May 4, 2026
Between 2023 and 2026, there was a 22.3% increase in the number of local ordinances restricting clean energy development across the United States. These ordinances are a major obstacle to communities that would economically benefit the most from a clean energy transition. Federico (Fede) Holm, Ph.D., M.S., Research Scientist at the Center for Progressive Reform, joins Just Solutions to unpack why this is happening and what needs to be done to create better laws that regulate development and benefit communities.
Dr. Holm has held research appointments as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan and Colorado State University. His research on environmental policy and governance has been published in journals such as Climate Policy, Energy Research & Social Science, Review of Policy Research, and Society & Natural Resources, among others. Dr. Holm graduated from the Catholic University of Cordoba (Argentina), where he received a B.A. in International Relations. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees from the School of Environment and Natural Resources at the Ohio State University, where he wrote his doctoral dissertation on climate and energy policy at the federal and state levels. He also holds an appointment as Affiliate in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University.
RESOURCES TO LEARN MORE:
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Full Analysis: “The Pathway to a Just Transition Grows Steeper”
“Farm size, spatial externalities, and wind energy development”
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Tool:
Interactive Map: Counties Facing the Highest Risk of Missing Out on the Clean Energy Transition
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