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Hope-inspiring stories from around the world

Since starting out as a tiny team in a small town high up in the Colorado Rockies, RMI has succeeded by blending a unique mix of optimism for solutions with a rigor around how to deploy them.

This approach, which Amory Lovins calls “Applied Hope,” has for decades delivered progress on countless fronts, from improving markets and advancing policy, to scaling projects that have lifted the well-being of real people around the world.

As climate change accelerates, even greater challenges remain. With our staff, partners, and communities, RMI is racing ahead to scale solutions. Here, we document some of our most hope-inspiring stories and successes from around the world.

Revisiting Applied Hope

Revisiting Applied Hope

ARTICLE
January 19, 2025
On the eve of a major US political transition and geopolitical shifts globally, Amory Lovins explores why Applied Hope is as relevant today as it has ever been, and how it will continue to guide RMI in the years ahead.
Electrifying Communities Across the United States

Electrifying Communities Across the United States

ARTICLE Buildings
November 20, 2024
How RMI’s Electrify cohort is changing lives from Washington State to Maryland.
Electrifying Communities, Empowering Livelihoods

Electrifying Communities, Empowering Livelihoods

ARTICLE Africa
November 5, 2024
How RMI is touching lives using clean energy through solar minigrids in Nigeria.
Powering a Brighter Future for Nigeria

Powering a Brighter Future for Nigeria

ARTICLE Africa
October 14, 2024
Interconnected solar minigrids are powering homes and businesses with reliable, affordable, clean energy in Africa’s largest country.
Clean Energy Jobs Are Changing Lives. These Programs Are Providing Liftoff.

Clean Energy Jobs Are Changing Lives. These Programs Are Providing Liftoff.

ARTICLE US Policy
October 4, 2024
Jobs supporting the energy transition are in demand, and programs supported by cities, states — and now a bipartisan coalition of governors — are helping train the future workforce.
Saint Lucia: The Land, the People, the Light

Saint Lucia: The Land, the People, the Light

STORY Islands
August 28, 2024
This small Caribbean Island is taking on climate change and inspiring others to follow.
Caribbean Women Are Making Waves in Clean Energy

Caribbean Women Are Making Waves in Clean Energy

ARTICLE Islands
March 18, 2024
Meet three women who are leading the clean energy transition through education, mentorship, and community.
Delhi’s Drive Towards Zero-Emissions Deliveries

Delhi’s Drive Towards Zero-Emissions Deliveries

ARTICLE India
August 12, 2022
Vehicles are the leading cause of air pollution in Delhi, and final-mile delivery vehicles disproportionally contribute to high particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution levels.
Changemakers of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow

Changemakers of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow

STORY
May 25, 2022
Investing in the people on the ground and the institutional talent to do the work is critical to a successful energy transition in the Caribbean and beyond.
Bringing Reliable, Renewable Energy to the People

Bringing Reliable, Renewable Energy to the People

ARTICLE Islands
September 20, 2021
The Puerto Rico Community Energy Resilience Initiative shows that a community-driven process combined with flexible capital and technical assistance is the most effective way to serve the underserved.
Shoonya Will Electrify Urban Deliveries in India—Is the World Next?

Shoonya Will Electrify Urban Deliveries in India—Is the World Next?

September 15, 2021
Delivery vehicles contribute to the NOX, PM2.5, ozone, and other hazardous pollutants that take years off the lives of city dwellers in India and elsewhere.
Growing a Zero-Emissions Transportation Ecosystem in Cincinnati

Growing a Zero-Emissions Transportation Ecosystem in Cincinnati

September 7, 2021
Servall is one of the thirteen companies participating in Run on Less – Electric (RoL-e), a real-world demonstration of zero-emissions delivery.

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