Download a comprehensive guide to the challenges and opportunities awaiting the Ceres Policy Network this year
Dear John,
2025 was rough, but there were some bright spots.
U.S. public policy took a major step back from modernizing its economy through clean energy development and deployment. Tax credits that had unleashed private investment were curtailed. Standards that had spurred innovation came under assault. Major energy projects that were almost completed were ordered stopped in their tracks. And the certainty that businesses rely upon was upended. Meanwhile, the federal government took action to repeal a policy cornerstone, denying itself the ability to even attempt to address the immense economic and public health risks of climate change.
But even with these setbacks, 2025 was a successful year for the Ceres Policy Network. It was a different form of ‘success’ -- one marked less by the policy advancements we’ve made and more by the inroads we’ve built and the foundations we’ve fortified. It’s a success worth celebrating, and it helps chart the path forward.
Our 2026 Policy Outlook is our guide toward charting that path. It highlights the actions businesses can take at both the federal and state levels to build a clean, just and resilient economy.
Ceres is proud to share it with you, and we’ll be working with the companies in our Policy Network and beyond to make as much progress as we can in the coming year.
Thank you,
The Ceres Policy Network team
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