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Energy PolicyVolume 38, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 5550-5559

Knowledge base determinants of technology sourcing in clean development mechanism projects(Article)(Open Access)

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  • UNU-MERIT, Keizer Karelplein 19, Maastricht 6211TC, Netherlands

Abstract

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is one of the three greenhouse gas emission reduction and trading instruments of the Kyoto Protocol (KP). The CDM allows governments and business entities from developed countries to offset their emissions liabilities by reducing or avoiding emissions in developing countries, where it is often cheaper to do so. Our results reveal that the majority of the CDM projects utilise local sources of technology. We attempt to explain technology sourcing patterns in CDM projects through the use of knowledge based determinants. Our empirical analysis indicates that in countries with a stronger knowledge base in climate friendly technologies, CDM project implementers tend to use local, as well as a combination of local and foreign technologies, more than foreign technologies. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Author keywords

Clean development mechanismKyoto ProtocolTechnology transfer

Indexed keywords

Engineering controlled terms:Developing countriesEmission controlGas emissionsGreenhouse gasesKnowledge based systemsTechnology transfer
Engineering uncontrolled termsClean Development MechanismClimate friendly technologyDeveloped countriesEmpirical analysisForeign technologyGreenhouse gas emission reductionKYOTO protocolTechnology sourcing
Engineering main heading:Energy policy
GEOBASE Subject Index:clean development mechanismdevelopment projectemission controlemissions tradinggreenhouse gasimplementation processKyoto Protocoltechnology adoptiontechnology transfer
  • ISSN: 03014215
  • CODEN: ENPYA
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.04.055
  • Document Type: Article
  • Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

  Doranova, A.; UNU-MERIT, Keizer Karelplein 19, Netherlands;
© Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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