NYC Climate Week 2026: Clean Energy Supply Chains in the Era of Industrial Policy

Join us to discuss Clean Energy Supply Chains in the Era of Industrial Policy during Climate Week NYC 2026.

Title

Clean Energy Supply Chains in the Era of Industrial Policy

Time

September 23, 2026

9:00AM - 10:15AM ET

Venue

Online via Zoom.

About

Achieving global climate goals requires deploying clean energy technologies at unprecedented speed, which relies on building supply chains that are resilient, sustainable, and economically beneficial. Recent geopolitical tensions, industrial policies, trade disputes, and national security concerns have fundamentally reshaped how governments and businesses think about clean energy manufacturing and international cooperation. This panel will examine one of the defining challenges of the energy transition: how can countries strengthen energy security and domestic industries without slowing the deployment of affordable clean technologies? Drawing on new research on solar photovoltaics, offshore wind, and electric vehicles, the discussion will explore the evolving relationship between climate policy, industrial competitiveness, and international development. Topics include the trade-offs between resilience and cost, the opportunities and challenges of Chinese participation in global clean energy industries, the future of industrial policy in North America and Europe, and pathways toward more diversified and cooperative supply chains that can accelerate, not hinder, the global energy transition.

Welcome

Moderator

Panelists

References

• Sun, Yixian, Freya Chant, Ciara O’Brien, et al. 2025. China and Global Sustainability Transition Outlook 2025: China’s Emerging Leadership in Global Sustainability Governance amid Geopolitical Turbulence. SGAIN Policy Report. University of Bath. https://sgain.org/china-and-global-sustainability-transition-outlook-2025.
• Michal Meidan, Anders Hove. 2025. Chinese participation in Europe’s offshore wind sector: the good, the bad and the unknown. https://www.oxfordenergy.org/publications/chinese-participation-in-europes-offshore-wind-sector-the-good-the-bad-and-the-unknown/
• Kate Logan, Taylah Bland. 2026. Plugging In, Charging Ahead: Comparing EU and Canadian Approaches to Chinese Investment in the Electric Vehicle Sector. https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/plugging-charging-ahead-comparing-eu-and-canadian-approaches-chinese-investment-electric-vehicle
• Kaifang Luo, Fan Dai, Jessica Gordon, Xueqin Cui, Fredrich Kahrl, and Gang He. 2026. The solar supply chain trilemma: Sustainability, resilience, and economic opportunity in an era of industrial policy. Submitted.

Acknowledgment

Hosted by the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College, City University of New York.

With support from the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations’ Public Intellectuals Program, which is generously funded by The Andrew Carnegie Foundation.