stimulus investment to jumpstart the economy…
Energy Efficiency
2020
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New report details the importance of accurate, actionable data in creating resilient, low-carbon supply-chains and goods. Rocky Mountain Institute’s (RMI’s) latest report explores what it will take to learn the carbon content of the goods…
Energy Efficiency
2020
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HCE and RMI working together for a more resilient energy future Report demonstrates how local communities can partner with HCE to improve resiliency & reliability Basalt and Glenwood Springs, COLO., May 18, 2020—Rocky Mountain Institute…