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
Low-Cost, High-Value Opportunities to Reduce Embodied Carbon in Buildings
Buildings account for at least 39 percent of energy-related global carbon emissions on an annual basis. At least one-quarter of these emissions result from…
Weathering Climate Risks
Without resilience planning, climate change threatens the pace of the energy transition, in addition to affecting overall energy security and the social benefits that clean energy affords.
The Electrification and Deep Retrofit Potential of Canadian Federal Buildings
In the face of the climate crisis, organizations are looking to electrification and renewable energy as a way to get buildings, energy systems, and vehicles…
Industrializing Retrofits to Decarbonize Canada’s Buildings
Old, leaky buildings are a climate problem. And, for organizations with large building portfolios, this challenge is paramount to reducing emissions.
US Can’t Meet Climate Goals While Spending Billions on Gas Infrastructure
Continued growth in gas infrastructure spending—especially the local distribution systems that bring gas to homes and businesses—are counterproductive to a safe and sustainable climate future.