Technology & Innovation
Scaling Climate Tech and Opening New Markets for Innovation
$2T–$3T
in capital needed annually to meet 1.5°C
13%
only 13% of 46 critical solutions on track
20–40
years for climate tech innovation to reach scale
We Must
Accelerate clean tech commercialization
Debottleneck investment capital
Nurture nascent markets
RMI Will
Orchestrate a community of entrepreneurs, leading corporations, and financiers to scale innovation faster.
Assemble a pipeline of early stage, venture, and growth capital to support hardware-related technologies; streamline access to support required innovations.
Develop business cases and align regional stakeholders for critical technologies; partner with entrepreneurs to assemble replicable breakthrough demonstrations.
RMI is unlocking the rapid innovation, deployment, and market adoption of critical climate technologies at scale.
Market Levers
Technology
Accelerate new climate tech development
Finance
Funnel investment into critical tech, capital-intensive demonstrations
Business Models
Build new markets
Policy
Unlock and make new markets
What We Do
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Third Derivative
An accelerator that aligns investors, corporations, and market experts with startups to commercialize climate innovations.
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Research & Analysis
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Article
Five Takeaways from the IEA’s 2024 Global Energy Review
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Article
Cutting Through the Noise: Look to Market Forces for Methane Momentum
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Article
Waste Not, Want Not. The Complete Picture of Where Gas Leaks and How to Stop It.
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Article
Bringing Order to Carbon Credit Data
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Article
Three Reasons Why Confronting Methane Is the Key to Energy Security and a Stronger Economy
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Article
Plastic products should tell you how clean they are. Here’s how they can.
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Report
Plastics Extrusion and Molding Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Guidance
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News
Stakeholders Across Maritime Value Chain Align to Accelerate Adoption of Zero-Emission Fuels by 2030 for a Sustainable Shipping Future
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Article
To Cut Emissions, Azerbaijan Prioritizes Decarbonization of Oil and Gas
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Article
Two Carbon Co-Conspirators Need to Be Stopped to Tackle Climate Change
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Article
Dispatch from the Carbon Mapper Satellite Launch
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Report
Breaking Barriers in Carbon Dioxide Removal with Electrochemistry
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News
Third Derivative and RMI Launch Industrial Innovation Cohorts to Accelerate Decarbonization of Steel, Cement, and Chemicals
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Article
Steel Emissions Transparency in the Automotive Industry
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Report
Crowdfunding for Climate Tech Startups
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Report
Meeting Summer Peaks: The Need for Virtual Power Plants
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Article
A Buyer’s Guide to Carbon Credit Data Quality
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Article
Where Gas Flaring Is Endangering Communities
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Article
The European Union’s Newest Tool to Tackle Carbon Leakage
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Article
Methane Satellites 101: More Eyes Take to the Skies
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Article
Dispatch from the MethaneSAT Launch: A New Era of Emissions Transparency and Accountability
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Article
How the Right Emissions Data Can Drive Decarbonization in High-Emitting Industries
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Article
The SEC Opted Not to Lift the Veil on Corporate Emissions. But the Market Is Making Moves Anyway.
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Article
Reality Check: US Natural Gas Is Not a “Cleaner” Alternative Fuel
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Article
Sustainable Aluminum 101: How to Decarbonize a Critical Material for the Energy Transition
