Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships for the Energy Transition | EU-Global South Policy Dialogue : Concept Note

Verma, Piyush and Prasanna, Medha and Arkalji, Caroline (2026) Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships for the Energy Transition | EU-Global South Policy Dialogue : Concept Note. In: EU-Global South Policy Dialogue: Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships for the Energy Transition, 2026-04-22 - 2026-04-22.

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Abstract

Observer Research Foundation (ORF) America convened an EU–Global South policy dialogue in Brussels on Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships (CTIPs) for the Energy Transition. This day-long conference brought together policymakers, industry leaders, and experts at a moment when trade policy is rapidly becoming central to how countries pursue clean energy, industrial growth, and economic competitiveness. As clean technologies, from renewable power and hydrogen to batteries and critical minerals, become deeply embedded in global value chains, CTIPs are emerging as a new model that links trade, industrial cooperation, and investment in a more integrated way. It is against this backdrop that the dialogue examined how CTIPs can strengthen supply chain resilience, unlock investment in clean industries, and enable more effective and mutually beneficial clean technology partnerships between Europe and Global South economies.