Technological Change and the Environment

ISBN-13: 9781891853463 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 408 str.

Arnulf Grubler

Opis

Much is written in the popular literature about the current pace of technological change. But do we have enough scientific knowledge to properly inform policymaking in technology-dependent domains such as energy and the environment? While it is agreed that technological change does not fall from heaven like autumn leaves, the theory, data, and models are deficient. The specific mechanisms that govern the rate and direction of inventive activity, the drives and scope for incremental improvements that occur during technology diffusion, and the spillover effects that cross-fertilize technological innovations remain poorly understood.