Blogs and Op-eds
Leveraging Department of Energy Authorities and Assets to Strengthen the U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing Base, Federation of American Scientists, 2022.
Updating the State Energy Program to Promote Regional Manufacturing and Economic Revitalization, Federation of American Scientists, 2022.
Getting to net zero: New policy insights on the role of carbon management strategies, Environmental Defense Fund, 2022.
Made Clean in America, Data for Progress, 2021.
Why the Department of Energy launched an ‘Earthshot’ effort to draw down and store carbon pollution, Environmental Defense Fund, 2021.
The U.S. Department of Energy can marshal its innovation efforts toward beating the climate crisis. Here’s how., Environmental Defense Fund, 2021.
Biden’s American Jobs Plan Could Help Launch a Decade of U.S. Climate Innovation, Data for Progress, 2021.
Jumpstarting a Decade of Progressive Climate Innovation, Data for Progress, 2021.
To fight climate change, strand fossil fuel assets, not workers, The Hill, 2020.
How public benefits programs can help protect fossil fuel workers and communities in transition, Environmental Defense Fund, 2020.
Reports and Publications
An Earthshot for Clean Steel and Aluminum. J. Higdon & R. Pierson (2022). Federation of American Scientists.
The fiscal implications of the U.S. transition away from fossil fuels.
Raimi, Grubert, Higdon, Metcalf, Pesek, Singh (2022). Resources for the Future.
Early Deployment of Direct Air Capture with Dedicated Storage: Federal Policy Options. S. Capanna, J. Higdon, M. Lackner (2021). Environmental Defense Fund.
Policy Options to Enable an Equitable Energy Transition. D. Raimi, ed. (2021). Resources for the Future.
The Climate Innovation Blueprint: An analytical framework for aligning federal energy innovation budgets with climate goals. J. Higdon & S. Capanna (2021). Environmental Defense Fund.
Enabling Fairness for Energy Workers and Communities in Transition. Look, Raimi, Robertson, Higdon, Propp (2021). Resources for the Future and Environmental Defense Fund.
Labor Policies to Enable Fairness for Workers and Communities in Transition. Raimi, Look, Robertson, Higdon (2021). Resources for the Future and Environmental Defense Fund.
Public Benefit Policies to Enable Fairness for Workers and Communities. J. Higdon and M. Robertson (2020). Resources for the Future and Environmental Defense Fund.
Economic Development Policies to Enable Fairness for Workers and Communities. Raimi, Look, Robertson, Higdon (2020). Environmental Defense Fund and Resources For the Future.
A Progressive Climate Innovation Agenda. A. Krishnaswami and J. Higdon (2020). Data for Progress.
Decarbonizing Space Heating with Air Source Heat Pumps. Kaufman, Sandalow, de Schio, Higdon (2019). Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy.
Economic Volatility in Oil Producing Regions: Impacts and Federal Policy Options. Raimi, Minsk, Higdon, Krupnick (2019). Resources for the Future and Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy.