WRI Energy

WRI's US Energy team is hiring! 🔎⚡ The Clean Energy Research Analyst will support our projects related to advancing equitable uptake of #solar and #CleanEnergy technologies; developing new products that enable cities and other large energy users to meet their clean energy and #electrification targets; helping cities deploy clean energy technologies; addressing regulatory, siting, and permitting challenges to adoption; and implementation of landmark #climate legislation such as the Inflation Reduction Act & Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Job requirements include 3 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field (including environmental studies, economics, sustainability & more). This is a #hybrid position requiring 8 days in our DC office per month. Interested? Apply at the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/dia2UPcE

Growing in Sedona, Arizona you might find cacti, yucca, succulents—and electric vehicles. 🚗 The city of Sedona found new ways to build their EV charging capacity through participation in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) peer-learning cohorts, which WRI's Energy Team supports alongside the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The C2C cohort helped Sedona: • Consider safety needs for EV infrastructure. 🔌 • Envision how to incorporate flexibility into building codes. 🏢 • Expand its network of connections across the state and beyond. 🤝 Learn more:

Cities are a system of systems. They bring together deeply complex, interconnected networks of people, services and economic activity — from how we move around, power industries, and construct buildings, to how we govern societies, finance climate solutions, use and consume resources, and beyond. Transforming cities to be efficient, equitable and zero-waste is crucial to a sustainable future. Although new data from #SystemsChangeLab finds that action is lagging and no indicators are currently on track to meet global targets, rapidly urbanizing cities also have a unique opportunity to decarbonize and reduce polluting emissions at scale. Learn more about how cities can reduce emissions and promote equity, public health and resilience: https://bit.ly/3VZQPD7

At the end of the day, it’s up to the private sector to follow through on #sustainability and #cleanenergy commitments. Deepak Krishnan, @WRIIndia’s Deputy Director for @WRI Energy, has praise for companies operating in Southeast Asia. Hear the full #podcast episode later this week!🎧

Across Africa, access to reliable data is a key enabler of development, affecting all sectors that contribute to human well-being, including energy and clean cooking. WRI Energy’s Energy Access Explorer (EAE) is working to bridge the data gap in Tanzania by expanding its database to include mini-grids, enhancing the power of the platform for both energy providers and energy planners. Learn more about the EAE’s new mini-grid database ➡ bit.ly/3UZ86dT #EnergyAccessExplorer #CleanEnergy

As momentum for electric vehicles accelerates in the U.S., a skilled and trained auto manufacturing workforce will be necessary for a successful transition🚗🔋 🚘By 2035, EVs could potentially account for 71% of U.S. car sales; and are expected to increase to 80% to 100% by 2050. But there are many unknowns about how this transition will impact U.S. auto manufacturing workers. 🚘Nearly 900,000 workers are responsible for manufacturing large auto parts or systems and assembling final internal combustion engine vehicles at original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers, according to data analyzed from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These vehicles are powered by burning gasoline as opposed to EVs, which rely on electric motors and battery packs instead of internal combustion engines and components like fueling and exhaust systems. As components within powertrain systems are expected to be the source of the greatest manufacturing differences between the two types of vehicles, it’s expected that there will be significant implications for these workers. Learn More▶️ https://bit.ly/4ej5y35 #electric #electricvehicles #automanufacturing #renewable #cleanenergy

What are #EnvironmentalJustice Strategic Plans and why are U.S. federal agencies developing them? Join World Resources Institute (WRI) China on June 17 for an event about U.S. federal agency #EnvironmentalJustice strategic plans with White House Council on Environmental Quality , U.S. Department of Transportation, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) & U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and learn how you can help shape them! Register: https://bit.ly/45cyAgH 

#Solar panel prices are falling, but U.S. still lags behind the rest of the world in terms of affordability. 🌞 #Renewableenergy #energytransition

👀 Look out for the new Energy Transitions Commission Insights Briefing on #CredibleContributions 📅 Coming next week, June 10th The analysis focuses on how the third round of #NDCs due at COP30 can, and must, help to translate ambition into action and accelerate climate progress. 

Restoring Africa’s precious lands is not only possible but is already happening through local action🌍 Nearly 750 million hectares in Africa are ripe for restoration, an area of land the size of Australia. Small-scale farmers, entrepreneurs, cooperatives and community groups are some of the most effective actors in revitalizing it. Research shows that restoration projects that are locally led and managed are 6-20 times more likely to achieve long-term success. On #WorldEnvironmentDay, learn how World Resources Institute is working with small-scale farmers and entrepreneurs ignited impactful change on the continent🌾▶️ https://bit.ly/3mD1xAo