{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"organization":["RMI"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":1110,"relation":"eq"},"page":23,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=rmi&page=23","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=rmi&page=24","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"rmi-000061","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/rmi-000061","title":"A Severe Winter Means High Energy Bills","publisher":{"name":"RMI","organization":"rmi"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2023-01-23","source_url":"https://rmi.org/resources/a-severe-winter-means-high-energy-bills/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The briefing highlights a severe energy affordability crisis in the US, where high fossil fuel prices and rising electricity rates are increasing household bills, with estimated winter increases of 10 percent for electricity and 28 percent for natural gas. It details how this burden disproportionately affects low-income, Black, and Latinx households, often forcing them to choose between energy payments and basic necessities. The document proposes a suite of regulatory solutions, including shutoff moratoriums, arrearage management programs, expanded outreach for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and the implementation of fuel cost-sharing structures to protect ratepayers from volatile fossil fuel prices. Long-term recommendations include adopting totex ratemaking, performance-based regulation, and leveraging Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds to transition toward a clean energy system.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000061#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"High fossil fuel prices and a cold winter forecast are driving estimated average household energy bill increases of 10 percent for electricity and 28 percent for natural gas.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000061#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Energy insecurity is widespread in the US; a November 2022 Census Bureau survey found 43.4 million households could not pay their energy bill for at least one month in the previous year, and over 20 million households reduced or skipped spending on food or medicine almost every month to pay energy bills, a 25 percent increase from 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000061#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"State regulators can implement short-term relief measures, such as shutoff moratoriums to protect vulnerable customers and Arrearage Management Programs (AMPs). A successful AMP in Massachusetts reduced disconnections and saw enrolled low-income customers pay more toward bills than those not enrolled.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000061#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Underutilization of existing assistance is a major issue; RMI analysis shows most states have less than 20 percent participation in the federally funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), leaving millions of eligible households without aid.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000061#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current fuel cost pass-throughs shield utilities from risk while locking customers into volatile prices. Fuel cost-sharing structures, used in Hawaii and Montana, could mitigate this; such structures might have saved US ratepayers at least $2 billion during the pandemic peak.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000061#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Long-term structural improvements include totex ratemaking, performance-based regulation, and the use of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits and the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Program to transition away from fossil fuel infrastructure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000061#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["energy access","electricity price","natural gas","energy poverty","energy efficiency","heat pump","Performance-based regulation","Inflation Reduction Act of 2022","energy transition"],"geography_discussed":["Massachusetts","Florida","Connecticut","New York","Illinois","Hawaii","Montana"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy briefing"]},{"id":"rmi-000505","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/rmi-000505","title":"Financing 1.5°C: Six Trends to Watch in 2023","publisher":{"name":"RMI","organization":"rmi"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2023-01-19","source_url":"https://rmi.org/resources/financing-1-5c-six-trends-to-watch-in-2023/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The briefing outlines six trends for financial institutions in 2023: the rise of short-term transition plans, political backlash against ESG investing, the growth of renewables over plateauing fossil fuels, the need for climate upskilling of employees, increased regulatory scrutiny on greenwashing, and the shift toward using transition-relevant data for portfolio steering.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000505#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Financial institutions are shifting from long-term to short-term target setting, with 26 of the 30 largest banks in Europe, Canada, and the United States having published 2030 emissions reductions targets. Transition plans, defined by GFANZ as a \"set of goals, actions, and accountability mechanisms to align an organization’s business activities with a pathway to net-zero,\" are expected to become the baseline for credible reporting in 2023.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000505#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite a political backlash in the United States where Republican lawmakers have threatened penalties for firms incorporating ESG factors, investors increasingly view climate change as having \"material financial implications.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000505#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Investment in renewable energy is accelerating as fossil fuel demand plateaus, evidenced by an estimated $226 billion deployed into new renewable energy in the first half of 2022. Specific examples include Indonesia's $20 billion commitment to transition to renewables and H2 Green Steel's €260 million in equity financing for a large-scale green steel plant.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000505#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Financial institutions are moving beyond hiring external experts to upskilling existing front-office staff. For instance, NatWest entered a £1.5 million, three-year agreement with the University of Edinburgh in April 2022 to provide climate education to 16,000 employees.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000505#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Regulatory pressure on greenwashing is increasing. The US SEC sued BNY Mellon for $1.5 million over fund-labeling issues, and the SEC is expected to finalize a climate disclosure ruling in 2023. Additionally, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority has proposed sustainability labels and restrictions on terms like \"green\" or \"sustainable,\" with final rules expected by mid-2023.