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With the rising challenges of mitigating both energy security and climate change vulnerabilities, the need for facilitating rapid introduction of new energy technologies that are cleaner and more efficient has never been higher. This course will examine the policy framework required to achieve this. It will begin with an overview of the elements needed to drive technology innovation in general, along with the types of policies to spur these elements. The course will then apply this analysis to the specifics of accelerating energy technology innovation, discussing a framework for energy technology policies. Strategies used to drive energy technology innovation in major countries around the world—including both OECD and the more advanced developing countries—will then be examined, beginning with the U.S.. The assessment of the United States will include an examination of its innovation system institutions: their strengths and gaps in driving energy technology innovation, including recent programs to address those gaps, and an analysis of what remains to be done. The course will conclude with an examination of approaches being considered to spur energy technology innovation as part of the climate negotiations. Since this course focuses on policies to achieve energy innovation, it is a good complement to the “Energy Technology Futures” course, which focuses on future technologies and their risks and benefits. <a href="http://bit.ly/2vS1hAZ" target="_blank">Click here to see a video introduction for the course.</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/1bebp5s" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>