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Why Efficiency Matters: Unlocking Benefits Beyond Climate for All
Energy efficiency is critical to make climate action faster, cheaper, more equitable, and more widely beneficial for the planet.
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Africa
RMI in Africa: Meet Some of Our Dedicated and Passionate Nigerian Staff
Although RMI has been supporting Nigeria in its energy transition since 2017, we are now registered as an official entity in Africa’s largest country.
US Policy
How Federal Clean Energy Dollars Are Supporting First Responders
Boosted by clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, a net-zero energy public safety center in McFarland, Wisconsin, is benefitting firefighters, police officers, and the wider community.
Buildings
At Last, a Residential Modeling Tool for Energy Professionals
RMI’s industry-tested Green Upgrade Calculator analyzes the economic and climate impacts of common household solutions that reduce emissions.
Global South
Caribbean Women Are Making Waves in Clean Energy
Meet three women who are leading the clean energy transition through education, mentorship, and community.
Electricity
Clean Repowering: A Near-Term, IRA-Powered Energy Transition Accelerant
How new clean electricity generation and storage projects can weather the turbulence and help the energy transition stay on course.
Global South
From Talk to Action: Scaling the Deployment of Renewable Energy Globally
“43 Days to Go” With 43 days until COP28, diplomats and policymakers are intensifying efforts to agree upon a path that will keep the world within 1.5˚C. The summer of 2023 was confirmed the hottest…
Electricity
Beating the Heat: The Summer Clean Energy Records Worth Celebrating
Grid-level data shows that clean energy generation reached new heights across the United States this summer.
Global South
Insight from Indonesia: Just Energy Transitions Hinge on Well-Equipped Energy Leaders
Jakarta-born Rizky Fauzianto explores RMI’s work supporting Indonesia in delivering on an unprecedented $20 billion energy transition pledge.
Global South
Working Together to Light a Fire under the Caribbean Energy Transition
The Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum brought together folks from across the Caribbean and beyond to accelerate the region’s energy transition. What’s next?…