How societies and energy systems develop in the Indo-Pacific region will be critical to global efforts to deploy clean energy and reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Active engagement by the United States in building frameworks to support and accelerate clean energy projects—as a leader, an organizer, and a facilitator—can contribute significantly to success while advancing wider American objectives at a time of growing geopolitical competition. Regional frameworks are valuable tools in any such effort.
Energy resources, technologies, and systems are geopolitically significant because they include infrastructure that is critical to security and to modern economies. As a result, energy resources, technologies, and systems can create strategic opportunities or vulnerabilities. New energy technologies accentuate this by reshaping energy systems; governments and…
A Clean Energy Strategy for the Indo-Pacific
