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eenews.netProject 2029? Democratic insiders make the case for focusing on climate change.Seventeen essays outline a clean energy action plan for a future Democratic president.

As @leahstokes.bsky.social @joeldodge07.bsky.social and I told @zcolman.bsky.social of @politico.com this morning, we need to start early with a plan to tackle climate at speed and scale... and with results seen quick enough to build and sustain public support. www.eenews.net/articles/pro...

In my introduction, I dispel some climate doomerist narratives: 💥The problem is as tangible as ever 💥We've broken glass on policy tools like public equity stakes that can help address it 💥The politics are moving in the right direction rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

Our contention is that - in the wake of DOGE and SCOTUS attacks on the administrative state - we can't just hit restart or provide a list of favored policies. Instead, we need to address power and structural barriers to government delivering for all. subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2...

nytimes.comOpinion | America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second ChanceLincoln would know how to deal with these Republicans.

In this, we are very much in sync with @jamellebouie.net, who wrote last month on the need for progressives to think in terms of power and constitutional authority. This is true generally, but especially of systemic challenges like climate. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/o...

Let's run through some of the specific essays. 1. I kick things off with an intro and a tour of the pros and cons of the recent US turn towards government-owned equity stakes. There is some promise here for climate, but getting the balance of ownership v. control is tricky.

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rooseveltinstitute.orgReconstruct the Bureaucracy, Don’t Just Rebuild ItHow the next administration can rebuild federal capacity, strengthen climate governance, and create the institutions needed for durable green industrial policy.

2. @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social - former OIRA head - urges the next administration to be clear-eyed about how the Supreme Court and new surveillance state will attempt to limit progress, and to plan for a Reconstruction-scale project. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

rooseveltinstitute.orgUse and Defuse the Cold War’s Unexplored OrdinanceExploring how presidential powers, courts, and Congress shape U.S. climate regulation and the path toward a greener, more equitable economy.

3. @timlmeyer.bsky.social says we need to get rid of the self-imposed double standard, where anti-climate administrations use executive power to the hilt, but pro-climate administrations hold back action in the name of outdated norms. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

rooseveltinstitute.orgTake Senate Reform SeriouslyThis essay illustrates that connection by explicating one of our most misrepresentative institutions, the US Senate. After reflecting on the structural flaws of the Senate, the essay offers some strat...

4. Will Dobbs-Allsopp echoes points made recently by @jonathanbchait.bsky.social & others: the unique countermajoritarianism baked into our Senate is an obstacle to governing for the majority, and climate-induced migration will make that problem worse. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...