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This briefing by RMI outlines a strategic framework of five building blocks to accelerate India's transition to zero-emission trucking (ZET), highlighting the potential for significant CO2 abatement, fuel savings, and economic growth.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) issued a statement on February 6, 2025, criticizing the Trump administration's actions to reduce U.S. climate action and foreign assistance, including the withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and the freezing of international climate finance.

A statement from the World Resources Institute (WRI) reacting to President Donald Trump's announcement on January 20, 2025, that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.

This fact sheet describes the USDA Rural Development’s Community Connect Grant Program, which provides financial assistance to eligible organizations to deploy broadband internet service in rural, economically challenged communities lacking such service.

This briefing by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute examines the 'digital divide' in the United States, focusing on the disparities in broadband access between urban, rural, and tribal communities. It details the various technologies used for delivery, the socioeconomic and geographic barriers to expansion, and the critical role of high-speed internet in enabling energy efficiency, precision agriculture, and a transition to a clean energy economy. The document also reviews federal funding mechanisms and the efforts of municipal governments and electric cooperatives to bridge the gap.

This policy brief examines the 'digital divide' in the United States, specifically the lack of high-speed internet access in rural and tribal communities. It details the socioeconomic and educational impacts of this divide, the role of broadband in enabling energy-efficiency technologies and precision agriculture, and the various federal, municipal, and cooperative initiatives aimed at expanding access.

A statement by EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette arguing that environmental justice must be a core value in climate solutions to ensure a fair transition to a clean energy economy, illustrated by community-led efforts in Virginia, Michigan, and Louisiana.

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) board of directors adopted a resolution in January 2020 establishing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) as core organizational values to improve effectiveness and promote an equitable transition to a clean energy economy.

A statement from EESI Executive Director Carol Werner detailing the organization's role in providing non-partisan energy analysis amidst various environmental disasters and political challenges in the United States.

Friends of the Earth President Brent Blackwelder issued a statement announcing that the organization cannot support the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, arguing that the legislation is insufficient to address climate change and has been influenced by oil and coal interests.

This fact sheet from the World Resources Institute compares renewable energy policies and progress across China, Germany, India, Japan, and the United States, highlighting the correlation between policy predictability and industry growth.