scholarly journals The impact of environmental policy instruments on innovation: A review of energy and automotive industry studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 112-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Bergek ◽  
Christian Berggren
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Industry Studies ◽  
Environmental Policy Instruments ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Heterogeneous Effects of Different Environmental Policy Instruments on Green Technology Innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (23) ◽  
pp. 4660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi ◽  
Fang ◽  
Wen ◽  
Guang ◽  
Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Threshold Effect ◽  
Fixed Effect Model ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Environmental Policy Instruments ◽  
Heterogeneous Effects ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Impact

Environmental regulation is an important driving force of green technology innovation. In this paper, environmental policy instruments are classified into three categories: command-control, market-incentive and social-will. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2010 to 2017, a fixed effect model and a panel threshold regression model are used to test the heterogeneous effects of different types of environmental policy instruments on the green technology innovation in China. The results show that: (1) Overall, China’s environmental policy instruments do not provide sufficient impetus for green technology innovation; (2) The impact of command-control environmental policy instruments on green technology innovation has a single threshold effect. When its intensity exceeds a certain threshold, green technology innovation is improved. The impact of market-incentive environmental policy instruments on the green technology innovation shows a double threshold effect, that is to say, only when its intensity maintained within a reasonable interval, can green technology innovation be promoted by it; (3) There is significant spatial difference in the impact of different types of environmental policy instruments on green technology innovation. In order to induce green technology innovation, it is necessary to formulate a combined and differentiated environmental policy system, while rationally adjusting the strength of different types of environmental policy instruments.

scholarly journals On the implications of technological innovation for environmental policy

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian W.H. Parry
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
Environmental Policy Instruments ◽  
Induced Innovation ◽  
Net Benefits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Shed Light

This paper draws on a number of recent studies to shed light on several policy issues raised by the impact of environmental policies on technological innovation. First, to what extent does induced innovation raise the overall net benefits to society from environmental policies? Second, how does induced innovation affect the appropriate choice among alternative environmental policy instruments? Third, how does it affect the optimal stringency of environmental regulations? Fourth, should environmental policies be supplemented with additional policies to promote innovation, such as research contracts or prizes for new technologies?

scholarly journals Improvement of Eco-Efficiency in China: A Comparison of Mandatory and Hybrid Environmental Policy Instruments

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zifeng Liang ◽  
Manli Zhang ◽  
Qingduo Mao ◽  
Bingxin Yu ◽  
Ben Ma
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Ecological Civilization ◽  
Environmental Policy Instruments ◽  
Level Of Economic Development ◽  
Entire Society ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

China’s environmental problems have long been criticized. The Communist Party of China (CPC) and the government have increasingly paid attention to developing environmental protection and included the construction of an ecological civilization in the “Five-in-One” development strategy. The improvement of regional eco-efficiency is an important way to realize the coordinated development of the entire society, and environmental policy instruments are a powerful means to enhance regional eco-efficiency. This paper categorizes environmental policy instruments into mandatory, hybrid, and voluntary types. Based on panel data from 31 provinces in China from 2005 to 2015, the paper discusses the impact of environmental policy instruments on regional eco-efficiency and the means of the impact. The research shows that (1) mandatory and hybrid environmental policy instruments play a significant role in promoting regional eco-efficiency, while the role of voluntary instruments is not significant in promoting regional eco-efficiency; (2) hybrid and mandatory environmental policy instruments have negative interactions; and (3) the level of economic development will positively affect the role of hybrid environmental policy instruments in promoting regional eco-efficiency but negatively affect the role of mandatory instruments in promoting regional efficiency.

scholarly journals Solving Environmental Problems Together? The Roles of Value Orientations and Trust in the State in Environmental Policy Support among Swedish Undergraduate Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Harring ◽  
Tomas Torbjörnsson ◽  
Cecilia Lundholm
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
The State ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Environmental Intervention ◽  
Environmental Policy Instruments ◽  
Personal Norms

This paper explores whether value orientation (VO) and trust in the state (TIS) are linked to support for environmental intervention and steering among Swedish students in economics, law, and political science. Furthermore, we considered whether environmental personal norms mediate the link between VO and support for environmental policy instruments and finally, whether TIS moderates the link between environmental personal norms and support for environmental policy instruments, testing this on a sample of over 800 Swedish students. We found a positive link between both a self-transcendence VO and TIS on environmental policy support; however, we cannot confirm a moderating effect of TIS on the relation between environmental personal norms and policy support. Furthermore, left-wing students displayed stronger support for environmental intervention. We conclude that more knowledge on programme-specific characteristics regarding environmental values, beliefs, and attitudes among freshman students can enhance sustainability teaching intended to develop the students’ critical and reflective capabilities.

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