Popp, David
The Role of Technological Change in Green Growth David Popp [electronic resource] / David Popp - Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2012 - 1 online resource (61 p.) - Policy research working papers. World Bank e-Library. .
By reducing the costs of environmental protection, technological change is important for promoting green growth. This entails both the creation of new technologies and more widespread deployment of existing green technologies. This paper reviews the literature on environmentally friendly technological change, with a focus on lessons relevant to developing countries. It begins with a discussion of the data available for measuring the various steps of technological change. It continues with a discussion of sources of environmental innovation. Given that most innovation is concentrated in a few rich countries, this leads to a discussion of the remaining role for lower-income countries, followed by a discussion of technology transfer. Because of the importance of market failures, the paper discusses the role of both technology policy and environmental policy for promoting environmentally friendly technological change. The review concludes with a discussion of what environmental economists can learn from other fields.
10.1596/1813-9450-6239
Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
Diffusion
E-Business
Energy
Environment
Environmental Economics & Policies
Environmental policy
ICT Policy and Strategies
Innovation
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
Technology Industry
Technology transfer
The Role of Technological Change in Green Growth David Popp [electronic resource] / David Popp - Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2012 - 1 online resource (61 p.) - Policy research working papers. World Bank e-Library. .
By reducing the costs of environmental protection, technological change is important for promoting green growth. This entails both the creation of new technologies and more widespread deployment of existing green technologies. This paper reviews the literature on environmentally friendly technological change, with a focus on lessons relevant to developing countries. It begins with a discussion of the data available for measuring the various steps of technological change. It continues with a discussion of sources of environmental innovation. Given that most innovation is concentrated in a few rich countries, this leads to a discussion of the remaining role for lower-income countries, followed by a discussion of technology transfer. Because of the importance of market failures, the paper discusses the role of both technology policy and environmental policy for promoting environmentally friendly technological change. The review concludes with a discussion of what environmental economists can learn from other fields.
10.1596/1813-9450-6239
Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
Diffusion
E-Business
Energy
Environment
Environmental Economics & Policies
Environmental policy
ICT Policy and Strategies
Innovation
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
Technology Industry
Technology transfer