Climate Intelligence
Oil Refining Emissions Cut Points
This report outlines a full value chain approach to decarbonizing oil refining for petrochemicals like plastics in line with a safer climate future.
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Electricity
Guidelines for Financing a Credible Coal Transition
CBI, CPI, and RMI have developed a framework to address the reputational risks associated with financial mechanisms for the coal-to-clean transition.
Climate Intelligence
Supply Chain Traceability: Looking Beyond Greenhouse Gases
RMI presents key strategies to develop responsible mineral supply chains.
China
Clean Hydrogen–Based Steel in China and Europe: Policy Development and China’s Implication
RMI analyzes and estimates the development potential of hydrogen-based steelmaking in China and provides relevant policy recommendations.
Urban Transformation
Growing to Its Potential
Urban nature is a powerful tool to help cities reduce emissions, promote equity, and more. Scaled-up investment is needed to unlock valuable benefits.
Strategic Analysis and Engagement
Peaking: Why Fossil Fuel Demand Peaked in 2019
It is increasingly clear that global fossil fuel demand reached a peak in 2019, and we are now bumping along a plateau before an inevitable decline.
India
From the Ground Up
To meet India’s COP26 goals, its buildings sector must adopt a whole-system approach to cost-effectively address both demand and supply-side emissions.
Electricity
Market Structures
The design and rules of wholesale, retail, and local electricity markets impact which, when, and how resources are purchased, sold, and utilized by system operators.
Electricity
Fossil Fuel Transition Strategies
Declining costs, technological advances, and rising energy security concerns have resulted in renewable energy recently usurping coal and gas as the lowest-cost way to reliably power most countries’ economies.
Global South
Power Sector Growth without Liquefied Natural Gas
Two case studies show that investment in renewables can lower costs and risks compared with new gas plants for many Global South countries.