scholarly journals Technology transfer, climate change mitigation, and environmental patent impact on sustainability and economic growth: A comparison of European countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 119770 ◽  
Author(s):  
João J.M. Ferreira ◽  
Cristina I. Fernandes ◽  
Fernando A.F. Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Transfer Climate ◽  
Change Mitigation

scholarly journals Investigating the effects of environmental patents and climate change mitigation technologies on sustainable economic growth in the Middle East

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadegh Abedi ◽  
Mehrnaz Moeenian
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Middle East Countries ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth ◽  
Change Mitigation

Abstract Sustainable economic growth and identifying factors affecting it are among the important issues which have always received attention from researchers of different countries. Accordingly, one of the factors affecting economic growth, which has received attention from researchers in the developed countries over recent years, is the issue of environmental technologies that enter the economic cycle of other countries after being patented through technology transfer. The current research investigated the role of the environment-related patents and the effects of the patented technological innovations compatible with climate change mitigation on the economic growth and development in the Middle East countries within a specific time period. The required data were gathered from the valid global databases, including Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and World Bank and have been analyzed using multi-linear regression methods and econometric models with Eviews 10 software. The obtained results with 95% confidence level show that the environmental patents (β = 0.02) and environment management (β = 0.04) and technologies related to the climate change mitigation (β = 0.02) have a significant positive impact on the sustainable economic development and growth rate in the studied countries. Such a study helps innovators and policymakers in policy decisions related to sustainable development programs from the perspective of environmentally friendly technologies by demonstrating the role of patents in three important environmental areas, namely environmental management, water-related adaptation and climate change mitigation, as one of the factors influencing sustainable economic growth.

scholarly journals Review Essay: The Importance of Climate-change Economics // Ensayo reseña: La importancia de la economía del cambio climático

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-176
Author(s):  
Charles Whitney
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Well Being ◽  
General Transformation ◽  
Humanistic Study ◽  
The One ◽  
Change Mitigation

The economics of climate-change mitigation has become a central problem in the struggle to address increasing climate threats, and should become a concern of humanistic study and education.  This essay concerns three recent, major studies on this subject.  The first mixes mainstream and ecological economics and calls for relatively radical changes in manufacturing, finance, and regulation that would limit economic growth and environmental destruction, while increasing well-being.  The second offers a more integrated plan of how a policy can be developed and actually implemented, but fails to justify its assumptions or demonstrate its reliability.  The third argues that the full range of economic study must be integrated in new initiatives to co-ordinate a general transformation of economic activity worldwide, to center it on climate-change mitigation.  On the one hand, all the books offer some excellent proposals, although the demand for continuing economic growth may continue to limit their adoption.  On the other hand, none of the books gives sufficient attention to the developing world and none attributes intrinsic value to the non-human world. Resumen             La mitigación de la economía del cambio climático se ha convertido en un problema central en la lucha por abordar las crecientes amenazas climáticas, y debería convertirse en un asunto de interés para las humanidades y la educación. Este ensayo se centra en tres importantes y recientes estudios sobre el tema. El primero mezcla la economía convencional y la ecológica, y exige cambios relativamente radicales en la fabricación, financiación y regulación que limitarían el crecimiento económico y la destrucción medioambiental, al mismo tiempo que aumentarían el bienestar. El segundo ofrece un  plan más integrado de cómo una política puede desarrollarse y, de hecho, implementarse, pero no llega a justificar sus suposiciones ni a demostrar su fiabilidad. El tercero argumenta que toda la gama de estudio económico debe integrarse en nuevas iniciativas para coordinar una transformación general de la actividad económica mundial, para centrarla en la mitigación del cambio climático. Por un lado, todos los libros ofrecen algunas propuestas excelentes, aunque la demanda de continuar con el crecimiento económico pude seguir limitando su adopción. Por otro lado, ninguno de los libros presta suficiente atención a los países en desarrollo, y ninguno atribuye valor intrínseco al mundo no-humano. 

scholarly journals Increased Fossil Fuel Consumption and Its Impact on Energy Efficiency and Economic Growth

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Kehinde Damilola Ilesanmi ◽  
Devi Datt Tewari
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Change Mitigation

