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September 12, 2024

Solutions to the battery mineral challenge in six charts.

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RMI in space: Behind the scenes of the methane-sensing satellite launch.

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Energy after fire: Why we are at the dawn of a historic transition.

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Quote of the Week

“This new model opens up doors that could become a tidal wave of solar.”

Learn how a church in Compton, Los Angeles, is seeing the benefits of an IRA-backed finance model, and why many more organizations can stand to benefit →

Also This Week

• Announcement: 16 Rural Electric Cooperatives Will Leverage $7.3 Billion in Federal Funding to Deliver More Affordable, Reliable Electricity to Their Members
• Insight Brief: Scaling Low-Income Solar with the Inflation Reduction Act
• Report: Breaking Barriers in Carbon Dioxide Removal with Electrochemistry
• Article: Navigating Innovation in Electrochemistry-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Key Insights from Third Derivative’s Latest Deep Dive

RMI in the News

• Mining in a Net-Zero World (Bloomberg)
• Netflix Wants to Shrink Your Favorite TV Show’s Carbon Footprint (BNN Bloomberg)
• The climate law spurs rural electric co-ops’ retreat from coal (E&E News)
• Michigan’s ambitious clean energy laws face a peninsula-sized hurdle (Grist)
• A new green aluminum plant could bring jobs — and clean energy — to Kentucky (Canary Media)
• 30 neighborhood decarbonization pilots allowed under bill passed in California (Smart Cities Dive)

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Upcoming Events

Webinar — Truth Be Told: Battling Misinformation on Climate Change

Tues., Sept. 17, 12–1 p.m. ET (Virtual): At a time when everyone has a megaphone, organizations must start spending more effort — and more money — to communicate more broadly and boldly. Expert panelists, including RMI’s Dina Cappiello, will identify the most pervasive falsehoods about climate science and share ways to use modern marketing tools to counter misinformation.

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