“There is no reason why the United States should not compete vigorously for the high-tech, high-wage clean energy jobs that will result from the tremendous growth of the global clean energy industry,” argues Devon Swezey (Project Director at the Breakthrough Institute and fellow co-author of “Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant“) in a column at Forbes Energy Source, “It’s Not All Good: Why You Should Worry About the Clean Energy Race.”  Swezey responds to critics who have argued that the United States shouldn’t worry about the growing clean energy race with Asia:

“Despite the mounting evidence, many have dismissed the idea that the United States is competing in a “clean energy race” with China, or that it matters. Some critics assert that characterizing the intense competition as a “race” obscures the climate benefits of greater clean energy deployment throughout the world and the “win-win” nature of a global clean energy economy.”

Swezey challenges these assertions one by one, making a strong case for a national strategy for clean energy competitiveness.  For more on this topic, also see our article in The Stanford Daily, “Winning the Clean Energy Race: A New Strategy for American Leadership.”