How Are China and the U.S. Building a Clean-Energy Workforce?

While China may not be at the cutting edge in terms of having the best talent yet, its knowledge base in clean energy is growing rapidly, said Gallagher. And compared with Europe and the United States, China has a key advantage in aiming to deliver a generation of new professionals and workers who are literate in the demands of clean energy. "No other nation has so many engineering professionals [as China has], and so this provides a strong foundation for development," she said.