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title: "Green Mercantilism: Threat to the Clean Energy Economy"
summary: |-
  ITIF Senior Analyst Matthew Stepp talks us through the new report "Green Mercantilism: Threat to the Clean Energy Economy," highlighting the current problems, exposing myths about energy innovation, and suggestions to combat green mercantilism in the future.
date: "2012-06-15"
issues: ["Clean Energy Innovation"]
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/media/green-mercantilism-threat-clean-energy-economy/"
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# Green Mercantilism: Threat to the Clean Energy Economy

ITIF Senior Analyst Matthew Stepp talks us through the new report "Green Mercantilism: Threat to the Clean Energy Economy," highlighting the current problems, exposing myths about energy innovation, and suggestions to combat green mercantilism in the future.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/media/green-mercantilism-threat-clean-energy-economy/*