Andrew Chung

Closing the Clean Energy Investment Gap

Greg Dalton, Andrew Chung, Lynn Jurich, Andy Karsner, John Woolard

A diverse panel of industry leaders and policymakers converges to address a projected $30 to $44 trillion global investment gap in energy infrastructure while debating the optimal balance between distributed solar, centralized grids, and nuclear power. Key figures including John Woolard, Lynn Jurich, and Andrew Chung identify inconsistent regulatory frameworks and the "bait-and-switch" tactics of Public Utility Commissions as primary deterrents to private capital, urging the adoption of standardized green bond definitions and new financial vehicles to mobilize sovereign wealth funds. The discussion concludes with a consensus that scaling existing technologies through hybrid grid models and leveraging international capital markets is more immediately critical than relying solely on early-stage "moonshot" research to achieve decarbonization targets.