Press Archive

Decarbonizing Heavy Industry With Technology And Policy

EI’s Jeff Rissman analyzes industrial greenhouse gas emissions and discusses the emissions mitigation strategies that he outlines in his book, Zero Carbon Industry.

How PG&E Rate Hikes Are Impacting Electric Vehicle Charging

EI’s Jack Conness breaks down what the PG&E hikes are and how they impact electric vehicle charging.

SOTU: Biden Links Clean Energy Policy To ‘ Tens Of Thousands’ Of Jobs

EI’s Anand Gopal weighs in on the high inflation and supply chain challenges that have caused onshore and offshore wind projects to slow.

States Eye Rescue Of Retiring Coal Plants

EI’s Michelle Solomon discusses how coal plants cost more to operate than if they were replaced by solar, wind and battery storage.

Electric Trucks Will Be Cheaper Than Diesel – Decades Faster Than Expected

EI’s Chris Busch discusses new research which shows electric HDV cost declines have accelerated, and are on track to be cheaper than diesel decades faster than expected.

Climate Rules Reach Finish Line, In Weakened Form, As Biden Races Clock

EI analysis finds that tax breaks, grants and other incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act alone will not get the United States to its carbon reduction targets under the Paris Agreement

Slowing Wind Installations Threaten Emissions Progress Under The IRA: Report

EI’s Anand Gopal recounts that wind installations lagged behind modeled post-IRA scenarios

Decarbonizing The Industrial Sector, With Jeffrey Rissman

EI’s Jeff Rissman discusses the sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the industrial sectors in his latest book Zero-Carbon Industry.

Nuclear, Hydropower Seek To Qualify For BIden Hydrogen Tax Perk

EI research finds that a 5-10 percent carve-out could raise the life cycle emissions intensity of hydrogen more than 4 times higher than the tax credit’s highest allowed emissions threshold.

EP 207 – Energy Production & Consumption

EI’s Jeff Rissman joins the podcast to discuss how decarbonizing industry will help reduce global emissions.

How To Achieve A Zero Carbon Industry By 2060 With Jeffrey Rissman

EI’s Jeff Rissman joins the podcast to discuss his upcoming book, Zero-Carbon Industry, which provides a definitive guide to the breakthrough technologies transforming the manufacturing sector.

Trump’s Green-Bashing And Europe’s Right Put Climate Goals At Risk

EI research finds that repealing the IRA and dismantling environmental regulations would greatly diminish the speed US emissions would fall.

We Must Cut Carbon From Industry. Here’s How We Can Do It.

EI’s Jeff Rissman outlines how industry can be decarbonized through well-designed policies and investments in existing and new technologies.

Too Strict Or Not Enough? | Draft Guidance For US Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit Draw Tens Of Thousands Of Comments

EI calculated that implementing a 5-10% carveout for hydrogen production in California, would lead to carbon intensity levels significantly exceeding the clean hydrogen threshold and surpassing current grey hydrogen production.

South Carolina Welcomes Multibillion Dollar Electric Vehicle Projects, Even Though Many Echo Trump’s Harsh EV Critiques

EI research concludes that the IRA incentives can drive U.S. EV sales to make up as much as 52 percent of the new car market by 2030.

Hydrogen Emerges As Path To Clean Steel

EI’s Jeff Rissman discusses how clean steel in manufacturing would not meaningfully affect the final cost of most vehicles in his new book Zero-Carbon Industry.

#82: Decarbonising Concrete And Steel With Jeff Rissman

EI’s Jeff Rissman joins to Green Urbanist Podcast to to discuss decarbonization pathways for concrete and steel.

U.S. Climate Goals: EVs Are On Track, But Clean Power Is Lagging

EV sales are at the upper end of EI projections, but utility-scale clean energy is lagging.

Newsletter: Amid News Of Slowdown, Electric Car Sales Set To Keep Growing

Electric car sales made up 9.2 percent of total 2023 vehicle sales, this was near the top end of the range EI projected.

Green Energy, EV Sales Are Growing Remarkably In The U.S. As Emissions Fall. Is It Enough?

EI’s Anand Gopal discusses how the U.S. energy system is changing at a rate never seen before, which has contributed to the U.S. being a leader in the clean economy.