America’s industrial sector powers the economy, supports good-paying jobs, and fuels innovation nationwide. However, it faces growing pressure to modernize, reduce pollution, and stay competitive in a changing world.
At the Great Plains Institute (GPI), we’re expanding our strategy to support industrial innovation that improves air quality, strengthens manufacturing, and positions the US for long-term economic leadership while advancing toward a net-zero emissions future.
Fostering industrial innovation and economic growth through partnerships
Meeting today’s industrial challenges requires a multi-pronged approach. Robust carbon management strategies, including carbon capture, removal, transport, storage, and reuse, are a critical part of the solution alongside energy efficiency, electrification, and clean fuels. GPI is concentrating on the policies and partnerships needed to accelerate deployment and deliver these benefits at scale.
Building on our decades of experience convening stakeholders, shaping effective policies, and advancing deployment, we’re broadening our work to address the economic, regulatory, and infrastructure barriers that stand in the way of industrial innovation. Our initiatives bring together leaders from industry, labor, environmental organizations, government, and Tribal nations to advance solutions that support clean, competitive, and resilient industrial growth.
With a clear 2030 vision, we are working to align public-private collaboration, build infrastructure readiness, and ensure policy stability by updating key incentives like the 45Q tax credit and addressing barriers like permitting delays and siting challenges, all while prioritizing community engagement and safety.
GPI is also expanding its leadership in key regions like Texas, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Louisiana, supporting responsible carbon management projects through regulatory engagement, workforce development, and close collaboration with communities and state partners.
Building the future of industrial innovation
Industrial innovation isn’t just about supply-side solutions. On the demand side, we’re supporting electrification for low- and medium-temperature heat, advancing alternative fuels for high-temperature processes, and working to modernize power markets so early adopters can succeed. At the same time, we’re promoting carbon accounting standards, product labeling, and environmental product declarations to give buyers confidence in low-carbon products.
Technology alone won’t take us there. We need market transformation. That means investing in research, scaling deployment, and building the workforce and infrastructure to turn innovation into lasting impact.
GPI is expanding our capacity and commitment to industrial decarbonization—not just to reduce emissions but to support American manufacturing, grow good-paying jobs, and deliver real climate and economic benefits to communities nationwide.
Supporting a modern, competitive, and low-carbon industrial sector isn’t a future goal; it’s a current imperative.
There’s a robust, nationwide carbon management policy discussion shaping the future of this field with new updates coming in frequently. Follow along with our legislative tracker.
