Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/242416 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2021: Climate Economics
Publisher: 
ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Kiel, Hamburg
Abstract: 
Drawing upon the literature on environmental innovation and social metabolism, this paper investigates whether technology can lessen the problem of scarce natural resources. We focus on fossil and biomass materials as important resources for production and consumption. Utilizing a dynamic panel approach, the paper empirically analyses whether environmental innovations reduce the usage of biomass and fossil materials at the national level. Our results suggest that there is no consistent mitigating effect of green technology. Rather more, substantial heterogeneity in technology effects can be found between different types of resources. For biomass, no significant technology effects are found. Fossil materials are saved by innovations in recycling as well as by new production and processing technologies. Further, substitutional dynamics of fossil energy carriers are of major importance
Subjects: 
Dynamic Panel
Environmental Innovation
Material Flows
Patent Data
Social Metabolism
Sustainable Development
JEL: 
Q01
Q55
Q56
Q58
Document Type: 
Conference Paper

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