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    North America COP18 renewable energy U.S. policy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    April 16, 2024

    A New Program Will Bring Clean Energy to Disadvantaged Neighborhoods in the US

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access
    Rooftop solar on a Brooklyn rowhome
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    February 7, 2024

    State of the US Clean Energy Transition: Recent Progress, and What Comes Next

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • electric mobility
    • Electric Mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    • Climate
    Technician installing solar panels on roof.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • electric mobility
    • Electric Mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    • Climate
    Energy
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    December 14, 2023

    5 Tips for Leveraging the IRA’s Direct Pay Provision to Maximize the Benefits of Clean Energy Investment

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    • renewable energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Tax Incentives
    Three people work to install solar panels on the roof of a veterinary clinic.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    • renewable energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Tax Incentives
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 5, 2023

    US Inflation Reduction Act Makes it Easier for Nonprofits to Go Solar — and Save Money

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    Rooftop solar panels on Harbor House, a community center
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 12, 2023

    EPA’s Proposed Rules for Power Plant Emissions: 6 Key Questions, Answered

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    A coal plant in eastern Wyoming spews emissions.
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 5, 2023

    The State of 24/7 Carbon-free Energy: Recent Progress and What to Watch

    • 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    An aerial view of a wind and solar energy farm in Oahu, Hawaii.
    • 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    March 15, 2023

    CEQ’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool Needs to Consider How Burdens Add Up

    • environmental justice
    • Climate Equity
    • U.S. policy
    • Finance
    • Economics
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    The Cleveland, Ohio skyline is seen between two trees and picnic tables.
    • environmental justice
    • Climate Equity
    • U.S. policy
    • Finance
    • Economics
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    February 9, 2023

    US Clean Energy Goals Hinge on Faster Permitting

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    An electrical worker climbs up a transmission line
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 24, 2023

    2 Years of Justice40: Integrating Environmental Justice into US Climate Policy

    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    • infrastructure
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    Smokestacks in the background of a neighborhood with rowhouses in Baltimore, MD
    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    • infrastructure
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    November 7, 2022

    Aggregated Renewables Purchasing: 5 Key Questions, Answered

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    Solar panels with the cityscape of Los Angeles in the background
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 30, 2022

    How Distributed Energy Resources Can Lower Power Bills, Raise Revenue in US Communities

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    Solar panels on a community of homes in Austin, TX
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 23, 2022

    The Health, Economic and Community Benefits of Zero-carbon Buildings

    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    An apartment building roof in Manhattan has been converted to offer residents the opportunity to garden.
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Update
    September 20, 2022

    REMOVE Act of 2022

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • carbon removal
    • carbon removal legislation & policy
    Climeworks direct air capture plant and sky
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • carbon removal
    • carbon removal legislation & policy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 15, 2022

    How Local Governments Can Advance Community Solar for Low- and Moderate-Income Households

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    A construction worker secures new solar panels to a residential roof.
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 14, 2022

    How a Clean Energy Economy Can Create Millions of Jobs in the US

    • Economics
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric mobility
    Installing solar panels
    • Economics
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric mobility
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 12, 2022

    After Inflation Reduction Act: 5 Ways to Hit the US Emissions Goal

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    A construction worker carries a solar panel across a house roof for installation
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 12, 2022

    Beyond Climate: 6 Big Benefits of the US Inflation Reduction Act

    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • Clean Energy
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Construction workers install solar panels on the roof of a California home
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • Clean Energy
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles

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