What we’re reading
CRI takes inspiration from the incredible work that’s coming to the surface across our network every day. This page shares writing and projects that have particularly caught our attention. Have something for us to consider posting? Reach out!
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09.14.26
Toward Best Practices for Industrial Innovation: Lessons from the Department of Energy’s Industrial Demonstrations Program
Industrial innovation requires alignment across government programs (grants, procurement), financing mechanisms (tax credits, loans), and institutional capacity, according to lessons from the Department of Energy’s Industrial Demonstrations Program.
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07.30.26
Building Up in 2029: How to Make Green Statecraft Durable
Explore 17 essays on durable US climate and industrial policy after Inflation Reduction Act rollbacks, covering governance, planning, finance, and production.
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07.08.26
Government Reform Needs a Field
I spent twenty years helping build a field without realizing that’s what I was doing. This one, we’re building on purpose.
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07.01.26
Gridlocked: How Public Power Can Build the Grid of the Future and Lower Bills Now
Public power authorities can build out the transmission the grid needs faster than private utilities can, and cut costs for ratepayers along the way.
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07.01.26
Practical Reforms for Swifter, Stronger Federal Rulemaking
Streamlining and speeding up federal rulemaking can support more durable policymaking by increasing the likelihood that final rules complete judicial review in one term and avoid congressional repeal.