Energy efficiency improvement is believed to be an effective means of reducing energy consumption thereby reducing green-house gas emission and as well promoting sustainable economic development. Therefore, ascertaining the energy efficiency level will guide policy makers on the right kind policy intervention that will guarantee energy security, climate change mitigation and sustainable growth and development. The study employed a multivariate regression technique to estimation of the impact of a change in the energy structure on aggregate energy efficiency and economic growth. It was revealed in the study that, though an increase usage of fossil fuel is an important factor input for economic growth, however, it is inimical to the efforts aimed at combating climate change. The study also revealed that the marginal efficiency of the energy inputs is important for ensuring increased output as well as sustainable energy supply. Energy efficiency was seen as a mechanism for improving optimal energy utilization. Therefore, improving the level of energy efficiency will significantly assist in providing clean energy coupled with achieving sustainable development goals. This will benefit the nation in terms of ensuring energy security together with climate change mitigation. Policy makers should also focus more on investing in energy efficiency promoting technologies in order to reduce the per capita energy consumption without compromising the economic output level.   Received: 16 June 2021 / Accepted: 7 November 2021 / Published: 3 January 2022

scholarly journals Market barriers for voluntary climate change mitigation in the South African private sector

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 639-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derick De Jongh ◽  
Carmen Möllmann
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
South African ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Voluntary Action ◽  
The South ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Change Mitigation

A key challenge in the twenty-first century is to enable economic growth and increase both environmentalquality and social inclusiveness, while mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change. The need for a transition to more sustainable consumption and production patterns is undeniable and sustainable economic growth must be placed at the heart of future development for all citizens. The South African private sector is under enormous pressure to remain globally competitive while balancing the interests of society, the environment and its shareholders. It has been suggested that there are discrepancies between what companies say and what they actually do, as they are challenged to move from policy to action. This paper evaluates the extent to which the private sector in South Africa adheres to voluntary climate change mitigation mechanisms and identifies potential market barriers impeding the large-scale uptake of such mechanisms. The research findings suggest that the private sector in South Africa has adopted a “take position, wait and see approach” which places them in a position to take advantage of and influence the opportunities and risks associated with climate change without having a negative impact on the bottom line. The primary barrier to voluntary climate change action is the vagueness of local and international policy frameworks. The different rules and resultant uncertainty around local and international frameworks appear to impede consistent and meaningful action. Although this uncertainty does not prevent the private sector from taking voluntary action, it does appear to negatively affect the overall scale and type of climate change mitigation efforts. While companies are continually improving the quality of sustainability reporting and public disclosure, the challenge still lies in translating these strategies into daily operations and sustainable practice that goes beyond ad hoc mitigation actions.

scholarly journals Using Machine Learning to Analyze Climate Change Technology Transfer (CCTT)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shruti Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Latent Dirichlet Allocation ◽  
Patent Data ◽  
Current State ◽  
Patent Landscape ◽  
Competitor Analysis ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Change Mitigation

The objective of the present paper is to review the current state of climate change technology transfer. This research proposes a method for analyzing climate change technology transfer using patent analysis and topic modeling. A collection of climate change patent data from patent databases would be used as input to group patents in several relevant topics for climate change mitigation using the topic exploration model in this research. The research questions we want to address are: how have patenting activities changed over time in climate change mitigation related technology (CCMT) patents? And who are the technological leaders? The investigation of these questions can offer the technological landscape in climate change-related technologies at the international level. We propose a hybrid Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) approach for topic modelling and identification of relationships between terms and topics related to CCMT, enabling better visualizations of underlying intellectual property dynamics. Further, a predictive model for CCTT is proposed using techniques such as social network analysis (SNA) and, regression analysis. The competitor analysis is also proposed to identify countries with a similar patent landscape. The projected results are expected to facilitate the transfer process associated with existing and emerging climate change technologies and improve technology cooperation between governments.

scholarly journals The The Relationships between Economic growth, Energy Efficiency and CO2 Emissions: Results for the Euro Area

Ekonomika ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-25
Author(s):  
Violeta Klyviene ◽  
Angele Kedaitiene
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Macroeconomic Indicators ◽  
Growth Energy ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Change Mitigation

The article aims at ascertaining the relationship between indicators affecting the green economic growth of the Eurozone countries. Despite extensive research, scientists have not yet found a clear answer as to whether economic growth and climate change mitigation can be aligned. Another important aspect of the study was to investigate the possible effect of environmental policies on macroeconomic variables such as GDP, investment, employment, and trade. The authors of the article applied the PVAR econometric model to measure the impact of energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and some of the macroeconomic indicators on GDP growth in 19 countries of the Eurozone for years 2000–2016.Based on the results, we cannot yet state explicitly that economic growth in the Eurozone countries has been decoupled from climate change mitigation; however, green transition is on the right track.

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