Energy Technology Innovation Policy
The Energy Technology Innovation Policy (ETIP) research group identifies and and promotes the adoption of effective strategies for developing and deploying clean energy technologies for deep reductions in carbon emissions. The project focuses on the United States, China, and India—the three largest emitters of greenhouse gases on the planet.
About ETIP
The Energy Technology Innovation Policy (ETIP) research group was motivated by the idea that accelerating energy technology innovation in industrial nations such as the United States, and in developing nations such as China and India, was essential to meet the challenges posed by global climate change.
In its early years, ETIP focused heavily on innovation processes broadly: government-industry-academic interactions; links and feedbacks across research, development, demonstration, and deployment; understanding learning curves; and the adequacy of national R&D budgets and programs to meet the climate challenge.
Today, in its second decade, ETIP's efforts center on technological and policy pathways to deep reductions in carbon emissions by mid-century, including cross-cutting work on carbon capture, use, and sequestration, green hydrogen, heat pumps, methane, and more.
Related Programs
We are a joint initiative of the Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program and the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program.
United States
We conduct research to support the United States' goals to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation by 2035 and to reach net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050.
China
We collaborate with partners at Tsinghua University and other Chinese institutions to identify pathways and challenges to China's goals to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.
India
We collaborate with partners at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and other Indian institutions to analyze energy challenges in India's electricity and transportation sectors, as well as related issues such as energy access and water consumption.
India - The New Global Green Hydrogen Powerhouse?
Energy Innovation Systems
We take a systems approach to energy innovation by analyzing the role of policy across different actors and sectors, with a focus on the electricity and transportation sectors.
Leadership
Our Co-Chairs have served in high-level government, academic, and nonprofit positions.
