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Research paper thumbnail of Winning and Losing Bets on Green Technologies

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010

As concerns over the recent economic malaise have combined with continuing concerns about climate... more As concerns over the recent economic malaise have combined with continuing concerns about climate change, many policy makers have held up a new generation of clean energy technologies as a way to address both problems at once. "We can hand over the jobs of the 21st century to our competitors, or we can confront what countries in Europe and Asia have already recognized as both a challenge and an opportunity: The nation that leads the world in creating new energy sources will be the nation that leads the 21st-century global economy."

Research paper thumbnail of Winning and Losing Bets on Green Technologies

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010

As concerns over the recent economic malaise have combined with continuing concerns about climate... more As concerns over the recent economic malaise have combined with continuing concerns about climate change, many policy makers have held up a new generation of clean energy technologies as a way to address both problems at once. "We can hand over the jobs of the 21st century to our competitors, or we can confront what countries in Europe and Asia have already recognized as both a challenge and an opportunity: The nation that leads the world in creating new energy sources will be the nation that leads the 21st-century global economy."

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