Alana joined GPI in 2024 as a program associate on the Carbon Management team, specifically supporting the Industrial Innovation Initiative, where she helps to advance industrial decarbonization through GPI’s consensus-building approach. Alana previously worked as an account executive at Jamf, where she helped current K-12 education customers improve and scale the management and security of their Apple device deployments. Alana has spent most of her professional years working with Minnesota nonprofits, including two years as an AmeriCorps member with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. She holds a bachelor’s degree in community environmental studies from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Category: Blog
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EPA Awards $636 Million in Grants for Industrial Projects
On July 22, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $4.3 billion in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) to states, tribes, municipalities, and coalitions of these entities. Authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act, the CPRG program supports the development and implementation of ambitious state and local plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air…
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OCED Awards $6 Billion in Grants for Industrialization Decarbonization
On March 25, the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) at the Department of Energy announced that it had selected thirty-three projects to receive up to $6 billion in funding through the Industrial Demonstrations Program. Matching funds provided by recipients will generate a total investment of more than $20 billion in these projects. The awards…
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Industrial Innovation Initiative Brings Industrial Decarbonization Recommendations to Capitol Hill
Industry, labor, and nonprofit representatives recently headed to Capitol Hill to advocate for federal policies that can put the industrial sector on track to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, both a national and global goal to curb the worst potential effects of climate change. The Industrial Innovation Initiative (I3), run by the Great Plains Institute (GPI)…
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Midcontinent Industrial Emissions Present Challenge & Opportunity
Industry is the third highest-emitting sector in the US economy and has less obvious carbon reduction pathways in comparison to electricity and transportation, where the vast majority of decarbonization discussions have focused. This post introduces the current landscape of emissions in the US industrial heartland, the Midcontinent region, to inform discussions of carbon reduction pathways….
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Hubs on the Horizon: Scaling Carbon and Hydrogen Decarbonization Solutions
The Industrial Innovation Initiative (I3) and partners at Clean Air Task Force (CATF), the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), hosted its first in-person convening of participants and industrial decarbonization stakeholders on June 8, 2022, in Washington D.C. The event served as a forum to discuss the latest developments…
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Decarbonizing Industry by 2050: A Federal and State Policy Blueprint
Minneapolis, MN/Washington, DC – A new report from the Industrial Innovation Initiative (I3), an industry-labor-NGO partnership, recommends a suite of policies for congressional and state action designed to help American industry decarbonize while retaining high-wage jobs, technological leadership and economic competitiveness. The report, Decarbonizing Industry by 2050: A Federal and State Policy Blueprint, is the…
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About I3: Paving the Way for Industrial Sector Decarbonization by Midcentury
About I3: Paving the Way for Industrial Sector Decarbonization by Midcentury The Industrial Innovation Initiative (I3) is an ambitious and diverse coalition that aims to drive emissions reductions and economic investment in key US industrial sectors. I3 values a stable climate, a safe and healthy environment, thriving livelihoods for American workers, and a strong US economy. Therefore, I3 supports policies that will put…
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What does ‘green’ procurement mean? Initiatives and standards for cement and steel
Decarbonizing cement and steel production will be critical to achieving national and global climate goals, but it has been slower than in other sectors – like transportation and power – for several reasons. One prominent reason is the role of carbon dioxide (CO2)-emitting chemical processes in steel and cement production. Alongside entrenched manufacturing practices, slow…
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Advancing the market for clean energy technologies and low-carbon products
Advancing the market for clean energy technologies and low-carbon products The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) at the United States Department of Energy has a crucial role to play in advancing the technology and market solutions needed to significantly decarbonize the industrial sector. The Industrial Innovation Initiative prepared a response to OCED’s recent request…
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How Hydrogen Hubs Will Support Jobs
Applications for the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) program are due today, April 7, marking the start of proposal review after months of activity at the state and regional levels. This fall, the US Department of Energy (DOE) will select six to 10 hydrogen hubs that will provide the connective tissue for a national clean…