Georgia governor Brian Kemp, a Republican, was seen pitching his state as a clean-tech investment destination at a lunch hosted by the forum. Since the IRA’s passage at least 20 new or expanded clean energy manufacturing plants have been announced in the US, according to the American Clean Power Association. “We’re working with a number of European clean tech companies that are building into their model and expectation that they will have access to these [IRA] funds,” he said. “Europe has criticised the US for being too slow” on climate and clean energy policy, Mr Jensen said. New clean energy investments announced since the act have been announced in states led by Democratic and Republican governors.
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