Decomposition analysis of sustainable green technology inventions in China
By Hidemichi Fujii, Shunsuke Managi. Technological forecasting & social change, 2019
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Sustainable green technology is an important contributor to creating a sustainable society by simultaneously promoting environmental conservation and economic development. This study examines the determinants of sustainable green technology invention in China, with a focus on the differences in green technology development priorities in each five-year plan period. This study uses patent publication data in a patent decomposition analysis framework. We find that sustainable green patent publications increased due to efficiency improvements, the prioritization of sustainable green patents, an increased R&D expenditure share and economic growth, especially during periods of gradual economic development in China. Additionally, we find that the relative priority of R&D shifted from renewable energy technology to pollution abatement and other sustainable green technology in the 12th five-year plan. The different R&D priority trends for sustainable green technologies among the five-year plans can be used to formulate effective policies that promote sustainable green technology invention.
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation
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- Environmental regulation, green technological innovation, and eco-efficiency: The case of Yangtze river economic belt in China (2020, background): “(2017), the “IPC Green Inventory” by WIPO for green technology patents in China was as follows: biofuels, other thermal manufacturing or uses, rail vehicles, energy supply lines, general building insulation, recycling mechanical energy, and wind and fuel cells (Fujii and Managi, 2019; Ren, 2010).”
- Green Innovation and Finance in Asia (2020, unknown): “…models that allow firms to meet the environmental, economic, and social performance aspects (for example, the “triple bottom line”) of sustainable development (Fujii and Managi, 2019), it remains an important mechanism for the clean industries driving green growth-based sustainable development.”
- Green Technology and Sustainable Development: Assessment and Green Growth Frameworks (2020, background): “In China, for example, the twelfth Five-Year Plan shifted R&D priorities from renewable energy to pollution control and other sustainable green technologies [13,39,40].”