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This research paper by RMI outlines how financial institutions can utilize transition pathways to enhance corporate transition assessments, proposing a structured approach to overcome current barriers to adoption.

This report by RMI provides a roadmap for corporations to lead the green commodity transition by using innovative procurement strategies to bring low-emissions supply to market and accelerate Scope 3 decarbonization.

This report analyzes the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed in July 2025, on the advanced energy manufacturing sector in the United States. While the act provides tax certainty and introduces 'full expensing' for capital investments, it creates significant headwinds for solar, wind, and electric vehicle (EV) sectors through the early termination of clean energy tax credits and stricter foreign entity of concern (FEOC) restrictions regarding Chinese supply chains. The report suggests that future investment should prioritize grid equipment, geothermal, nuclear, and next-generation energy technologies where domestic demand continues to exceed capacity.

This briefing by RMI outlines a roadmap developed with partners like EPRI and IREC to streamline electric grid service connections for small EV customers, specifically small fleet operators and residents of multi-family housing. It identifies systemic barriers—such as unpredictable costs, long utility lead times, and complex permitting—and proposes four key areas for improvement: enhancing customer educational resources, increasing utility transparency, collaborating with local governments and industry, and maintaining post-energization customer relationships.

This report details insights from two RMI workshops held in Utah and Colorado focused on airport infrastructure planning for net-zero aviation. It identifies sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as the most immediate solution and outlines the long-term infrastructure, operational, and regulatory requirements for integrating hydrogen and electric aircraft, particularly within regional markets in the Intermountain West.

This report by RMI argues that battery energy storage systems (BESS) can enhance grid reliability and affordability by providing resource adequacy, stability, and resilience. Using California and Texas as successful models, the document highlights how well-defined ancillary service markets and clear interconnection rules allow batteries to compete with fossil fuel generators, reducing costs and improving grid stability. It specifically contrasts these successes with the PJM region, where high uplift costs and interconnection hurdles hinder battery deployment.

This case study examines the transition of Kotzebue, Alaska, from a total reliance on imported diesel to a diversified energy mix incorporating wind, solar, and battery storage to increase energy independence and reduce cost volatility.

The document details the phased reporting milestones of the European Methane Regulation (MER) for imported oil and gas, from 2025 to 2030. It highlights the difficulty importers face in obtaining production segment data and proposes a hybrid solution to attribute methane emissions while balancing environmental integrity with market practicality.

This report outlines the findings of a multi-stakeholder workshop on implementing nature-based solutions (NbS) in Indian cities. It identifies a critical gap in national and state-level policy frameworks, which leads to fragmented, pilot-scale projects. The document advocates for an integrated policy approach to address systemic barriers in governance, finance, design, and maintenance, emphasizing the need for ecological valuation to unlock diverse funding and localized design to ensure effectiveness.

This RMI fact sheet examines the practice of gas line extension allowances—subsidies where existing customers fund the cost of connecting new buildings to the natural gas system—and the movement among US states to phase them out to lower utility bills and support electrification.

This report by RMI examines the potential for Distributed Green Ammonia (DGA) production to reduce Africa's reliance on expensive, volatile, and imported nitrogenous fertilizers. It highlights how modular, small-scale green ammonia facilities can lower costs for smallholder farmers, reduce transportation emissions, and leverage renewable energy to improve food security and agricultural yields across the continent.

This executive summary from RMI outlines how financial institutions can enhance corporate transition assessments—evaluations of how clients or investees respond to the energy transition—to better inform financial decision-making regarding climate-related risks and opportunities.

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.

This briefing by RMI argues for the creation of regional financing ecosystems to bridge the gap between available clean energy capital and local project implementation. It posits that localized strategies, which coordinate regional banks, community lenders, and economic development organizations, can overcome systemic barriers such as misaligned risk appetites and deal fragmentation to ensure an inclusive energy transition.

This RMI briefing argues that aging coal-fired power plants are an unreliable and inflexible solution for meeting the rising electricity demand driven by the data center boom in the United States. The document asserts that clean, scalable resources such as battery storage and demand flexibility are better suited to the real-time operational needs of data centers and can meet over 95 percent of future demand.

The chemicals industry, a $4.7 trillion sector responsible for 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, is at a critical juncture for decarbonization. RMI and Third Derivative identify three primary innovation pathways: 'Make Less' (circularity), 'Make Better' (process efficiency), and 'Make New' (defossilized production). Despite the potential for near-zero emissions, the sector is undercapitalized, with only 3% of climate tech VC investment going to chemicals and plastics. Startups are navigating high capital costs and a 60% drop in clean industry investment in 2024 by leveraging non-dilutive funding, strategic partnerships with incumbents, and targeted certifications to access premium markets.

This policy brief by RMI provides four recommendations for Public Utility Commissions (PUCs) to improve the evaluation of Performance Incentive Mechanisms (PIMs). The document emphasizes the need for recurring evaluations, transparency through public dashboards, portfolio-wide assessments to avoid duplication, and the use of design guidelines to measure net benefits to customers.

This policy brief by RMI outlines six strategic priorities for U.S. states to optimize federal funding and accelerate clean energy deployment following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The document emphasizes the urgency of acting before federal incentives phase out, focusing on fleet electrification, permitting and interconnection reform, financial gap filling, energy affordability, home energy rebates, and cleantech manufacturing innovation.

This technical guide by RMI analyzes the voluntary carbon market (VCM) for improved rice cultivation, focusing on the transition from invalidated CDM-based credits to more rigorous new methodologies. It details the primary and secondary practices used to reduce methane emissions, evaluates quality risks such as additionality and MRV, and provides guidance for stakeholders to identify high-integrity projects.

RMI and UNDP have launched a Climate Risk and Resilience Toolkit to help developers integrate climate adaptation into the life cycle of rural African minigrids. The toolkit provides a five-step framework to mitigate risks from hazards like flooding and extreme heat, which otherwise threaten both energy infrastructure and the livelihoods of rural populations. While resilience measures increase costs—often passed to consumers via higher tariffs—they are presented as essential for maintaining critical services and supporting climate-smart agriculture.