OECD Studies On Environmental Innovation Energy And Climate Policy: Bending The Technological Trajectory

Technological innovation can lower the cost of achieving environmental objectives, so it is important to understand how environmental policy design and technological innovation are linked. This is particularly true in the area of climate change where the estimated future costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions are affected greatly by the technological trajectory of the economy. While we suspect that public policy can play an important role in accelerating the development and diffusion of climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies, empirical evidence in this area remains scant. This book presents a series of papers that explore the extent to which technological innovation can lower the cost of achieving climate change mitigation objectives.Table of Content :AcronymsExecutive summaryChapter 1. Recent trends in innovation in climate change mitigation technologies by Ivan Haèiè, Fleur Watson, Nick Johnstone and Chris Kaminker1. Introduction2. Construction of patent indicators3. Evidence of CCMT inventive activity4. Technology transfer, knowledge spillovers and research co-operation 5. Lessons from studies on renewable energy and energy efficiency 6. Conclusions References Annex 1.A1. List of CCMT fields available in OECD.stat Annex 1.A2.Supplementary dataChapter 2.The determinants of innovation in electricity generation technologies: A patent data analysis by Elisa Lanzi, Ivan Haèiè and Nick Johnstone1. Introduction 2. Patent data in the electricity sector 3. The determinants of innovation in the sector 4. Model specification, estimation method and results5. Concluding remarks ReferencesAnnex 2.A1.Selected patent data classes for fuel-based technologies Chapter 3.Technological change, fuel efficiency and carbon intensity in electricity generation: A cross-country empirical study by Elena Verdolini, Nick Johnstone and Ivan Haèiè1. Introduction2. The electricity sector and fuel efficiency 3. Efficiency in fossil-fuel electricity generation: Definitions and trends 4. Patent data on fuel-efficiency innovation5. Estimation results 6. Efficiency determinants and carbon intensity7. ConclusionReferencesAnnex 3.A1.Emission factors (tonne of CO2/TJ) Chapter 4.Increasing the penetration of intermittent renewable energy: Innovation in energy storage and grid management by Nick Johnstone and Ivan Haèiè1. Introduction 2. Intermittency in renewable energy generation and system flexibility 3. Innovation in energy storage and grid management 4. Determinants of innovation in energy storage and grid management 5. Conclusions and further researchReferences Chapter 5.International technology agreements for climate change: Analysis based on co-invention data by Nadja Kahrobaie, Ivan Haèiè and Nick Johnstone1. Introduction 2. Literature review3. International research collaboration in CCMTs 4. The implementing agreements and co-invention in CCMTs 5. Modelling strategy and results6. ConclusionsReferencesChapter 6.Energy and climate policy: Conclusions and further policy research by Nick Johnstone and Ivan Haèiè