EPA, Commerce Launch Initiative to Boost Environment-Related Exports
The Environmental Technologies Export Initiative announced by the Commerce Department and the Environmental Protection Agency builds on the National Export Initiative, which aims to double U.S. exports by the end of 2014 and support millions of American jobs, officials said at the Initiative announcement May 14 at the EPA's first Technology Market Summit.
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"When it comes to technology that conserves resources and protects the environment, America leads the rest of the world by a mile," said EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. "As other countries start to take environmental challenges more and more seriously, there is a growing global market for the technologies that have been and continue to be developed by innovators on our shores. Today we're taking steps make it easier for American companies to enter and succeed in that market."
The EPA initiative includes a web-based tool, scheduled to be launched this fall and hosted on export.gov, that offers U.S. environmental companies detailed information on U.S. government support activities including market research, scientific analysis, regulatory information, and financial support programs. EPA and Commerce will also partner with trade associations to highlight growth opportunities for U.S. companies by increasing access to EPA's scientific, technical and regulatory information and Commerce's foreign market analysis and export promotion infrastructure.