Quad countries are working together to take action to address climate change. The Quad is supporting regional partners, in particular countries in the Pacific, with energy transition and to tackle the challenges posed by climate change.
Clean Energy Supply Chains
Secure and diversified clean energy supply chains are an integral part of the Indo-Pacific region’s enhanced collective energy security, emissions reduction goals and transition to a net zero future.
At the 2023 Quad Leaders’ Summit, Quad Leaders announced a Quad Statement of Principles on Clean Energy Supply Chains in the Indo-Pacific, which are designed to promote diverse, secure, transparent and resilient clean energy supply chains and support a just, sustainable, and inclusive clean energy transition.
Quad partners are taking action to support the implementation of the principles by announcing a Clean Energy Supply Chains Diversification Program. The program will support research and development, and feasibility study projects to support development and diversification of clean energy supply chains in the Indo-Pacific. Projects will focus on key supply chain areas of solar photovoltaics (PV), electrolysers and batteries.
Climate Information Services Taskforce
Globally, climate disasters are becoming more frequent. The impacts can be felt especially by countries in the Pacific. To address this, the Quad has established the Climate Information Services Taskforce as part of the Quad Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Package (Q-CHAMP) that was announced at the 2022 Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo. Through supporting the Pacific-led, Weather Ready Pacific initiative, the Taskforce will increase access to early warning systems and climate data through infrastructure and capacity building in the Pacific region.
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
The Quad is working with the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in India to support the sustainable development and resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to address climate and disaster risks.
Conservation collaboration
Quad partners are sharing nature-based solutions in the Indo-Pacific region to conserve critical seascapes, particularly coastal marine ecosystems such as coral reefs and mangroves.
Methane reduction in the natural gas sector
Quad partners are sharing best practices and practical initiatives for reducing methane in the natural gas sector.
Green shipping
Quad countries represent major maritime shipping hubs with some of the largest ports in the world. As a result, Quad countries are uniquely situated to deploy green-port infrastructure and clean-bunkering fuels at scale. Quad partners are working to facilitate green shipping corridors by 2025-2030, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the shipping value chain.
