Quad nations commit to expanding clean energy manufacturing, diversifying Indo-Pacific supply chains

The parties commit to expanding the manufacturing of clean energy technologies and enabling commercial-scale production capabilities.

Who it concerns: The statement involves the Quad nations (implied by the title and context of 'States endorsing this Statement'). It concerns the clean energy sector, including industries involved in manufacturing critical devices, components, and systems, as well as the workforce, research and development (RD&D) entities, and companies providing decarbonisation solutions.

What was agreed

• Diversifying clean energy supply chains in the Indo-Pacific
• Expanding manufacturing of clean energy technologies
• Enabling commercial-scale production capabilities for critical devices, components, and systems
• Creating job opportunities through targeted skills development
• Exploring inter-operability in technical standards, policies, and measures
• Promoting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices
• Encouraging public and private investment in clean energy research, development & demonstration (RD&D)
• Incentivising companies to proliferate decarbonisation solutions

Also in the document

• The statement emphasizes the need to bridge the gap between pilot and commercial scale projects.
• It highlights the importance of sharing lessons-learned from policy design and implementation to scale-up new technologies.