Energy innovation
Subtitle: driving technology competition and cooperation among the United States, China, India, and Brazil
By: Michael A. Levi, Elizabeth C. Economy, Shannon K. O'Neil, and Adam Segal
Contributors: Economy, Elizabeth, 1962-; O'Neil, Shannon K. (Shannon Kathleen); Segal, Adam, 1968-; Council on Foreign Relations
Series: Council on Foreign Relations archive publications
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 92
Subjects: Diffusion of innovations; Government policy; Green technology; Clean energy industries; Carbon dioxide mitigation; Energy industries; Technological innovations; Economic aspects; Energy policy
Description: "Low-carbon technology innovation and diffusion are both essential aspects of an effective response to climate change. Studying China, India, and Brazil, Michael A. Levi, Elizabeth C. Economy, Shannon K. O'Neil, and Adam Segal examine how innovation in low-carbon technologies occurs and how the resulting developments are diffused and adopted. This report zeros in on a critical tension: the United States' interests in encouraging the spread of technology to reduce emissions can clash with efforts to strengthen its own economy. This tension has traditionally been the province of debates over "technology transfer" and intellectual property rights; this study goes beyond those debates to look at the complete innovation system"--Resource home page.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Executive Summary; title: Low-carbon technology in the major emerging economies --; title: U.S. policy analysis and recommendations ---- Appendix: case studies-- Endnotes-- About the authors.