RMI Outlet explores topics critical to RMI’s mission to transform global energy use to create a clean, prosperous, zero-carbon future for all.
RMI Outlet
Is Coal Failing Fast or Slow?
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic idled coal plants across the country, evidence has been building for at least a decade that coal-fired electricity is…
Achieving Universal Energy Access by 2030: An Integrated Approach
COVID-19 has magnified society’s inequities. It is crucial that we provide vaccines and essential healthcare to everyone. However, many countries face huge gaps in infrastructure…
US Cities Bought More Renewables Than Ever in 2020. Here’s How.
As the world reels from the financial blow of COVID-19, local governments in the United States are under huge pressure as cities and counties face…
How Can Electric Trucks Draft off the Success of Passenger EVs?
Over the past 10 years, early adopters of electric vehicles (EVs) have propelled the private EV market, which today counts about 1.6 million EVs…
Eight Benefits of Building Electrification for Households, Communities, and Climate
Buildings account for 28 percent of the United States’ energy use and greenhouse gas emissions—and we need to halve our emissions in a decade…