# Can the U.S. Compete with China? Fred Krupp Says "Yes"

*Published:* 2010-03-12
*Author:* Sharyn Stein

China’s growing economic power is a growing concern for many Americans. Can the U.S. continue to compete with China in the global marketplace?

In [a new piece for Reuters,](http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2010/03/11/can-the-u-s-compete-with-china-in-the-green-economy/?p=16521?tempedition=debatehub) EDF President [Fred Krupp](http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=870) says “yes” — through the power of comprehensive climate and energy legislation.

Fred talks about the new “tripartisan” effort to pass a climate and clean energy bill in the U.S. Senate.

He also talks about how that effort is our best hope to beat China in the world’s clean energy markets — and win the jobs those markets create:

> Along with Sens. Graham, Kerry, and Lieberman, I believe we can match the scale of China’s centralized industrial policy by fully deploying the engine of American prosperity: our marketplace. It is the only tool we have with the scale and capital to compete with China. If the U.S. puts a limit on carbon pollution, we will send a clear signal to the marketplace that will unleash a massive wave of private investment in low-carbon energy sources and technologies like carbon capture and storage that would allow us to compete with the Chinese. Only when American policy creates a profit motive for investors, inventors and entrepreneurs, will we have a chance to win the race.

You can read the [full piece](http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2010/03/11/can-the-u-s-compete-with-china-in-the-green-economy/?p=16521?tempedition=debatehub) here.