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US Building Codes Need A Major Retrofit To Meet Climate Goals And Spare Consumers
EI's Sara Baldwin says updates to building codes and processes to better support electrification are urgently needed and would cut emissions from the buildings sector, avoid dangerous climate change, and improve health and equity.
Mary Anne Hitt, Rekha Rao Join Energy Innovation’s Climate Imperative Project
Mary Anne Hitt and Rekha Rao will join Energy Innovation’s Climate Imperative project, which aims to avoid the worst impacts of climate change through focused and effective policy design.
Nevada Energy Policy Simulator Insights: Current Emissions Trajectory, 1.5°C Scenario
New modeling using the Nevada Energy Policy Simulator finds the state is off-track for its own climate goals with emissions likely to increase 12 percent by 2050. But strategic building, industry, and transportation sector policies would put Nevada on a 1.5° Celsius pathway, generate 5,500 job-years annually, and increase state GDP by $800 million per year in 2050.
Groups Launch Push To Speed Reliable, Decarbonized Power Market Designs
EI's Eric Gimon says power markets must evolve to support continued decarbonization and achieve a sustainable end-state clean power system.