EI’s Mike O’Boyle says to reach net-zero emissions economywide by 2050, any natural gas utility will have to focus not just on the carbon intensity of the fuel supplied, but also facilitate a just and equitable transition away from natural gas as a fuel.

EI’s Mike O’Boyle discusses utilities planning natural gas expansion for future power demands in the context of net zero emissions pledges.

EI’s Jeff Rissman says the Global Cement and Concrete Association’s blueprint for net-zero emissions is comprehensive, but that burning plastic waste as an energy source would not prevent CO2 from getting into the atmosphere.

EI’s Jeff Rissman says for the International Chamber of Shipping to meet its net-zero goal, it will need to start transitioning ships to alternative fuels now because ships have long lifespans.

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says it’s not a viable strategy for blended hydrogen to replace natural gas that is going toward homes, industry, and power plants to reduce the emissions associated with the whole system.

EI’s Mary Anne Hitt says it’s important climate solutions make people’s daily lives better – cleaning up pollution hotspots, creating new economic opportunity in communities that have been left out, and restoring landscapes hammered by the fossil fuel industry.

EI’s Anand Gopal explains how policies to scale alternative meats could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 8 metric gigatons per year and are key to achieving the Paris Agreement goals.

EI’s Sarah Spengeman and AGCI’s Emily Jack-Scott explain new research showing how megafires are projected to result in the conversion of forest ecosystems and why forest management strategies must adapt to reduce the intensity of fires and better protect forests.

EI’s Dan Esposito explains the benefits of a Clean Electricity Performance Program for Colorado, including $15 billion in new clean energy investment through 2030.

EI’s Eric Gimon says wind farms and solar arrays can gain from higher gas prices if they are selling some of their output at market prices, but most of them are selling power at predetermined prices to utilities, corporations, or other buyers.

EI’s Bruce Nilles says we can’t solve climate change unless governments enact policies to make it easy and affordable for consumers to transition away from fossil fuels.

EI’s Sara Baldwin explains why the budget reconciliation bill Congress is now considering offers a historic opportunity to dramatically reduce emissions from our buildings, while improving home efficiency, cutting bills, and creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs.

EI’s Eric Gimon says reliability with high renewables penetrations will also be threatened without more resource flexibility and more resource locational and technological diversity.

EI’s Robbie Orvis says we should have better accounting of the provisions in any climate legislation, so we know what the emissions reductions are going to be and to make sure that we’re focusing our efforts on the things that are really going to reduce emissions.

EI’s Bruce Nilles says Illinois is going through a remarkable transformation from a coal-driven state to one powered by prairie winds and long sunny days.

EI research with UC Berkeley found the U.S. could reach 90 percent carbon-free power by 2035, without straining the grid or raising costs for electricity consumers, and a separate review of 11 recent power-sector studies found that 80 percent of electricity could be decarbonized by 2030.

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says modeling shows it is possible for utilities to increase clean electricity sales by 4 percent annually and that it’s important to include penalties to ensure utilities meet their commitments.

EI’s meta-analysis explores 11 separate studies and finds agreement hitting 80 percent carbon-free power by 2030 can be done with very modest price effects.

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says a Clean Electricity Payment Program that provides incentives to go faster on renewables is key to achieving Biden’s goal of 40 percent solar power by 2035.

EI’s Dan Esposito says a Clean Electricity Payment Program is a rare win-win for members of Congress across the political spectrum because these benefits aren’t occurring in one particular state, they’re occurring in every state.