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Eco-innovation and emissions trading: A sector analysis for European countries
Journal Title
International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management
Year (definitive publication)
2021
Language
English
Country
Denmark
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Abstract
This article aims to assess the impact of a specific regulation, namely the European Union
emission trading system (EU-ETS) on the Eco-Innovation (EI) activities of the companies, to
evaluate its effectiveness in changing the companies’ environmental behavior. It also intends to
empirically examine whether the EU-ETS and its ‘stringency’ are significantly related to EI,
taking into account both the internal and external factors that might be correlated with EI. To this
end, we develop a cross-sectional framework using the Community Innovation Survey (CIS) data
and create a stringency indicator for the period between 2012-2014 for 13 European countries.
We found that the EU-ETS has limited and some controversial effects. Furthermore, technology
policies emerge as an important element of the policy mix complementing climate policy. Based
on our findings, we make recommendations for policymakers on how to improve the existing
policy mix.
Acknowledgements
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Keywords
Community Innovation Survey (CIS),Eco-innovation,Emissions,European carbon market
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Economics and Business - Social Sciences
- Social and Economic Geography - Social Sciences
Funding Records
| Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
|---|---|
| UIDB/04058/2020 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| UIDB/00315/2020 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
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