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000505#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Financial institutions are transitioning from using backward-looking financed emissions baselines to \"transition-relevant data\" to steer portfolios. The Sustainable STEEL Principles (SSP) provide a methodology for banks to assess the climate alignment of steel producers; a similar aviation climate-aligned finance agreement is expected in 2023.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000505#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate finance","energy transition","environmental, social and corporate governance","renewable energy","fossil fuel","Green steel","greenwashing","Hard to abate sectors","iron and steel industry","aviation"],"geography_discussed":["United States","Canada","Europe","Indonesia","United Kingdom"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["trend analysis"]},{"id":"rmi-000614","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/rmi-000614","title":"Reality Check: The United States Has the Only Major Power Grid without a Plan","publisher":{"name":"RMI","organization":"rmi"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2023-01-12","source_url":"https://rmi.org/resources/the-united-states-has-the-only-major-power-grid-without-a-plan/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The US power grid is described as highly fragmented, consisting of three isolated interconnections (Eastern, Western, and ERCOT) and 12 transmission planning regions, lacking a national-scale development plan unlike the EU or China. This fragmentation hinders the coordinated response needed for extreme weather events, such as Winter Storm Uri and Winter Storm Elliott. The author advocates for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to mandate both a minimum amount of inter-regional transfer capability based on a simple metric and a robust, scenario-based inter-regional planning process to ensure resource sharing and cost-effective resilience.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000614#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The US electric grid is fragmented into three separate, electrically isolated sections: the Eastern, Western, and ERCOT interconnections. Within these, transmission planning is further isolated, with only six of the 12 planning regions operating as full Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) with the authority to conduct regional planning; the other five in the West and Southeast are loose associations of utilities that plan primarily for local territories.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000614#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Unlike the European Union and China, which have continental or national-scale grid development plans, the United States lacks a comprehensive macro grid plan. This fragmentation makes the grid vulnerable to climate-driven extreme weather, such as Winter Storm Uri in 2021, which resulted in over 210 deaths, power loss for nearly 70 percent of Texans, and at least $80 billion in costs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000614#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Increasing inter-regional transfer capability—the ability to move power between regions—could provide significant economic and resilience benefits. For example, adding one gigawatt of transmission capacity between ERCOT and the Southeastern US could have saved nearly $1 billion and maintained heating for hundreds of thousands of people during Winter Storm Uri.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000614#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To address these vulnerabilities, the author recommends that FERC implement a hybrid approach: mandating a minimum amount of inter-regional transfer capability based on a simple, actionable metric and establishing a robust, forward-looking, scenario-based inter-regional transmission planning process.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000614#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["electrical grid","electric power transmission","climate change","extreme weather event","Resilience (power system)","energy policy"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","People's Republic of China","Texas"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy brief"]},{"id":"rmi-000426","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/rmi-000426","title":"Virtual Power Plants, Real Benefits","publisher":{"name":"RMI","organization":"rmi"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2023-01-10","source_url":"https://rmi.org/resources/virtual-power-plants-real-benefits/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Virtual power plants (VPPs) aggregate distributed energy resources like batteries and electric vehicles to provide grid benefits. In the United States, VPPs could reduce peak demand by 60 GW by 2030 and 200 GW by 2050, while potentially reducing annual power sector expenditures by $17 billion by 2030. 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The tool supports the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program by enabling states to calculate GHG inventories, project emissions through 2050, build scenarios to meet reduction targets, and quantify the co-benefits of mitigation measures, such as public health improvements and economic development.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000986#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) is an open-source model that allows non-technical users to estimate the impacts of climate and energy policies on human health, the economy, and the environment via a web interface. 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State governments in Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Rhode Island have utilized the EPS for climate action planning.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000986#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The EPS provides comprehensive outputs, including emissions for 12 different pollutants (such as CO2, NOx, and SOx), direct cash flow impacts on government and consumers, GDP and job impacts across 36 economic categories, and health outcomes like avoided premature mortality.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000986#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The EPS can be used to fulfill specific requirements of the CPRG's Priority Climate Action Plans (PCAP), Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP), and Status Reports. 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The document emphasizes the need for greater transparency in deal design and a balance between top-down country programs and bottom-up asset-level pilots to mobilize the necessary private and public capital.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000405#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Despite record-breaking global coal emissions in 2022 driven by droughts and the invasion of Ukraine, the year also saw record levels of canceled and retired coal capacity. Currently, more than 95 percent of the world's coal consumption is located in markets that have committed to net-zero emissions or a coal phaseout.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000405#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Approximately $45.2 billion has been committed to the coal-to-clean transition over the last two years, but this funding is heavily concentrated in three Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs): South Africa, Indonesia, and Vietnam. These commitments are considered initial steps rather than sufficient funding; for instance, South Africa's investment need is estimated at $98.7 billion over five years, while only $8.5 billion has been committed.