Consumption, Innovation and the Environment

OECD has long been examining policies to reduce the negative environmental impacts of consumption and production. It addresses household consumptioncorporate behaviour, technological innovation and public procurement (read more).

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International Technology Agreements for Climate Change: Analysis based on Co-Invention Data - Environment Working Paper No. 42

20-Mar-2012

This paper examines the effect of multilateral energy technology initiatives, so called "Implementing Agreements", on international research collaboration in seven important climate change mitigation technologies.

Invention and Transfer of Environmental Technologies

03-Oct-2011

Improved understanding of the relationship between public policy and environmental innovation is crucial to the design of environmentally effective and economically efficient environmental  policies. However, hard evidence remains scarce. In an effort to fill this gap, this series brings together the results of a number of projects undertaken at the OECD Environment Directorate, exploring the links between environmental policy and innovation.

Climate Policy and Technological Innovation and Transfer: An Overview of Trends and Recent Empirical Results

05-Jan-2011

Based on a new dataset, the paper summarises recent evidence on the generation and international diffusion of selected climate change mitigation technologies (CCMTs) and their respective links to key policies. The data covers a selection of technology fields (renewable energy sources and ‘clean’ coal) and all countries over the last 30-35 years.

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