Competing for Clean Growth: Net Zero as a National Advantage

Around the world, a new wave of industrial transformation is underway. Economies that embed net zero at the core of their growth strategy are attracting investment, accelerating innovation, and building resilience into their energy and manufacturing systems. Nations are moving fast to capture the next era of economic growth, one defined by clean technologies, secure supply chains, and long-term competitiveness. This session will explore how successful transitions are being achieved.

• What national strategies are driving investment, innovation, and job creation through net zero?
• How are leading economies using policy certainty and incentives to crowd in private capital and scale clean technologies?
• What conditions enable emerging economies to leapfrog fossil pathways and compete in new clean industries?
• How can public, private, and regional partnerships ensure the transition delivers both resilience and economic renewal?