OPINION

Crafting a low-carbon future

Oped, Armond Cohen, Andreas Goldthau & Simone Tagliapietra, Published on 11/08/2023

» As Western governments face the increasingly urgent task of accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy, the pendulum has swung away from heavy reliance on markets to drive innovation towards state intervention. Fearing China's dominance in clean-tech supply chains and recognising the potential for job creation, the United States has put in place a wide range of industrial policies that support the development and deployment of green solutions.