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This report describes a Solutions Workshop held in June 2019 as part of the Urban Mobility Lab initiative in Delhi. The initiative, a partnership between the Delhi government (via the Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi) and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), aims to design and scale clean, shared, and people-centric mobility solutions to support the city's transition to electric vehicles and reduce vehicular pollution.

This briefing by RMI argues that hydrogen is a critical complement to electrification in the energy transition, particularly for hard-to-abate industrial sectors and heavy transport. It outlines the different production methods—distinguishing between grey, blue, and green hydrogen—and highlights the potential for green hydrogen to drive renewable energy demand and decarbonize industrial value chains.

This briefing introduces the concept of "hours-of-safety" to measure how long a home can maintain a comfortable indoor temperature during power outages caused by extreme weather. It argues that improving building envelopes through insulation and air leakage reduction can increase passive survivability and save lives, particularly for vulnerable populations.

This report by RMI evaluates the evolution of mobility ecosystems in China, India, and the United States, focusing on the intersection of vehicle electrification, shared mobility services, and autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. It provides recommendations on policy, infrastructure, and behavioral shifts needed to ensure a sustainable and equitable transition to future mobility.

This introductory text describes a report by RMI that examines Shenzhen's leadership in electric urban delivery vehicles. The report focuses on solving charging infrastructure challenges using data from 10,000 vehicles and operator interviews to create a model for other cities to decarbonize goods transport.

This report by RMI examines strategies for decarbonizing bulk material hauling in the mining sector, highlighting the significant emissions from haul trucks and the need for disruptive technology by 2040 to meet International Energy Agency targets.

This guide explains the basic units of electricity used in electric vehicle (EV) charging, arguing that understanding kilowatts (kW) and kilowatt-hours (kWh) is more accurate than relying on manufacturer estimates of range per hour of charging, which vary by vehicle and conditions.

This report by RMI analyzes trends in the deep decarbonization of China's industrial sector, which accounts for over 65 percent of the nation's energy consumption and over 70 percent of its carbon emissions. The analysis identifies five key trends: energy efficiency improvements, the scaling of recycling and reuse, increased electrification, the development of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), and the growth of hydrogen utilization.

The report highlights risks to Puerto Rico's energy transition, noting that expedited projects by PREPA and the P3 Authority may undermine the goals of Act 17 of 2019 and weaken trust in regulatory institutions.

This RMI briefing examines the economic risks of continuing to invest in natural gas power plants and interstate pipelines in the United States, arguing that falling costs of clean energy portfolios make these investments prone to becoming stranded assets.

This briefing by RMI outlines the progress made in the US electricity landscape during 2018 and identifies the structural barriers and regulatory questions that must be addressed in 2019 to accelerate the clean energy transition. It focuses on the need to reform utility business models, modernize grid planning, integrate beneficial electrification, and ensure an equitable transition for low-income customers and communities affected by the retirement of uneconomic fossil fuel assets.

This report outlines a strategy to accelerate the adoption of new mobility technologies—specifically autonomy, shared ride platforms, and electric powertrains—by applying design thinking and mass customization to create complete mobility packages that reduce the need for personal-vehicle ownership.

This report by RMI examines regulatory reform efforts across 10 US states, emphasizing that the design of the process used to implement utility business model updates is as critical to success as the technical and economic details of the reforms themselves.

This report by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) examines utility regulatory reform efforts across 10 U.S. states to identify effective processes for transforming the power sector. It argues that traditional quasi-judicial regulatory processes are inadequate for the scale and complexity of current energy transitions and proposes a four-stage framework—initiation, vision communication, conduction, and delivery of outcomes—to achieve more transformational results.

This Action Brief from RMI argues that the aviation industry requires a new strategy to meet climate goals, as current emissions are exceeding forecasts and existing offsetting schemes are insufficient.

The US corporate renewable energy market has grown rapidly, with 2018 seeing over 6 GW of announcements and a diversification of buyers beyond the IT sector. However, risk mitigation tools have not kept pace, leaving buyers exposed to unfamiliar wholesale electricity market risks (price, basis, shape, volume, and operational). The BRC proposes a "many-sizes-for-all" approach, identifying eight mitigation strategies—including hub-settled VPPAs, floors and collars, and long-term REC agreements—to better align with the varying risk appetites of different corporate archetypes.

This guide, published by RMI and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), provides a comprehensive framework for improving urban freight efficiency. It identifies key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor logistics performance, details best practices for reducing congestion and emissions, and offers a policy workbook for municipal authorities to implement data-driven planning and stakeholder engagement.

This report by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) analyzes the incremental costs of building zero-energy (ZE) and zero-energy ready (ZER) single-family homes in the United States. It argues that the cost premiums for these homes are modest and often fall below consumer willingness-to-pay and long-term savings thresholds, suggesting that outdated perceptions of high costs are a primary barrier to market penetration.

RMI introduces the concept of 'MOD Cities' (Mobility-Oriented Development), proposing the creation of living test sites where urban designers, municipal governments, and the vehicle-service industry collaborate to integrate new mobility services with urban design.

This report describes the first Urban Mobility Lab held in Pune, Maharashtra, from October 15–17, 2018. The event was part of a 'Grand Challenge' by NITI Aayog and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) to establish 'Lighthouse Cities' as test-beds for innovative, integrated, and clean urban mobility solutions in India.