The concept of “lead markets” revisited: Contribution to environmental innovation theory

Quitzow, Rainer; Walz, Rainer; Köhler, Jonathan; Rennings, Klaus

doi:10.1016/j.eist.2013.11.002

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“…Japan's top runner policy) (Hamamoto, 2011). Having recognized their future global market potential, many countries are attempting to be pioneers in low carbon technologies, and support the establishment of domestic lead markets, such as for solar PV or onshore wind (Quitzow et al, 2014). Another striking example of countries having recognized the market potential for low carbon technologies is China whose 13 th five year plan heavily emphasises innovation in low carbon and clean technologies.…”

Section: Enter Agency: From Emergent To Governed Energy Transitionsmentioning

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The pace of governed energy transitions: Agency, international dynamics and the global Paris agreement accelerating decarbonisation processes?

Kern

Rogge

2016

Energy Research & Social Science

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The recent debate on the temporal dynamics of energy transitions is crucial since one of the main reasons for embarking on transitions away from fossil fuels is tackling climate change. Long-drawn out transitions, taking decades or even centuries as we have seen historically, are unlikely to help achieve climate change mitigation targets. Therefore, the pace of energy transitions and whether they can be sped up is a key academic and policy question. Our argument is that while history is important in order to understand the dynamics of transitions, the pace of historic transitions is only partly a good guide to the future. We agree with Sovacool's (2016) argument that quicker transitions have happened in the past and may therefore also be possible in the future globally. The key reason for our optimism is that historic energy transitions have not been consciously governed, whereas today a wide variety of actors are engaged in active attempts to govern the transition towards low carbon energy systems. In addition, international innovation dynamics can work in favour of speeding up the global low-carbon transition. Finally, the 2015 Paris agreement demonstrates a global commitment to move towards a low carbon economy for the first time, thereby signalling the required political will to foster quick transitions and to overcome resistance, such as from from incumbents with sunk infrastructure investments.

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Section: Enter Agency: From Emergent To Governed Energy Transitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The pace of governed energy transitions: Agency, international dynamics and the global Paris agreement accelerating decarbonisation processes?

Kern

Rogge

2016

Energy Research & Social Science

187

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“…The implementation of innovative technologies may be also motivated by the company's desire to gain market advantages, such as regulatory advantage. In this regard, it is worth noting the role of, environmental regulations, which tackle environmental challenges of increasing global relevance and may induce the development and international diffusion of corresponding environmental innovations via the mechanisms outlined above (Quitzow et al, 2014). In addition, the role of regulatory sector factors confirms the induced innovation hypothesis (Cainelli, Mazzanti, & Montresor, 2012).…”

Section: Environmental Innovationmentioning

confidence: 68%

“…In contrast, the second class comprises innovations that were originally developed for non-environmental objectives, but have had beneficial environmental effects (Kemp & Arundel, 1998). Kemp and Arundel (1998) therefore state that the existence of two classes of environmental innovations requires two sets of indicators: one for innovations developed in response to regulations (conformity innovations) and another that could identify environmental components of other types of innovations (Quitzow, Walz, Köhler, & Rennings, 2014;Rennings & Smidt, 2010). As such, there are also two major categories of objectives or applications of environmental innovations.…”

Section: Environmental Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Authors like Rennings et al (2006), Quitzow, Walz, Köhler and Rennings (2014), Cainelli and Mazzanti (2013) state that innovation indicators are intended to measure the innovation capacity of agents, which could be a country, a region, a business sector or a firm. Additionally, metrics may refer to innovation outputs (numbers of new products launched to market, product knowledge intensity, numbers of patents, market share, etc.)…”

Section: Environmental Innovationmentioning

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Analysis of Innovation and Its Environmental Impacts on the Chemical Industry

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Ermel

Figueiredo

et al. 2016

BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.

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Globalization of the economy and the need to achieve competitiveness drive organizations to invest in technology and in innovation, in order to find solutions that will provide advantages in an ever-more competitive market. The conflict between dwindling natural resources and the demand for economic growth has created a growing need to find means for making environmental conservation compatible with economic growth. The objective of this study is to contribute to the debate by analyzing the innovations implemented by chemical companies in the Sinos Valley region, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and by identifying the motivations that drive them to develop environmental technologies. The study is exploratory and descriptive, with a quantitative data collection component in the form of a survey sent to all chemical companies in the Sinos Valley region, listed in a local business association database. The study results indicate that development of innovations is predominantly of an incremental nature and that novelty is generally restricted to the new-for-firm level. The environmental technologies implemented are generally designed to prevent or remedy environmental damage and are primarily motivated by the need to comply with environmental standards and legislation.

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“…The above findings may offer important implications for systematic and nuanced policies (Quitzow et al, 2014). European players have successfully developed the dominant designs based on the long-term supply-side policies in renewable energy innovations, along with the regulatory incentives for the policy-driven leading market.…”

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Comparing the knowledge bases of wind turbine firms in Asia and Europe: Patent trajectories, networks, and globalisation

Zhou

Lema

et al. 2015

Science and Public Policy

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This study uses patent analyses to compare the knowledge bases of leading wind turbine firms in Asia and Europe. It concentrates on the following aspects: (a) the trajectories of key technologies, (b) external knowledge networks, and (c) the globalisation of knowledge application. Our analyses suggest that the knowledge bases differ significantly between leading wind turbine firms in Europe and Asia. Europe's leading firms have broader and deeper knowledge bases than their Asian counterparts. In contrast, Chinese lead firms, with their unidirectional knowledge networks, are highly domestic in orientation with respect to the application of new knowledge. The Indian lead firm Suzlon, however, exhibits a better knowledge position. While our quantitative analyses validate prior qualitative studies it also brings new insights. The study suggests that European firms are still leaders in this industry, and Asian lead firms are unlikely to create new pathways that will disrupt incumbents in the near future.

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The concept of “lead markets” revisited: Contribution to environmental innovation theory

Cited by 60 publications

References 36 publications

The pace of governed energy transitions: Agency, international dynamics and the global Paris agreement accelerating decarbonisation processes?

The pace of governed energy transitions: Agency, international dynamics and the global Paris agreement accelerating decarbonisation processes?

Analysis of Innovation and Its Environmental Impacts on the Chemical Industry

Comparing the knowledge bases of wind turbine firms in Asia and Europe: Patent trajectories, networks, and globalisation

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