Empowering the United States as a Global Leader in Low-Carbon Technologies
Key Ideas
- The United States is poised to lead in low-carbon technologies through partnerships with emerging markets like Indonesia, India, and Brazil.
- Strategies like the ANEW Partnership and LOCAL Deployment initiative aim to facilitate the deployment of U.S. technologies abroad.
- Continued innovation is crucial for improving global energy access, affordability, security, and emissions.
- Exporting innovative technologies presents an economic and geopolitical opportunity for the United States.
The United States is strategically positioned to become a global leader in low-carbon technologies by partnering with emerging markets such as Indonesia, India, and Brazil. The brief focuses on three case studies that pair different technologies like carbon capture, long-duration energy storage, and hydrogen with specific partner countries. Key deployment enablers identified include capacity building, regulatory environments, demand creation, and finance structures. The proposal of an 'American New Energies for the World' (ANEW) Partnership aims to connect U.S. technology providers with emerging markets, while the 'Low-Carbon Loci' (LOCAL) Deployment initiative would demonstrate U.S. technologies domestically to foster knowledge-sharing and regulatory alignment in partner countries.
The United States has made significant progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering the costs of renewable energy. The brief emphasizes the importance of continued innovation to enhance global energy access, affordability, security, and emissions reductions. Exporting innovative technologies is seen as both an economic and geopolitical opportunity for the United States, similar to the success already seen in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and plans for nuclear energy expansion domestically.
The case studies delve into opportunities for U.S. innovations to be deployed in key countries, focusing on driving emissions reductions and setting international standards. Through workshops and expert insights, the brief highlights how U.S. strategies can capitalize on comparative advantages in deploying low-carbon technologies abroad. Diplomatic efforts, trade rules, financing provisions, and technical assistance are identified as key enablers of these opportunities.
Topics
Projects
Renewable Energy
Energy Security
Innovation
Technology Deployment
Emerging Markets
Global Partnerships
Economic Progress
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