Why US utilities must cut carbon emissions faster — and how data can help get it done [canarymedia.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 4/30/214:00 AM

By Jeff St. John, Canary Media, April 27, 2021

A growing body of data indicates that 2030, not 2050, is the deadline for U.S. utilities to close all coal-fired power plants and that the time to stop building new natural-gas-fired power plants is now.

On Tuesday, nonprofit research organization RMI released a report underscoring this growing consensus and upping the ante on driving down U.S. carbon emissions even faster than the Biden administration’s aggressive new target would require.

And for those wondering how U.S. utilities can possibly meet that aggressive goal, RMI unveiled the Utility Transition Hub, a public data platform designed to clarify the financial and policy challenges that must be solved to close the gap.

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