Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is a nonprofit organization that drives the global energy transition from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables using market-based solutions. We know that profit does not have to be pitted against our planet, and that this transition can be made economically and made now, regardless of the policy environment. We are nonpartisan and independent, and we work with existing technology to improve everything connected to our energy system—from how businesses and governments produce and use power to how we live and work— and thus improve people’s lives. We boldly tackle the toughest long-term problems—challenges often ignored by those held to short-term results.

Building on our decades of successful market-based clean energy solutions, together with bold partners and generous donors, RMI works to lead the fight against climate change. 

RMI is an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit cofounded in 1982 by Amory Lovins, RMI’s chairman emeritus and chief scientist. RMI now has approximately 180 full-time staff, annual operations of $42 million, and a global reach and reputation. In 2014, Carbon War Room merged with and now operates as part of RMI.