I work to address climate change by revitalizing U.S. manufacturing and investing in regional clean energy clusters.

Trump's Actions Are Killing Manufacturing Renaissance, Indianapolis Business Journal, 2025.
Why the Department of Energy launched an ‘Earthshot’ effort to draw down and store carbon pollution, Environmental Defense Fund, 2021.
The Climate Innovation Blueprint: An analytical framework for aligning federal energy innovation budgets with climate goals. J. Higdon & S. Capanna (2021). Environmental Defense Fund.
Early Deployment of Direct Air Capture with Dedicated Storage: Federal Policy Options. S. Capanna, J. Higdon, M. Lackner (2021). Environmental Defense Fund.
A Progressive Climate Innovation Agenda. A. Krishnaswami and J. Higdon (2020). Data for Progress.
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