the diffusion of clean technologies
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A discussion and analysis of the adoption of emerging technologues and their diffusion.TRANSCRIPT
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The diffusion of clean technologies: a review with suggestions for future diffusion analysis
René Kemp, Massimiliano Volpi
Paul Butler
Available online 3 December 2007
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Clean Technology Diffusion
• Pollution Control Technologies
• Cleaner manufacturing processes
• Waste Management Techniques
• Clean Processes not Products
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• Early adopters
• Early majority
• Late majority• Laggards
5 Classes of Adopter
• Innovators
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Stylised Fact No. 1Technology Adoption is not instantaneous
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Stylised Fact No. 2The diffusion of one innovation affects the diffusion of another innovation
• Process Adaptations
• New Processes
• End of Pipe
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Stylised Fact No. 3+4Technology diffusion involves information transfer and has elements of innovation.
Technology diffusion is not simply a matter of information transfer.
EPIDEMIC Model
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Stylised Fact No. 5The more economically attractive a technology is, the quicker it will be adopted and the greater the number of companies that will adopt it.
The higher the gain, the faster the diffusion as a general rule.
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The converse of this is that an economically attractive technology does not automatically get adopted the moment it becomes economical to use it.
Stylised Fact No. 6
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TitleStylised Fact No. 7The technology for diffusion is not constant but steadily improves. This affects technology diffusion.
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Stylised Fact No. 8Expensive and complex technologies tend to diffuse more slowly.
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Stylised Fact No. 9The population of potential adopters changes over time
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Types of Models
• Threshold Model
• Critical Threshold = NPV
• Endogenous & Exogenous nature of variables
• Complementary innovations
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Conclusions
• Soft Innovations
• Age structure of plants
• Payback Periods & Sunk Costs
• Regulatory Pressure
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Analysis of Report
Pros ConsNew Methods proposedCopious reference points / Loose ConnectorsEconometric methods proposed for diffusion analysis / more rigorous
References for Graphs within document do not check outReads like a funding advertisment at times Lack of drill down reporting / ambiguous figures
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