POLICY REPORTS

Mariano, N., Thomas, E., Quinn, O., Isakson, B., Stokes, L.C., Masanet, E. (2026). “Advancing Industrial Electrification in Minnesota” The 2035 Initiative, UC Santa Barbara.

Stokes, L.C. (2026). “The Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) Program: Participation Rates Across California” The 2035 Initiative, UC Santa Barbara.

Stokes, L.C., Krishnaswami, A., & Ranalli, M. (2026). “The Economics of Diablo Canyon: Maximizing Pollution Reduction While Protecting California Ratepayers and Taxpayers” The 2035 Initiative, UC Santa Barbara.

Mariano, N., Quinn, O., Merlo, A., O’Neil, A., Thomas, E., Ye, J., Ranalli, M., Fernandes, C., Boyd, L., Masanet, E., & Stokes, L.C. (2025). “The Clean Heat Climate Opportunity: A Roadmap for Electrifying Low- and Medium-Temperature Industrial Heat” The 2035 Initiative, UC Santa Barbara.

Mariano, N., Thomas, E., Merlo, A., Boyd, L., Masanet, E., & Stokes, L.C. (2025). “Unlocking Next-Generation Geothermal Heat for Industry” The 2035 Intiative, UC Santa Barbara.

Quinn, O., Thomas, E., Fernandes, C., Stokes, L.C., & Mahdavi, P. (2025). “The Economic, Health, and Environmental Benefits of Phasing Out Onshore Oil Development in Santa Barbara County.”

Stokes, L.C., Mildenberger, M., Mahdavi, P., & Boyd, L. (2024). “Evidence Review: Strategies for Building Power to Shift Climate Politics and Policy.” The 2035 Initiative, UC Santa Barbara.

Harper, C., Krasnow, S., Stokes, L.C., Lynch, L., Ricketts, S., Levin, A., Schulman, D., Slyfield, J., & Walsh, C. (2023). “Powering Toward 100 Percent Clean Power by 2035: The Path to Carbon-Free Electricity After the Inflation Reduction Act.” Evergreen Action & NRDC.

Wyent, C., Lewis, J., Gard-Murray, A., Goldmann, N., Pantano, S., Stokes, L.C., & Matusiak, A. (2022). “Electrify My Government: How a federal government-wide electrification campaign will meet our emissions goals.” Rewiring America.

Grace, R., Goldmann, N., Briscoe, S., & Stokes, L.C. (2022). “Making the Electric Bank Account Go Further: Leveraging the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to Encourage Uptake of the Inflation Reduction Act.” Rewiring America.

Grace, R., Pantano, S., Matusiak, A., Stokes, L.C., & Goldmann, N. (2022). “DPA Implementation Plan.” Rewiring America.

Kinsey, N., Freed, M., Dolan, T., Stokes, L.C., Schulman, D., & Ricketts, S. (2022). “A National Roadmap for Clean Buildings: How President Biden Can Use Executive Action to Drive Toward 100 Percent Zero-Emission Buildings.” Evergreen Action.

Lewis, J., Grace, R., Goldmann, N., Matusiak, A., & Stokes, L.C. (2022). “The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Investments for Disadvantaged Communities” Rewiring America.

Goldmann, N., Calisch, S., Stokes, L.C., Grace, R., & Matusiak, A. (2022). “Clean energy investments are the antidote to inflation: A household savings memo from Rewiring America.” Rewiring America.

Calisch, S., Pantano, S., Grace, R., Stokes, L.C., & Matusiak, A. (2022). “Electrify for Peace Policy Plan.” Rewiring America.

Bottorff, C., Ver Beek, N., & Stokes, L.C. (2022). “The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges, Version 2.” Sierra Club.

Stokes, L.C., Ricketts, S., & Quinn, O. (2021). “A Roadmap to 100% Clean Electricity by 2035: August 2021 Update.” Policy Report, Evergreen Action.

Laskey, A., Matusiak, A., Calisch, S., Grace, R. & Stokes, L.C. (2021). “Meeting the Moment on Climate Through the American Household: Proposed Adjustments to the Build Back Better Act.” Policy Report, Rewiring America.

Stokes, L.C., Ricketts, S., Quinn, O., Hendricks, B. & Subramanian, N. (2021). “A Roadmap to 100% Clean Electricity by 2035.” Policy Report, Evergreen Action & Data for Progress.

Romankiewicz, J., Bottorff, C. & Stokes, L.C. (2021). “The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges.” Policy Report, Sierra Club.

Jenkins, J., Stokes, L.C. and Wagner G. (2020). “Carbon Pricing and Innovation in a World of Political Constraints.” Workshop Report.

Stokes, L.C. & Mildenberger, M. (2020). “Green Stimulus, not Dirty Bailouts, is the Smart Investment Strategy During the Coronavirus Recession.” Washington Center for Equitable Growth.

Stokes, L.C. & Paul, M. (2020). “State and Local Decarbonization Policies.” The Southern Economic Advancement Project.

Stokes, L.C. (2020). “Cleaning Up the Electricity System.” Democracy Journal.

Stokes, L.C. & Mildenberger, M. (2020). “A Plan for Equitable Climate Policy in the United States.” Washington Center for Equitable Growth.

Stokes, L.C. (2019). Book Review of California Greenin’: How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader. By David Vogel. Political Science Quarterly.

Stokes, L.C. (2017). “How Can Foundations Change Public Policy? The Case For Funding Grassroots NGOs.” HistPhil.

Stokes, L.C. & Mildenberger, M. (2016). “The Politics of Equitable Climate Policy.” Scholars Strategy Network Brief.

Stokes, L.C. (2015). “Governments Who Push Popular Climate Policies can be Punished at the Ballot Box by Local and Vocal Minorities.” LSE US American Politics and Policy Blog.

Stokes, L.C. (2013). “The Benefits and Challenges of Using Feed-in Tariff Policies to Encourage Renewable Energy.” Scholars Strategy Network Brief.

Schenk, T., & Stokes, L.C. (2013). “The Power of Collaboration: Engaging all Parties in Renewable Energy Infrastructure Development.” IEEE Power and Energy Magazine.

Stokes, L.C., Selin, N.E., & Susskind, L. (2013). “The Mercury Negotiation Simulation.” Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School.

Stokes, L.C. (2013). Book Review of Global Environmental Governance Reconsidered. Edited by Frank Bierman and Philipp Pattberg. Review of Policy Research.

Stokes, L.C., & Lee, H. (2012). “Gainesville Regional Utility’s Feed-in Tariff Experiment.” Harvard Kennedy School of Government Case, 1963.0, Harvard University.

Griffith-Jones, S., Hedger, M. & Stokes, L.C. (2009). “The Role of Private Sector Investment in Increasing Climate Friendly Technologies in Developing Countries.” Research paper commissioned for United Nations World Economic & Social Survey 2009.