Women Making Change
To kick off Women’s History Month, we’d like to introduce you to some of the RMI women who are working for a clean sustainable future.
Stories of Hope, Applied
Since starting out as a tiny team in a small town high up in the Colorado Rockies, RMI has succeeded by blending a unique mix of optimism for solutions with a rigor around how to deploy them.
This approach, which Amory Lovins calls “Applied Hope,” has for decades delivered progress on countless fronts, from improving markets and advancing policy, to scaling projects that have lifted the well-being of real people around the world.
As climate change accelerates, even greater challenges remain. With our staff, partners, and communities, RMI is racing ahead to scale solutions. Here, we document some of our most hope-inspiring stories and successes from around the world.
Dispatch from Nigeria
On a visit to Africa’s biggest economy, RMI’s Jon Creyts finds rising demand for solar solutions.
Siana and Zsaria: Speeding the Caribbean’s Energy Transition
How two women from Trinidad and Tobago are championing collaborative approaches to accelerate the Caribbean clean energy transition.
Fighting for a Just Transition for Coal Communities
RMI Manager Jeremy Richardson, from a third-generation coal mining family, is working to ensure coal communities benefit from the energy transition.
From Poverty to Power in Pembroke
In Illinois, a rural Black farming community shows that energy efficiency and electrification of appliances can lead to economic justice, without the need for more fossil fuel infrastructure. The program behind this success offers a template for other states to follow.
Our Lights Stayed on During Hurricane Ian
One RMIer recounts his experience braving Hurricane Ian and why the lights stayed on in his solar-powered sustainable community.
Voices from the Front Lines: Unlocking Climate Finance in the Pacific
Six months in, CFAN advisors share their lessons learned from unlocking climate finance on the ground in the Pacific region.
Women Powering the Energy Transition
Women are key to the energy transition. And the WIRE Network is ensuring their participation and leadership.
Delhi’s Drive Towards Zero-Emissions Deliveries
Vehicles are the leading cause of air pollution in Delhi, and final-mile delivery vehicles disproportionally contribute to high particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution levels.
Changemakers of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow
Investing in the people on the ground and the institutional talent to do the work is critical to a successful energy transition in the Caribbean and beyond.
Bringing Reliable, Renewable Energy to the People
The Puerto Rico Community Energy Resilience Initiative shows that a community-driven process combined with flexible capital and technical assistance is the most effective way to serve the underserved.
Shoonya Will Electrify Urban Deliveries in India—Is the World Next?
Delivery vehicles contribute to the NOX, PM2.5, ozone, and other hazardous pollutants that take years off the lives of city dwellers in India and elsewhere.
Electrifying Trucking from Delhi to Shenzhen & San Francisco
Global road freight demand, driven by GDP and population growth, is expected to increase by more than 45 percent over the next two decades—leading to over 60 trillion ton-km by 2040.
Growing a Zero-Emissions Transportation Ecosystem in Cincinnati
Servall is one of the thirteen companies participating in Run on Less – Electric (RoL-e), a real-world demonstration of zero-emissions delivery.
Mike Roeth: Decarbonizing Trucking from the Road
Mike Roeth has clocked thousands of miles pulling his solar-powered recreational vehicle around the country in his quest to make trucking cleaner and more efficient.
Passive Cooling in a Tiny House
In this post, we look at some passive cooling strategies that help keep an innovative tiny house comfortable during California summers, without the use of a mechanical cooling system.
Colorado Developers Lead the Way on Affordable, All-Electric Housing
Several Colorado developers are forgoing fossil fuels and building all-electric, affordable housing units.
Organic Valley Goes 100% Renewable through Community Solar
Almost 30 years ago, seven organic farmers from the U.S. Midwest, unhappy with the state of American agriculture, decided to band together and form a cooperative to continue farming sustainably.
A Small Country Goes Big with Renewables: Denmark’s goal to be fossil fuel free
Denmark is making a big commitment to renewables. In the early 1970s imported oil supplied 92 percent of Denmark’s energy.
Renewables at the South Pole
Mawson Station is the oldest surviving, continuously operated research station south of the Antarctic Circle.
Driving the Rain: Electrifying Transportation in Juneau, Alaska
As Juneau moves further in its path of vehicle electrification, the hope is tourists will be able to experience Juneau without any carbon emissions.
A Small Iowa Town Embraces Energy Independence
Tiny Bloomfield, Iowa, with the help of RMI’s eLab Accelerator, is a surprising one with big implications for small towns across America.
An Alaskan Island Goes 100% Renewable
Kodiak Island's grid combines hydro, wind, batteries, and microgrid technologies.
Cuba Going Green: The Solarization of Granma Province
Cuban province of Granma may soon be making headlines for another reason: its embrace of renewable energy.
A Caribbean Island Says Goodbye Diesel and Hello 100% Renewable Electricity
For the residents of Bonaire, the switch from fossil-fueled to renewable energy systems has made a world of difference.
How and Why I Married My EV
When I last wrote about electric vehicles, I focused on range anxiety and why it's a non-issue. However, a commenter argued that such a statistic would likely be skewed because EV drivers would be inclined to report satisfaction based on their purchase choice. Is that really the case?