The environmental impact of eco-innovations: the case of EU residential electricity use

Braungardt, Sibylle; Elsland, Rainer; Eichhammer, Wolfgang

doi:10.1007/s10018-015-0129-y

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“…In any case, it would be important to validate the results that were obtained using alternative theoretical frameworks to check the sensitivity of the results that were obtained to the assumptions underlying the used approach. For instance, following the findings of [11,29,30], in the bottom-up approach, we assume no relevant direct rebound effects induced by the revised regulations. A further extension of the analysis might corroborate how the results change relaxing this assumption.…”

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Macroeconomic Effects of EU Energy Efficiency Regulations on Household Dishwashers, Washing Machines and Washer Dryers

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Testing the relationship between economic performance and energy consumption is of utmost importance in nearly all countries. Taking the European Union as scope, this paper analyses the impacts of energy efficiency legislation on a selection of household appliances. In particular, it analyses the employment and value added impacts of the stricter energy efficiency requirements for dishwashers, washing machines, and washer dryers. To do so, this paper combines a bottom-up stock model with a macro-econometric dynamic general equilibrium model (FIDELIO) to quantify the direct and indirect value added and employment impacts in the European Union. The analysis shows that stricter energy efficiency requirements on household dishwashers, washing machines, and washer dryers have a net negative macroeconomic impact on value added (roughly 0.01 % of the total European Union value added) and a slightly net positive impact on employment. In fact, the regulations cause a shift in the composition of the household consumption basket that seems to favor labor-intensive industries.

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“…A variety of studies have addressed the rebound effects for appliances, including an increase in operation hours, appliance size, or ownership rate [11,29,30]. The direct rebound effect related to dishwashers, washing machines, and washer dryers has been estimated to be negligible.…”

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“…Currently available literature on EI is quite elaborate. It mainly covers the following research areas: conceptualization of the phenomenon (Fussler and James, 1996;Rennings, 2000;OECD, 2011;Vallet et al, 2016;Veugelers, 2016) identification of factors and barriers to eco-innovation (Kemp and Pearson, 2008;Huang et al, 2017;Bendell, 2017;Cai and Li, 2018), methods of measurement and assessment of eco-innovation levels (Kemp and Pearson, 2008;Kobryń and Prystrom, 2017;García-Granero, 2018), and effects of eco-innovation processes, including impact on competitiveness at different levels of management (Kasztelan and Kijek, 2015;Range and Sandberg, 2016;Braungardt et al, 2016).…”

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Are Eco-Innovations a Key Element for Green Growth?

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Purpose: In the recent decade, the so-called green growth (GG) concept has made a significant contribution to many-years' debate on sustainable development (SD). One of its key pillars is eco-innovation (EI), however little information is available on whether and to what extent eco-innovation can be actually perceived as a significant factor for implementing green growth. For this reason, the aim of this paper is to clarify and synthesise findings at the intersection of these two fields: eco-innovation and the green growth processes. Design/Methodology/Approach: The paper provides a special insight into the relationship between EI and GG incorporating the spatial dimension into analysis. The empirical part is based on the sample of 21 European countries. Findings: The rests of spatial panel models show that there exist positive effects of investing in eco-innovations on green growth. However, these results involve strong nonlinearities and threshold effects. The obtained results shed a new light on the uncovering relevant aspects and complexities of eco-innovations and green growth. Practical Implications: These results suggest that the policy-makers should mainly focus on stimulating the companies to introduce eco-innovations aiming at a reduction of material input and energy per unit output as well as an improvement of eco-management practices. Government incentives for green technology and organizational solutions may include a combination of subsidies and tax incentives. Originality/Value: This study is the first one which includes different measures of ecoinnovations and relates them to the green growth process. These measures allow us portray the countries' eco-innovation efforts from input, process, and output perspectives.

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“…Last but not least, other papers presented at the Berlin conference have been developed by their authors to be published in journals (Braungardt et al, 2016 ;De Schepper et al, 2015 ;Nauleau, 2014 ;Quitzow, 2015 ;Rietbergen et al, 2016 ;Smedby, 2016 ;Suerkemper et al, 2015). This is also a good indicator about the quality of the conference proceedings.…”

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The environmental impact of eco-innovations: the case of EU residential electricity use

Cited by 70 publications

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Macroeconomic Effects of EU Energy Efficiency Regulations on Household Dishwashers, Washing Machines and Washer Dryers

Macroeconomic Effects of EU Energy Efficiency Regulations on Household Dishwashers, Washing Machines and Washer Dryers

Are Eco-Innovations a Key Element for Green Growth?

What did we recently learn about the evaluation of energy efficiency policies and programmes? Insights from IEPPEC 2014 in Berlin

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