The United States has been the largest economy in the world through much of the 20th century and into the 21st century, making it responsible for a huge portion of greenhouse gas emissions, but also enabling the creation of clean technologies, often through direct government initiatives.

Given its resources, the United States is well placed to take a leading role with regards to funding and coordinating research, development, and demonstration of clean energy technologies and systems. More widely. Such R & D should help make existing and emerging technologies cheaper and more scalable, enabling other countries to transition away from fossil fuels more quickly too. Still, getting government funding for such R&D projects can be difficult. There is also the risk that money will not be spent strategically, such as on R&D for technologies that could not become commercial in time to play a significant role in climate solutions, or on technologies that only slightly reduce emissions. Still, such efforts remain crucially important.

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• How Clean Energy R&D Policy Can Help Meet Decarbonization Goals (Forbes)

• Global status of clean energy innovation in 2020 (International Energy Agency, IEA)

• Some community energy groups work to push the boundaries of clean energy, acting as a lab for new technologies. You could see if there are any such groups you might be able to join or support.

• Ask your political representatives to invest in, or otherwise support clean energy R&D. 

• Support, Join, or Donate to an organization that works to improve access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy. Sustainable Energy for All, for example, aims to ensure everybody has access to such energy by 2030.