Directing innovation towards a low-carbon future

Joëlle Noailly

No 72, WIPO Economic Research Working Papers from World Intellectual Property Organization - Economics and Statistics Division

Abstract: Achieving the ambition of limiting global warming to 1.5°C to 2°C by the end of the century as enacted in the Paris Climate Agreement will require massive investments in environmental technologies and a forceful change of path away from high-carbon technologies. This report presents novel descriptive evidence on global trends in patenting in low-carbon technologies, with a particular focus on the energy and road transport sector. The analysis discusses the role of public policies in driving the rate and the direction of innovation for a low-carbon future.

Keywords: Climate change; Innovation; Clean technologies; Patents; Energy; Electric vehicles; Environmental policy; Technology Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L62 O31 Q42 Q55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-04
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