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Rhodium Group’s Energy & Climate practice uses a multidisciplinary, data-driven approach to produce unique, independent insights into global energy dynamics, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change.

We help public and private decision-makers understand what kind of climate future we are on track for, and what matters most for reducing greenhouse gas emissionsat the local, state, national, and international levels. By combining policy expertise with a suite of detailed energy-economic models, our research provides data-driven insights into the impacts of energy and climate change policy and real-world developments on greenhouse gas emissions, energy markets, economic output, and clean technology pathways. 

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Clean Investment Monitor: Q4 2024 Update

In the final quarter of 2024, clean energy and transportation investment in the United States totaled $70 billion, reflecting a slight 1% decline from the previous quarter but a 6% increase from the same period in 2023.

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America’s Biggest Blackout

The day after Hurricane Maria hit, 1.6 million customers in Puerto Rico and another 46,000 in U.S. Virgin Islands were without power as both US territories went completely dark.

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Electric System Reliability: No Clear Link to Coal and Nuclear

Fuel supply issues were responsible for 0.00007% of lost customer electric service hours between 2012-2016 in the US, with no clear relationship between higher system levels of coal and nuclear generation and better system performance.

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Hotter, Poorer and More Unequal

In a major new study published in the journal Science, the researchers at the Rhodium Group and other Climate Impact Lab partners find that unmitigated climate change will significantly exacerbate income inequality in the US.

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Coal Quarterly: Profits Rise but Employment Falls

In this note, we take a look at how the coal industry fared during the first quarter of the year, drawing on new data released last Friday from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MHSA).

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Can Coal Make a Comeback?

We offer an empirical diagnosis of the causes of the U.S. coal industry collapse over the last six years, which has been characterized by bankruptcy filings from three of the four largest U.S. miners and plummeting employment in the sector.

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Taking Stock 2017: Trump’s Regulatory Rollback Begins

In this report we update our Taking Stock analysis to include recent energy market developments and the impact of President Trump's executive order rolling back many of the Obama administration's climate policies.