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The Clean Energy Opportunity Crosses Party Lines
In politically conservative Ohio, clean energy and clean technology industries bring bipartisan support and jobs.
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Funding Our Future: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Can Accelerate Net-Zero Transportation — Or Hit the Brakes
Lately, the shortcomings of the US transportation system have become front page news almost daily. The invasion of Ukraine has laid bare the impacts of global oil dependence, with gasoline and diesel prices reaching record…
Mobility
Funding Our Future: The EV Transition Requires Infrastructure that Inspires Confidence and Powers All Communities
This article is part of RMI’s “Funding Our Future: Investing for Climate Impact” series, in which we discuss how we are informing the federal government about how federal infrastructure funds should be spent to…
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One Simple Tax Change Could Unlock Critical Clean Energy Infrastructure
A simple change in the tax rules for stand-alone battery storage and transmission could make the Build Back Better bill more effective for both customers and the electricity grid.
Caribbean Islands
Bringing Reliable, Renewable Energy to the People
Income inequality is palpable on the streets of the United States in cities and towns alike. On one block you may have neighborhoods with maintained roads and sidewalks, well-funded schools, and easy access to services…
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Don’t Take Existing Energy Transition Funding for Granted
In the United States, while all eyes have been on the bipartisan infrastructure package and reconciliation bill, local leaders should not lose sight of the funding that already exists to accelerate the transition to a…
Building Electrification
How Congress Can Accelerate Zero-Emissions Homes
The Biden administration has set an ambitious goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 to help avoid the worst impacts of climate disruption. As a result, 2021 may be the year the federal government finally acts to curb one of the largest sources of those emissions:…
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Getting Climate Policy Right in the Infrastructure Bills
The current infrastructure bills being crafted and debated in Washington, D.C. could not come at a more dramatic time. Across the United States we are seeing heat records shattered, supercharged wildfires, mass die-offs of sea…
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Strategic Tax Credits to Decarbonize Buildings
There is much talk about the urgency of climate change and how federal policy is currently being crafted to address it. However, there remains a critical need for targeted tax credits for zero-carbon buildings and retrofits. Buildings are the largest single contributor…
Electricity
Financing Tools for an Equitable Transition to a Clean Economy
Meeting the United States’ NDC target of reducing emissions 50–52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 will require rapid action from companies, governments, and other entities across the country. These actors must accelerate the…