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000405#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Transition finance must cover more than just the phaseout of coal plants; it requires a system-wide approach including new clean energy infrastructure, capacity building, and just transition efforts. Because activities like capacity building do not generate financial returns, they require grant funding, which is currently limited in packages like the Vietnamese JETP, where public funding is expected to be mostly concessional debt.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000405#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Effective coal transitions require a combination of top-down country roadmaps and bottom-up asset-level transactions. 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Using the GenX tool to analyze the 2021 resource plan from Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities, the authors found opportunities for near-term customer savings. 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To address this, the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), and RMI have developed guidelines to ensure CTMs deliver positive climate and social outcomes, avoid moral hazard, and support a just transition for workers and communities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000137#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A vast majority of global coal capacity is protected from market-driven phase-outs by long-term contracts or electricity regulations, making financial tools necessary to accelerate closures.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000137#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Coal transition mechanisms (CTMs) face significant reputational risks because they can appear to provide financing to coal plant owners, which may conflict with the policies of private financial institutions that limit new coal investments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000137#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To ensure CTM credibility and alignment with 1.5°C goals, the proposed guidelines recommend assessing plants for moral hazard and non-additionality, demonstrating long-term emissions savings, protecting workers and communities, and maintaining public transparency.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000137#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate finance","just transition","Coal phase-out","clean energy","1.5 degree Celsius climate target"],"geography_discussed":["South Africa","Indonesia","Philippines"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy framework","guidelines"]},{"id":"rmi-000375","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/rmi-000375","title":"Supply Chain Traceability: Looking Beyond Greenhouse Gases","publisher":{"name":"RMI","organization":"rmi"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2022-11-21","source_url":"https://rmi.org/resources/supply-chain-traceability-looking-beyond-greenhouse-gases/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The briefing highlights the risks associated with treating critical minerals as undifferentiated commodities, noting that a lack of transparency hides environmental and social costs. 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In 2020, customers earning less than 30 percent of the area median income (AMI) spent an average of 17.2 percent of their income on energy costs, while those earning 30 to 60 percent of AMI spent 6.8 percent.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000644#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Georgia Power's current return on equity (ROE) is 10.5 percent, which exceeds the national average of 9.3 percent. If the ROE had been set at the national average over the last 10 years, customers would have saved $1.25 billion, including $110 million in 2020. The utility is currently seeking to increase this ROE to 11 percent, which is estimated to add $17 to the average customer's monthly bill.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000644#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Georgia ratepayers spent nearly $3 billion on fossil fuels during the pandemic. 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The brief highlights that the US transportation sector must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 45% by 2030 to align with a 1.5°C target, requiring 70 million EVs on the road. Using Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as a model, RMI found that various business models can achieve an investment payback period of less than 10 years. The document emphasizes the need for early coordination between airports and utilities to manage infrastructure costs and capacity. It also notes that such hubs can address 'charging deserts' in lower-income areas and support mandates like California's Clean Miles Standard, which requires 90% of ridehail fleet miles to be electric by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000153#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"To achieve a 1.5°C climate-aligned future, the US transportation sector needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 45% by 2030, which necessitates having 70 million electric vehicles on the road and a 20% decrease in vehicle miles traveled.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000153#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"RMI's modeling of a fast-charging hub at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for ridehail and taxi drivers indicates that multiple business models can provide an investment payback period of under 10 years for both the airport and EV charging service providers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000153#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"California's Clean Miles Standard (CMS) mandates that 90% of ridehail fleet miles be electric by 2030; meeting this target in Los Angeles alone would require 110 to 240 MW of dedicated charging capacity for ridehail drivers, with approximately 10 MW potentially needed at LAX by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000153#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Airports can mitigate charging inequities for lower-income community members and ridehail drivers who often lack private off-street parking and at-home charging, especially when hubs are located adjacent to 'charging deserts'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000153#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Common barriers to airport EV infrastructure development include difficulties in evaluating campus-wide demand and hosting capacity, managing capital investment and O&M costs, coordinating siting for various use cases, and future-proofing technology.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"rmi-000153#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["electric vehicle","electric vehicle charging network","greenhouse gas emissions","transport industry","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Los Angeles International Airport","California","Los Angeles","Logan International Airport","John F. 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