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The Top 11 Clean Energy Developments of 2020
2020 will be a year to remember. Fortunately, we don’t only have to remember it for a global pandemic, wildfires, an economic recession, racial justice protests, and locust swarms. Plenty of exciting and positive things happened in the energy space throughout the year. Here we list our top eleven…
Decarbonizing Energy with Innovation Leadership and a Demand-Driven Mindset
Emmanuel Lagarrigue, Chief Innovation Officer of Schneider Electric interviewed Jules Kortenhorst, Rocky Mountain Institute CEO, on the latest Innovation at the Edge podcast. They discuss several topics including EVs, hydrogen, the grid of future, the role of policy, how innovation is going to drive the low carbon…
The New (Ab)Normal
In Colorado at the end of October, the largest fire in the state’s history is still burning on over 200,000 acres (more than 300 square miles). The Cameron Peak Fire started on August 13, so it has been burning now for over two months and is still only…
RMI Brings Deep Knowledge to Climate Week NYC
As part of Climate Week NYC, Rocky Mountain Institute joined academics, activists, industry leaders, and others to bring our techno-economic expertise to address the greatest danger that faces the world today: climate change. As this year’s event was virtual, RMI participated in a series of webinars to explore various decarbonization…
Four Lessons from RBG for the Climate Fight
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a hero. The obituaries have focused on her legacy as a feminist icon, her singular determination, her deep humanity, and her profound common sense. These traits were exemplified by her famous dissents—equal parts restrained and biting—against a series of regressive Supreme Court majority decisions. We don’t…
