Geography and the speed of green technology diffusion

Losacker, Sebastian; Horbach, Jens; Liefner, Ingo

doi:10.1080/13662716.2022.2071237

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“…The multi-dimensional proximity theory suggests that geographical, cognitive, and institutional proximity can effectively promote technological diffusion among institutions, cities, regions, and countries (Boschma et al, 2015). Technology diffusion depends on the geographical proximity of the innovator (Losacker et al, 2023), because knowledge involved in technology tends to be spatially sticky (Balland and Rigby, 2017). Lengyel et al (2020) also suggested that spatial proximity plays a more important role in complex technologies, such as green technologies.…”

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“…A strong inventive capacity may produce a radiation effect that effectively promotes technological innovation in neighbouring regions. However, regions with less digital innovation capacity are more dependent on technology transfer from other regions (Losacker et al, 2023). Besides, the promotion effect of the digital economy on green technological innovation will cause imitation and learning in geographically neighbouring regions or regions with similar economic conditions (Fagerberg and Verspagen, 2002).…”

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Green digital finance and technology diffusion

Tan,

Cheng,

Liu

2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Technology diffusion is essential for sustainable development. However, traditional financing faces structural problems in supporting technological innovation and diffusion. Fortunately, greening and digitalisation have become important directions for the financial development. It’s well worth examining whether green digital finance would promote the diffusion of technology among regions. Therefore, this study explores the causal relationship between green digital finance and technology diffusion using the panel data of 35,532 ‘citing city-cited city’ pair observations from 2002 to 2015. Considering different spatial spillover effects of administrative boundaries and geographic distances, it applies and extends the classic spatial Dubin model with a dual-weighted boundary and distance. The main findings of this study are as follows. First, green digital finance shows significant and considerable spatial stimulus effects, particularly in terms of spatial diffusion across cities. A slight cumulative phenomenon is revealed for different technology diffusion durations. Green digital credit, investment, and support have better stimulating effects on technology diffusion. Second, digital economy and market integration are effective mechanism pathways during this stimulating process of green digital finance on technology diffusion. Digitalisation innovation has a better mechanism effect than others. Third, considering the direction of technology diffusion, the diffusion effect from the east-region cities was better than that from the central-west-region cities.

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Section: Literature Review and Theoretical Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Review and Theoretical Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green digital finance and technology diffusion

Tan,

Cheng,

Liu

2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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“…Research institutions, business entities and policy makers apply patent analysis to, inter alia, determine technical novelty, analyse patent trends and diffusion speed, forecast technological developments in a particular field, devise strategic technology plans, identify promising patents and research fields, devise technology road maps, identify insufficiently developed areas and identify technological competitors [24,39]. Owing to its diversity of capabilities, patent analysis can be used both to analyse technological trends and business opportunities based on technological capabilities [40].…”

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Inventive Activity for Climate Change Mitigation: An Insight into the Maritime Industry

Wagner

2023

Energies

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Climate change mitigation is one of the most important challenges facing the modern world. It is necessary to monitor the development of new concepts and technologies and take a stab at identifying disruptive innovations, which have the potential of becoming real climate-friendly game changers. The aim of this paper is to examine the patterns of inventive activity aimed at mitigating climate change in the maritime industry with respect to other transport modes. Appropriate research tools in the area of patent analysis were selected and utilised. A new class of patents related to climate change in maritime transport (CPC-Y02T70/00) was used as a data source. The original value of the study consists of offering a complete picture of the efforts made in patenting activity in climate change mitigation in the maritime transport, with a look at leading applicants and countries, knowledge flows, the most robustly developed and underdeveloped technical fields. A map of technical knowledge flows for climate change mitigation in transport was constructed. The research results show that inventions for the maritime industry are less hermetic than those for air and road transport; however, they are not as much linked with previously developed solutions. The most intensively developed technical fields include the design and construction of watercraft hulls (1) and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to the propulsion system (2). Among the technologies whose further development merits close attention are solutions related to electrical propulsion and wave energy. At the same time, inventive activity in the area of climate change adaptation dedicated to ports is insignificant and definitely needs more support from the community of scientists and inventors. Building knowledge based on patent information can help universities, research institutions, shipyards, manufacturers of marine equipment and other business entities to identify the technologies of the greatest potential for further development.

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The geography of environmental innovation: a critical review and agenda for future research

et al. 2023

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This article provides a critical literature review on the regional determinants of environmental innovation. The analysis of the relevant literature on supply-side factors, demand-side factors, and institutional factors reveals the importance of regional determinants in green technology development. Specifically, regional R&D collaborations, university-industry collaborations, and technological relatedness have positive effects on innovation activities in green domains. On the demand side, regional environmental awareness and demonstration effects play a pivotal role in the emergence and diffusion of environmental innovations. Environmental regulations also induce environmental innovation, however, there is only limited evidence at the regional level. Our literature review has informed the development of an agenda for future research, which suggests three avenues for further investigation. Firstly, we recommend abandoning the simple green vs. non-green dichotomy and conducting more technology-sensitive studies on the determinants of environmental innovation. Secondly, we call for a more sophisticated and critical engagement with regional institutions, with a focus on both formal and informal institutions. Lastly, we propose a demand-side turn in research on the regional determinants of environmental innovation in order to better understand their diffusion across space. Overall, our findings suggest that policymakers need to adopt a more nuanced and comprehensive approach to eco-innovation policy, one that considers the spatial and multi-level governance challenges and promotes inclusive regional development.

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Geography and the speed of green technology diffusion

Cited by 17 publications

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Green digital finance and technology diffusion

Green digital finance and technology diffusion

Inventive Activity for Climate Change Mitigation: An Insight into the Maritime Industry

The geography of environmental innovation: a critical review and agenda for future research

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