Strengthening Supply Chains for US Decarbonization
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The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act provides new sources of capital and incentives for accelerating net-zero efforts. The law concurrently seeks to shift supply chains vital for US decarbonization to domestic sources and, more selectively, to links with free-trade partners. However, challenges abound. This policy paper responds by exploring opportunities inherent to rapidly creating just, low-carbon, and sustainable supply chains for key sectors of the US economy.
These recommendations center upon the following key efforts:
- Expediting permitting for critical decarbonization materials
- Applying exceptions and special waivers on domestic content
- Incentivizing recycling and materials innovation
- Applying domestic content guidance progressively
- Developing human capital
- Developing decarbonization clusters
- Expanding domestic exploration incentives
- Prioritizing friendshoring, risk reduction, and low-carbon trade in foreign policy
This report is part of Keys to the US Energy Transition: An Energy Pathways USA Series.
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Ewing, John, Rachel Earnhardt, Maria Carlson and Joy Reeves (2023). Strengthening Supply Chains for US Decarbonization. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/31693.
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John Jackson Ewing
Jackson Ewing is director of energy and climate policy at the Nicholas Institute of Energy, Environment & Sustainability at Duke University. He is also an adjunct associate professor at the Nicholas School of the Environment and a faculty affiliate with the Duke Center for International Development at the Sanford School of Public Policy. He works closely with the Duke Kunshan University Environmental Research Center and International Masters of Environmental Policy programs to build policy research collaboration across Duke platforms in the United States and China.
Prior to joining Duke, Ewing was director of Asian Sustainability at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York, where he led projects on Asian carbon market cooperation and sustainable resource development in the ASEAN Economic Community. He previously served as a MacArthur Fellow and head of the Environment, Climate Change and Food Security Program at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, and has worked throughout Asia with actors in government, the private sector, civil society, and international organizations.
Ewing publishes widely through a range of mediums and is a regular contributor to radio, television and print media. He holds a doctorate in environmental security and master's degree in international relations from Australia’s Bond University, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the College of Charleston.Material is made available in this collection at the direction of authors according to their understanding of their rights in that material. You may download and use these materials in any manner not prohibited by copyright or other applicable law.