Sept. 2020 Newsletter - Steps towards decarbonizing the Northwest swiftly and equitably, welcoming new Staff and Board, and more!

The Washington State Department of Commerce engaged the Clean Energy Transition Institute (CETI) in March to provide technical consultation to Commerce, the Governor’s office, and an Advisory Committee in developing the Washington 2021 State Energy Strategy.

We are pleased to announce that the Washington State Department of Commerce chose us to provide technical expertise to help develop the 2021 Washington State Energy Strategy.

The 2020 Washington state legislative session ended on Thursday, March 12, 2020. While a short session, several important clean energy bills passed.

After a very busy year, the Clean Energy Transition Institute has become an important catalyst for framing informed discussions about deep decarbonization in the Northwest. We are respected for providing unbiased research, daylighting the nuances of the clean energy...

With glaciers melting, seas rising, wildfires raging, and storms intensifying, Americans have awakened to the reality of climate change. The majority now understands that global warming is happening; is caused by humans burning fossil fuels; and is causing the climate to change. People are asking how they can do their part to reduce their carbon footprints.

In the event that Democrats win back the Senate in 2020, current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) would introduce a proposal to speed up the transition to electric vehicles that would eliminate carbon emissions from approximately 65 million gas-powered cars.

Cheaper, cleaner, quiet energy. It’s an easy sell. That’s why community solar farms have been sprouting up across the nation. Forty states have at least one community solar project, and 1,523 megawatts (MW) of this type of solar were installed in 2018.

As concern about the climate crisis grows, people are searching for solutions to decrease their carbon footprints. Net-zero homes are one way to help achieve deep decarbonization.