Full Title: X-Change: The Race to the Top Cleantech Competition Between China, Europe, and the United States
Author(s): Kingsmill Bond, Sam Butler-Sloss, and Daan Walter
Publisher(s): Rocky Mountain Institute
Publication Date: March 9, 2024
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Description (excerpt):
X-Change: The Race to the Top is the fourth report of the X-Change series. The series analyzes the exponential growth of renewable energy technologies, demonstrating why and how major areas of the global energy system are achieving faster change than many realize. The series is produced by RMI in partnership with the Bezos Earth Fund and as a contribution to Systems Change Lab.
In X-Change: The Race to the Top, RMI looks at the contest between China, Europe, and the United States to make and deploy the energy technologies of the future. China is in the lead in many of the key cleantech races. However, as the report details, the game is still in its early stages and Europe and the United States have a lot to play for. Furthermore, the competition between these regions will speed up change in the Global South.
The report focuses on four races: clean technology supply chains, solar and wind deployment, electric vehicle (EV) sales, and electrification.