Energy efficiency

Carbon-free buildings

Major Ohio cities aim to cut building emissions with voluntary program

A $10M Inflation Reduction Act grant will help Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton collaborate on new building performance standards.

By Kathiann Kowalski . 18 September 2024

Grid edge

Google Nest thermostats will soon help you use more — and even buy — clean energy

Nest Renew can align home energy use with cleaner grid power and fund new wind and solar for $10 a month. Will consumers buy in?

By Jeff St. John . 6 October 2021
Policy & regulation

The House’s big budget reconciliation bill would be a bonanza for clean energy

Tax credits and direct pay for clean energy, storage and transmission. Funding for EVs and electrification. A program to get utilities on board. But will the Senate go along?

By Jeff St. John . 12 September 2021
Policy & regulation

Illinois’ landmark 100% clean energy bill is headed toward passage

The sprawling bill would bail out nuclear, fund clean energy, boost workforce training — and allow the state’s largest coal plant to stay open through 2038.

By Jeff St. John . 10 September 2021
Politics

How West Virginia stands to gain from Biden’s climate agenda

The policies proposed in the reconciliation bill could benefit Sen. Manchin's state enormously.

By David Roberts . 26 August 2021
Carbon-free buildings

We already have the low-cost tools we need to cut the carbon hidden in buildings

A new report from RMI shows how materials and technologies available today can slash "embodied carbon" nearly in half.

By Jeff St. John . 24 August 2021
Electrification

Quebec utilities have a plan to curb gas use and cut emissions during winter heating season

An unusual partnership between electric and gas providers targets fewer winter peaks and lower overall costs than an all-electric approach.

By Jeff St. John . 19 August 2021
Carbon-free buildings

California takes bold steps to make electricity the fuel of choice for new buildings

A first-of-its-kind building code will create strong incentives for homebuilders to use all-electric heating and appliances. Next challenge: existing buildings.

By Jeff St. John . 11 August 2021
Guest essay

Policy win: Colorado's innovative Clean Heat Standard will force gas utilities to clean up their act

The new law provides a model for other states seeking to slash natural gas emissions.

By Mike Henchen, Erin Overturf . 11 August 2021
Clean industry

Carbon accounting is hard. These startups want to make it easier

In the absence of policy, can the corporate community decarbonize itself?

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 20 July 2021
Climatetech finance

Veteran investor Ecosystem Integrity Fund raises $250M amid cleantech funding boom

The early-mover investment fund draws on a decade of experience to navigate a heady market.

By Julian Spector . 16 July 2021

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Energy efficiency

Major Ohio cities aim to cut building emissions with voluntary program

Google Nest thermostats will soon help you use more — and even buy — clean energy

The House’s big budget reconciliation bill would be a bonanza for clean energy

Illinois’ landmark 100% clean energy bill is headed toward passage

How West Virginia stands to gain from Biden’s climate agenda

We already have the low-cost tools we need to cut the carbon hidden in buildings

Quebec utilities have a plan to curb gas use and cut emissions during winter heating season

California takes bold steps to make electricity the fuel of choice for new buildings

Policy win: Colorado's innovative Clean Heat Standard will force gas utilities to clean up their act

Carbon accounting is hard. These startups want to make it easier

Veteran investor Ecosystem Integrity Fund raises $250M amid cleantech funding boom