Government-financed energy R&D and fossil energy consumption: a time-series analysis for the United States

Dierk Herzer

Finance Research Letters, 2025, vol. 80, issue C

Abstract: We examine the long-run impact of publicly financed energy R&D on fossil energy consumption in the United States, using four measures of government-supported energy R&D: overall government-financed energy R&D, government support for energy efficiency R&D, public expenditures for nuclear energy R&D, and government-financed renewable energy R&D. Applying cointegration techniques to data from 1984 to 2023, we find that government-financed energy efficiency R&D and nuclear energy R&D do not significantly affect fossil energy consumption in the long run. In contrast, overall publicly financed energy R&D and government-financed renewable energy R&D have a measurable negative long-run effect on fossil fuel energy consumption.

Keywords: Fossil energy consumption; Government-financed energy R&D; Renewable energy R&D; United States; Cointegration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2025.107402

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