The impact of energy technology innovations on cleaner energy supply and carbon footprints in Europe: A linear versus nonlinear approach

Altıntaş, Halil; Kassouri, Yacouba

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124140

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“…The impact of government energy technology research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) budgets on cleaner energy supply and carbon footprints, which is the fundamental input of energy technology advancements (CFP). The contribution of renewable energy to total primary energy supply is used to determine a greener energy supply (RE) (Altıntaş and Kassouri, 2020). The use of renewable energy reduces carbon emissions significantly (Sun et al, 2022c).…”

Section: Technological Barriersmentioning

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Nexus Between Energy Poverty and Technological Innovations: A Pathway for Addressing Energy Sustainability

Batool

Zhao

Atif

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Pakistan has experienced energy poverty, as most of the people live in rural areas. Poor people are stereotyped as collecting the firewood and using the unclean energy sources to meet their residential energy needs. As a result, respondents in the provinces with the highest rates of energy poverty set a high priority on this research. Structured interviews were used to conduct the research in rural parts of Punjab and Sindh provinces. Due to the apparent country’s large population and rapid industrialization, conventional energy sources cannot meet the country’s present energy needs. Results revealed that energy poverty in rural areas had exposed the residents to security problems such as health dangers, fire accidents, time poverty, financial poverty, illiteracy, and other issues at various levels of severity. As a result, alternative energy sources must be explored. This research aims to determine the best renewable energy choice for Pakistan’s rural areas. In terms of pricing, life duration, operation, and maintenance costs, the results show that solar energy is the best renewable energy source for Pakistan. The key barriers that continue to promote energy poverty have been identified. Finally, the study suggests policy recommendation for public and private sectors to overcome energy related barriers to alleviate energy poverty in rural areas by utilizing maximum solar energy.

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Section: Technological Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nexus Between Energy Poverty and Technological Innovations: A Pathway for Addressing Energy Sustainability

Batool

Zhao

Atif

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…Technological innovation is an important driving force to promote green and sustainable development (Altıntaş and Kassouri., 2020). In 2012, the 18th National People's Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly put forward that scientific and technological innovation should be the core element to improve social productivity.…”

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Does Technological Innovation Promote Haze Pollution Control? New Evidence Based on Panel Threshold Model and Spatial Econometric Model

Shi

Zhang

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Since the reform and opening up, China’s rapid economic growth mainly depends on the industrial development mode of “high energy consumption and high pollution,” which has caused serious haze pollution. In order to achieve the goal of haze control and sustainable development, we need to give full play to the role of technological innovation. Empirical analysis of the haze control effect of technological innovation has theoretical significance and practical value. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2005 to 2018 and the PM2.5 concentration data published by the atmospheric composition analysis group of Dalhousie University, this study selects R&D personnel input and technology market turnover to represent the level of technological innovation and uses the panel data model, threshold effect model, and spatial Durbin model to empirically analyze the impact of technological innovation on haze pollution control. The empirical results show that 1) technological innovation can significantly reduce the PM2.5 concentration of the province, showing a positive haze control effect; 2) technological innovation indicates a negative indirect effect on PM2.5 concentration, confirming the “technology spillover effect,” that is, technological innovation also has a haze control effect on the surrounding provinces; 3) with the increase in the province’s economic aggregate, the haze control effect of technological innovation shows a trend of “high low high,” and the role of technological innovation is the lowest in the stage of economic transformation; and 4) from the perspective of regional differentiation, the haze control effect of technological innovation is the largest in the central region, and the smallest in the western region. Technological innovation indicates a positive haze control effect on all regions at all stages of economic development. This study provides policy suggestions for the government and enterprises to use innovation for cleaner production and sustainable development.

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“…In view of carbon dioxide emissions, taken the European counties as the sample which cover the data of energy R&D and carbon footprint, both the linear and nonlinear models were built separately by Altıntas and Kassouri (2020). The results showed that during the period of 1985 to 2016, the technological innovation of energy in European countries curbed carbon footprint reduction effectively; As far as the dynamic panel of energy technology patents and carbon dioxide emissions with the regional data in China was concerned, Wang et al (2012) dicovered that patents related to fossil energy technologies would not impose an effective effect on CO2 emissions, while patents on carbon-free energy technologies could remarkably reduce CO2 emissions, especially in the eastern regions; Homoplastically, when the research object was replaced by the carbon intensity, Cheng and Yao (2021) also reached the conclusion of regional heterogeneity, but they deemed that such inhibitory effect of renewable energy technology innovation could only be realized in the long run.…”

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How does energy technology innovation affect total factor ecological efficiency: Evidence from China.

Shi

Han

2021

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Recently, with the dual constraints of resources and environment, to accelerate the transformation of low-carbon energy driven by energy technology innovation has become a global development trend. On account of the provincial data during the period of 2000 to 2017, we creatively incorporate the ecological footprint into the measurement of total factor ecological efficiency so as to infer the coordinated development level of 3E system more precisely. In this paper, the dynamic spatial impact of energy technological innovation on regional total factor eco-efficiency is explored through the spatial Durbin model, and the complex nonlinear relationship between the two is further probed by constructing the panel threshold model. The following conclusions are obtained ultimately. First of all, both China's provincial ecological efficiency and energy technology innovation activities possess significant spatial positive correlation, which manifests as the spatial geographical distribution agglomerated by the similar characteristics; Secondly, the regional energy technology innovation has a remarkable spatial effect on ecological efficiency, which displays a U-shaped trend. And compared with the direct effect, the spatial spillover effect is more intense, along with more stronger long-term influence; Finally, taking the level of regional economic development as the moderating variable, the impact of energy technology innovation on eco-efficiency emerges a conspicuous threshold effect with two threshold values. Only when the level of economic development crosses the double threshold, can energy technology innovation activities significantly improve the regional total factor ecological efficiency. After the robustness test and discussion of the empirical model, relevant policy suggestions are put forward based on the conclusions of the paper.

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The impact of energy technology innovations on cleaner energy supply and carbon footprints in Europe: A linear versus nonlinear approach

Cited by 96 publications

References 79 publications

Nexus Between Energy Poverty and Technological Innovations: A Pathway for Addressing Energy Sustainability

Nexus Between Energy Poverty and Technological Innovations: A Pathway for Addressing Energy Sustainability

Does Technological Innovation Promote Haze Pollution Control? New Evidence Based on Panel Threshold Model and Spatial Econometric Model

How does energy technology innovation affect total factor ecological efficiency: Evidence from China.

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