期刊名称：Documents de Travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne
印刷版ISSN：1955-611X
出版年度：2017
出版社：Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne
摘要：In light of the urgency of climate change, there is a growing literature on the role of technologytransfers and how policy can foster diffusion of climate-mitigation technologies. An importantchallenge is that the diffusion network is generally unknown. To address this key issue, wepropose a systemic method building on the network inference literature. We then apply thisapproach using data on global diffusion patterns of wind energy technologies since the 1980s.Results show that the network’s evolution has been remarkable, consistent with the colossalgrowth and technological progress in wind power over the past decades and the leading role ofEuropean firms and other advanced economies in its development. In the context of climatepolicy and given the multipolar nature and structural inefficiencies in the network, we alsoappraise strategies to maximize diffusion of new technologies within developing regions andthe potential to build bridges through new modes of cooperation.
关键词：Technology transfers; climate policy; diffusion networks; wind energy
