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WRI's 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy team has compiled a list of reports, case studies and other resources to help market participants advance and implement 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE). The resources below are organized topically under the categories of Overview Resources, Impacts and Benefits, Case Studies, Methodologies, Time-Based Certificates, and Policy. You can also find WRI-hosted webinars on various topics related to 24/7 CFE on the Events page.

Washington is emerging as a leader in adopting effective early childhood policies and strategies over the past year, according to a new national report.

  The No. 1 cause of vehicle crashes is driver error. In fact, driver error contributes to more than 9 out of 10 crashes. Innovation in the auto industry has led to enormous leaps forward in vehicle safety but, given the role of drivers in crashes, autonomous vehicles (AVs) and related safety technologies can play an important role in helping us to significantly reduce crashes and traffic fatalities. The benefits AVs promise to society extend beyond the critical issue of safety. Many people a...

By Dian Schaffhauser 01/26/21 The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition, a nonprofit that promotes "open, affordable, high-quality broadband connections," has issued a roadmap for 2021, laying out what it will be pursuing in its mission of supplying internet access to an estimated 42 million unconnected people in the United States. At the heart of the solution is reliance on "anchor institutions" that need high-speed connectivity for their own operations and are well positione...