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It is quite rare to find someone who is a first-class academic and analyst, and is also able to become a first-class activist, but Leah Stokes is a triple threat. A political scientist at UC Santa Barbara, she wrote the
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Leah Stokes' unique profile
Leah Stokes is a political scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), known for her expertise in climate policy and energy utilities.
She authored the book Short Circuiting Policy, which examines how utility companies influence energy policies in the United States.
Her work gained national attention when she played a key role in drafting the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, the largest climate legislation in U.S.
history.
Stokes’ contributions were made while she was also caring for her prematurely born twin daughters in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), highlighting the personal sacrifices involved in policy work.
Her new book, The Carbon Wave, provides an insider’s account of the legislative process behind the IRA, blending personal narrative with political analysis.
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