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Clean Energy
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CELS Playbook: Clean Electricity for Local and State Governments

…utility and grid operator interconnection processes. While federal permitting reform receives the most attention, most clean energy projects do not require federal approval and often get stuck due to state…

03.31.26 | 21 min read
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Government Capacity
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Solving the Clean Energy Infrastructure Finance Rubik’s Cube

…needs Systems-level policy choreography: Agencies capable of synchronizing rules, guidance, financing programs, and permitting reforms on coordinated timelines rather than rolling them out in isolation. Transaction-speed infrastructure: Staffing models, underwriting…

03.12.26 | 53 min read
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Government Capacity
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Rebuilding Environmental Governance: Understanding the Foundations

Today we are facing persistent, complex, and accelerating environmental challenges that require adding new approaches to existing environmental governance frameworks. The scale of some of them, such as climate change,…

02.12.26 | 27 min read
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Government Capacity
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Costs Come First in a Reset Climate Agenda

…has helped influence moderate Democrats to support permitting reform in a collaborative way with conservatives.  Permitting reform has long been championed by conservatives for its economic benefits, with climate considerations…

02.12.26 | 42 min read
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Government Capacity
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From Ambition to Action: A Policy Primer

How public leaders can boost climate progress, restore trust in government, and make lives better…starting today. People across the nation are clamoring for solutions that make their lives better. And…

02.12.26 | 41 min read
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