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An Escape from the “Jaws of Delusion”: Planning for the End of Cheap Gas

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RAP works toward a clean, reliable, equitable, and cost-efficient energy future. Our team provides clarity, vision and new ideas to decision-makers and the broader energy community.

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The perfect fit: Shaping the Fit for 55 package to drive a climate-compatible heat pump market

In order to decarbonise energy systems and eliminate exposure to fossil fuel imports, policy makers around the world have looked towards removing fossil fuels from heating as a worthy goal. Heat pumps remain the key technology to do just that.

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We focus primarily on the world's four largest power markets: China, the European Union, India, and the United States.  

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EV Roadmap: Options for Lawmakers

Carefully crafted, comprehensive legislation will be a key enabling tool for successfully electrifying cars, trucks, buses, taxis and ports. ​RAP's Roadmap for Electric Transportation offers a menu of choices, allowing policymakers to choose what works best in their state.

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RAP's experts highlight policy, regulatory, and market solutions to accelerate the clean energy transition.

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Making sense of India’s fast-changing policy landscape: Integrated modelling to inform decision-making

With several notable recent economic reforms, India is one of the fastest-growing emerging economies. The country aspires to become a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25 and a $10 trillion one by 2030. There is ample evidence that India’s growth has been highly unequal in the past. Therefore, transforming this vision of growth into reality will require a comprehens... By Kakali Mukhopadhyay, Ranjit Bharvirkar, Frederick Weston

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Policy Brief September 29, 2022

Facilitating Distributed Energy Resources Requires Policy Actions

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Policy Brief

Modernizing Gas Utility Planning: New Approaches for New Challenges

By Elaine Prause Read now
Presentation September 7, 2022

Utility Regulation in the US: A Brief Introduction

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Policy Brief September 6, 2022

Metrics matter: Efficient renewable heating and cooling in the Renewable Energy Directive

By Duncan Gibb, Samuel Thomas, Jan Rosenow Read now
Presentation September 1, 2022

Performance Targets

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NOx, NOx — Who’s There? Decarbonizing Buildings Through Nitrogen Oxides Emissions Standards

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The clash with gas: Should it stay or should it go?

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Policy Brief August 17, 2022

Empowering Retail Customers: Improve Efficiency, Lower Costs and Reduce Emissions

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Presentation July 28, 2022

Understanding the Western Grid: Building a Renewable-Ready Western Grid

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FERC Transmission: The Highest-Yield Reforms

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