Do green technology innovations contribute to carbon dioxide emission reduction? Empirical evidence from patent data

Kerui Du; Pengzhen Li; Zheming Yan

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2019.06.010

journal article Sep 01, 2019

Do green technology innovations contribute to carbon dioxide emission reduction? Empirical evidence from patent data

Kerui Du Pengzhen Li Zheming Yan

Technological Forecasting and Social Change Vol. 146 pp. 297-303 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Sep 01, 2019
Vol/Issue: 146
Pages: 297-303
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National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 71573217

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities Award: 18SZYB04

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Kerui Du, Pengzhen Li, Zheming Yan (2019). Do green technology innovations contribute to carbon dioxide emission reduction? Empirical evidence from patent data. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 146, 297-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2019.06.010

Do green technology innovations contribute to carbon dioxide emission reduction? Empirical evidence from patent data

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